When you need to print bigger than a letter-size sheet, the decision quickly comes down to how much wide-format reach you actually need and what you'll pay per page. The Epson EcoTank ET-15000 Wide-Format Supertank Printer - Certified Refurbished is listed at USD 439.99 and takes a supertank approach: it prints up to 13" x 19" through a rear feed and uses supersized refillable ink tanks instead of cartridges.
Quick verdict
If your wide-format jobs are occasional but real - posters, charts, spreads, or oversized drafts - the ET-15000 is a practical choice. It combines a 13" x 19" rear-feed path with scanner, copier, and duplex printing in one desktop unit. The supertank bottles are the big appeal: replacement ink bottle sets cover up to 6,000 pages, with a per-color ISO page cost as low as 1 cent versus 20 cents for cartridges. That long-term per-page cost is the main reason to consider this refurbished model.
Who it suits
This fits home offices, small studios, and classrooms that want wide-format output without moving up to a large floor-standing plotter. It also suits anyone who prints enough pages to value lower ink expense over the upfront price. If you also need scanning up to 8.5" x 14" and a 2.7" color touchscreen, the all-in-one covers those tasks as well.
What stands out
- Cartridge-free printing: The supersized tanks accept easy-to-fill bottles, and each replacement set prints up to 6,000 pages - roughly 80 individual cartridges.
- 13" x 19" capability: The rear specialty-paper feed handles the wide format, while the 250-sheet front tray handles daily printing.
- Duplex printing: Automatic two-sided printing runs at 7 ISO ppm black and 5 ISO ppm color.
- Scan/copy basics: The 35-sheet automatic document feeder and 48-bit color input/24-bit output add versatility.
- Connectivity: Hi-Speed USB and Wi-Fi 4 support flexible setup, and hands-free voice-activated printing is part of the feature set.
Meaningful trade-offs
The most obvious trade-off is the condition: this is a Certified Refurbished unit, not a new printer. If you prefer buying new, that is a real consideration. The speeds are also modest. At 7 ISO ppm black and 5 ISO ppm color with double-sided printing, it is not a high-volume office workhorse. The 35-sheet ADF limits how many originals you can load at once, and the 13" x 19" maximum via the rear feed defines the wide-format ceiling - so it is not a replacement for a large-format plotter handling architectural media.
Bottom line
The Epson EcoTank ET-15000 at USD 439.99 makes sense if your wide-format work fits within 13" x 19", you want bottle-based ink economics, and you can accept a Certified Refurbished unit. It is a useful all-in-one for a specific but common slice of the wide-format printer and plotter market.
Epson EcoTank ET-15000 Wide-Format Supertank Printer - Certified Refurbished
The concrete reason to choose it: it delivers true wide-format output up to 13" x 19" in a desktop all-in-one, and the supertank system keeps per-page ink costs near 1 cent per color ISO page with 6,000-page replacement bottle sets. The limitation to keep in mind: duplex speed is only 7 ISO ppm black and 5 ISO ppm color, and the 35-sheet ADF means batch scanning jobs will need reloading.
