I had an HP printer that worked really well for over 5 years. It finally gave up the ghost in its fifth year and I thought I'd try a much smaller Epson but it hasn't worked well since the day it arrived the ink doesn't last nearly as long as the company advertises it will and it's more expensive per page that Hewlett Packard ink. . I will be returning the Epson as soon as I can along with all the extra ink. I recently purchased the HP Office jet Pro 8600 series and LOVE it! I am still on the first set of ink cartridges that came with the printer it prints super fast and it's SO quiet! I've gotten the replacement cartridges as well love the price love the quality of the ink and prints. Another problem with the Epson was the ink smudged really badly. The HP does not. Thank you for a wonderful product!