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Epson Expression Home XP-312 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £53
inc VAT

A wide range of features and high-end print, photo and scan quality make this our favourite MFP for the money

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Epson XP-312 Scanner

Epson all-in-ones tend to have better scanners than most, and the 1,200×2,400dpi CIS scanner here lived up to our expectations, and the scanner interface continues to be one of our favourites. The scanner’s colour reproduction is excellent, rendering everything on our test card with a good degree of accuracy. Fine details were sharp at high resolutions, and even a 150dpi document scan was easily readable, although we generally recommend using 300dpi for archive-quality document scans. High-resolution scans were a little slow, with a 1,200dpi photo scan taking over two minutes, while a 300dpi A4 scan took half a minute. Similarly, copies are a bit slow, at 17 seconds for a mono copy and 34 seconds for a colour page. Copy quality is decent, although small fonts acquired slightly fuzzy edges.

Epson XP-312 Conclusion

With good print quality, reasonable speeds and features including a colour screen and cloud printing, the Epson Expression Home XP-312 is, at just £50, a great Budget Buy.

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Basic Specifications

Rating***
Maximum native print resolution5,760×1,440dpi
Max optical resolution1,200×2,400dpi
Output bit depth24-bit

Quoted Speeds

Quoted speed, mono A49ppm
Quoted speed, colour A45ppm

Tested Print Speeds

Time for two 10x8in photos 1.09m 58s
Time for six 6x4in photos 1.017m 20s

Physical and Environmental

Standard printer interfacesUSB, 802.11n wireless
Optional printer interfacesnone
Size145x390x300mm
Weight4.2kg
Noise (in normal use)51dB(A)

Paper Handling

Maximum paper sizeup to A4
Maximum paper weight255gsm
Standard paper inputs1
Standard paper input capacity100
Maximum paper inputs1
Maximum paper input capacity100
Duplex (code, cost if option)No

General

Printer technologypiezo inkjet
Supported operating systemsWindows XP/Vista/7/8, Mac OS X 10.5.8+, Android, iOS
Other inkjet features3.7cm colour screen, cloud printing
Other inkjet optionsnone

Buying Information

Price£53
Consumable parts and prices£13 each
Price per colour A4 page8.5p
Quoted life of supplied black cartridge175 pages (ISO/IEC 24711)
Quoted life of supplied colour cartridge(s)180 pages (ISO/IEC 24711)
Quoted life of supplied photo cartridge(s)N/A
Warrantyone year RTB
Supplierhttp://www.currys.co.uk
Detailswww.epson.co.uk

Print Quality

Number of ink colours4
Number of ink cartridges4
Maximum number of ink colours4
Maximum number of cartridges4
Quoted photo durability98 years
Quoted photo durability sourceEpson

Tested Scan Speeds

Full scan area preview13s
A4 document at 150dpi14s
A4 document at 300dpi32s
6x4in photo at 600dpi45s
6x4in photo at 1200dpi2m 7s

Tested Copy Speeds

Time for single A4 mono copy 1.017s
Time for single A4 colour copy 1.034s
Time for 10 A4 copies using feeder 2.0N/A

Photo Features

PictBridge supportNo
Borderless printingup to A4
Direct (PC-less) printingYes
Supported memory cardsSDXC, Memory Stick Pro/Duo, microSDXC, Memory Stick Micro (M2)
CD printingNo

Copy Features

Maximum number of copies99
Max mono copy resolution1,200dpi
Max colour copy resolution1,200dpi

Fax Features

Max mono fax resolutionN/A
Fax memory (maximum mono pages)N/A