Does your EPSON printer seem to go through ink faster than other makes of printers?

Yes, but that’s because (I think) their ink cartridges are about half the size of HP’s.

I used Epson for years but the last couple of Epson printers I bought – one for me, one for my daughter) were so cheaply made – they rattled, the case seemed loose, etc., that I swore never to by Epson again.

I have had good luck with Canons and HPs.

There are lots of different models so you can’t make a declaration about an entire brand. Epson is a leading brand among photographers for fine art printing.

Inkjet printers in general are expensive to run and unreliable. Most people would be much better off with a monochrome laser. Is it really necessary to print color? Buying a new laser can be cheaper than refilling your ink a couple of times, including a cartridge that lasts many times longer than one round of ink.

You can get a really good black & white laser for less than $100 US. If you watch for sales, you can get a printer/scanner/copier for a bit more $100.

Brother lasers are well-reviewed and readily available and often on sale.

I have a little HLL2350DW that simply always works.

I also have a larger Brother printer/scanner/copier which would be similar to the MFCL2690DW , except that one has a sheet feeder – I have to scan one page at a time.

Getting free of inkjets is highly recommended.

It’s been so long since I’ve had an Epson printer that I can’t remember why exactly I quit using that brand. I went through several different brands since then & I’ve settled with HP. I think that @elbanditoroso is correct. Epson uses mini cartridges where HP sells the much larger cartridge. I think that HP also sells the mini cartridges, but I’ve not tried them. I’m on the HP Ink By Mail program where I pay $2 or 3 a month & they keep up with the level of my cartridge & when it’s showing that I’m getting low, they mail me a cartridge so I have it when I run out even IF it’s 3:00am!!! I was hesitant to sign up for it, but have found it to be very convenient & not that expensive. I don’t do a lot of printing & this is one less thing that I have to keep up with…very convenient.

I’ve used HP almost exclusively since the 90s. During the CD craze I was making some videos and Epson had a special tray for printing on CDs that I thought would be neat. Epson had a sale on their printer that did that so I bought it. It quickly ran out of ink and the replacement cartridges were more expensive than the printer. I bought another printer just for the ink. Removed the ink and threw away the printer. Again, it quickly ran out of ink. I bought an HP and have never looked back. Epson is crap.

I recently had an HP inkjet that was crap. I gave it away. It kept having trouble with the color cartridge even though I always used genuine HP cartridges. Never did print color right.

I did volunteer work for AARP (this was pre-COVID) and they had purchased a new Brother printer. I was not impressed.