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Epson Expression Photo XP-970 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner and Copier, Black

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Model Name XP-970
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  • Epson printing system is specifically designed to be used with Epson Genuine Cartridges. Use of non-genuine ink could cause damage not covered under the printer’s ltd. wnty.
  • Brilliant, borderless photos up to 11" x 17" — 6-color Claria Photo HD Inks deliver smooth gradations and amazing skin tones
  • Fast, professional-quality printing — 4" x 6" photos in as fast as 11 seconds (1)
  • Print specialty media — rear paper feed accommodates specialty paper (3); plus, print directly onto CD/DVDs
  • Innovative, fold-over scan lid — holds originals in place
  • Convenient, easy-to-use design — easy PC-free printing with 4.3" touchscreen, built-in USB and memory card slots (4)
  • Wireless and router-free — designed for easy printing from your iPhone, iPad, Android mobile devices, tablets and more (2); includes Wi-Fi Direct (5) for router-free printing

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Epson Expression Photo XP-970 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner and Copier

Easily print high-quality, wide-format photos up to 11" x 17"

Print professional-quality, wide-format photos with the Expression Photo XP-970 Small-in-One. Producing stunning, borderless photos up to 11" x 17", the XP-970 gives your photos astounding vibrancy with 6-color Claria Photo HD Inks. This fast, compact printer delivers 4" x 6" photos in as fast as 11 seconds1 and can even print from smartphones and tablets2 for easy printing on the go. Designed with your convenience in mind, it includes a 4.3" touchscreen for PC-free printing and a fold-over scan lid that securely holds originals in place. Plus, with specialty media support3, you can print directly onto specialty papers, CDs and DVDs for even more creative flexibility.

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  • Brilliant, borderless photos up to 11" x 17"- 6-color Claria Photo HD Inks deliver smooth gradations and amazing skin tones
  • Fast, professional-quality printing-4" x 6" photos in as fast as 11 seconds
  • Print specialty media- Rear paper feed accommodates specialty paper; plus, print directly onto CD/DVDs
  • Innovative, fold-over scan lid- Holds originals in place
  • Convenient, easy-to-use design- Easy PC-free printing with 4.3" touchscreen, built-in USB and memory card slots

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Cassette 1: 5" x 7", 4" x 6", 3.5" x 5", 16:9 Wide (4" x 7.1"), A6 Cassette 2: Letter, A4, Legal, 8" x 10", 5" x 7", 4" x 6", 3.5" x 5", Executive, B5, A5, A6, 16:9 Wide (4" x 7.1") User Defined 3.5" x 5"~8.5" x 47.2" (89 x 127 mm~215.9 x 1,200 mm) Rear Feed: Letter, A4, Legal, 8" x 10", 5" x 7", 4" x 6", 3.5" x 5", Executive, B5, A5, A6, B6, 16:9 Wide (4" x 7.1"), User Defined 2.2" x 3.4"
3.5 x 3.5, 4 x 6, 5 x 5, 5 x 7, 7 x 10, 8 x 10, 8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 14, U.S. #10, DL, CS, Monarch, Card Size
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  • Expression Photo XP-970 Small-in-One printer, CD-ROM for product setup, power cord, maintenance box. 6x Claria Photo HD 277 Ink cartridges9 (1x Black, 1x Cyan, 1x Magenta, 1x Yellow, 1x Light Cyan, 1x Light Magenta)

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    Product Description

    Print professional-quality, wide-format photos with the expression photo xp-970 Small-in-One. Producing stunning, borderless photos up to 11" X 17", The xp-970 gives your photos astounding vibrancy with 6-Color Claria photo HD inks. This fast, compact printer delivers 4" X 6" Photos in as fast as 11 seconds (1) and can even print from smartphones and tablets (2) for easy printing on the go. Designed with your convenience in mind, it includes a 4.3" Touchscreen for PC-free printing and a Fold-Over scan lid that securely holds originals in place. Plus, with specialty media support (3), You can print directly onto specialty papers, CDs and dads for even more creative flexibility.*this product uses only genuine Epson-brand cartridges. Other brands of ink cartridges and ink supplies are not compatible and, even if described as Compatible, may not function properly.1. Color photo in draft mode on premium photo paper glossy measured from start of paper feed. Actual print times will vary based on factors including system configuration, software, and page complexity. For more information, visit our official site.2. Most features require an Internet connection to the printer, as well as an Internet- and/or email-enabled device. For a list of Epson Connect enabled printers and compatible devices and apps, visit our official site.3. Specialty paper support accommodated through rear paper feed, maximum 23 Mil paper thickness, manual 2-sided printing only.4. Adapter may be required.5. Wi-fi certified; level of performance subject to the range of the router being used. Wi-fi Direct may require printer software.6 see visit our official site. For device compatibility. Epson connect account and voice-activated account registration required.7. Requires an Internet connection, a free Epson Connect account and a destination email address or cloud storage account. For a list of supported cloud services, visit our official site. 8. For convenient and reasonable recycling options, visit our official site.Recycle 9. Smart way is an innovative partnership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that reduces greenhouse gases and other air pollutants and improves fuel efficiency.

    Customer reviews

    4.2 out of 5 stars
    4.2 out of 5
    984 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the quality of the printer, saying it produces excellent photo prints. They are also satisfied with the ease of setup, and speed. However, some customers have different opinions on value, color, size, print quality, and performance.

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    107 customers mention77 positive30 negative

    Customers like the quality of the printer. They say that the photo prints look excellent, and that it prints in high resolution. Some customers are impressed with the scanner, saying that it picks up details they would not have seen with other scanners.

    "...This is a mid-sized printer, can copy and scan also.1. Photo printing - superb, BUT you need to fiddle with it to find the correct settings..." Read more

    "...Photo prints look excellent if you use Epson photo paper. I tried some leftover glossy photo paper from 2 other brands and the results were poor...." Read more

    "It print high quality photos with no problem. Vinyl sticker paper, stock paper, photo paper, it works with everything...." Read more

    "...The display is a little different and I like it less than the one on the 960, where things like closing the paper tray were front and center...." Read more

    86 customers mention62 positive24 negative

    Customers find the setup of the printer to be easy. They mention it works with all of their Apple products, and has intuitive controls. Some say there was no problem with the installer package or connecting to WiFi.

    "...I downloaded the setup software from epsons website, no problem with the installer package nor with connecting to wifi or my computer...." Read more

    "...3. Scanning - Excellent, easy to use, great quality and with multiple options regarding resolution. Outperforemed a Brother laser printer I had..." Read more

    "...However, actually using the printer is not the best...finicky operations of several types...." Read more

    "...Setup was easy and I have had no issues with wireless printing or scanning from windows or android...." Read more

    16 customers mention16 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the speed of the printer. They mention that it prints very fast with good quality. They appreciate the fast delivery, order processing, and simple black and white print jobs.

    "...Prints all came out quickly and quality looks great!" Read more

    "...or greeting card, it does take awhile to print, but after that it is very fast, I think it is the software interfacing with the PC program...." Read more

    "This Epson is EXCELLENT print quality. It doesn't seem slow when compared to some older printers but I wasn't looking for speed. I wanted quality...." Read more

    "...It also handles simple black and white print jobs quickly. The paper does not jam. It has not jammed - once...." Read more

    173 customers mention111 positive62 negative

    Customers are mixed about the print quality of the printer. Some mention it has excellent print quality, while others say it didn't print properly right out of the box. Some customers also mention that using the printer is not the best and that it takes awhile to print.

    "...Good printer." Read more

    "...Prints all came out quickly and quality looks great!" Read more

    "...The printing quality isn’t great, it skips area of the page, colors aren’t quite right, and slight blur on even the highest resolution photos...." Read more

    "...3. Scanning - Excellent, easy to use, great quality and with multiple options regarding resolution. Outperforemed a Brother laser printer I had..." Read more

    81 customers mention44 positive37 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the performance of the printer. Some mention that it works great, while others say that their photos were smeared and unusable.

    "...The output for this purpose is outstanding. However, actually using the printer is not the best...finicky operations of several types...." Read more

    "...We will see.....Update November 2016: This printer is very difficult to operate still. It demands ink changes, one after another or will not print...." Read more

    "...Update for 2021: I still love this printer. The scanner works very well. I haven't had any real issues with connectivity or jamming or anything...." Read more

    "...when I went to put paper in the rear paper feeder, it sucked the whole lot into the printer! None of my older Epsons ever did that!..." Read more

    65 customers mention21 positive44 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the printer. Some mention it's worth the somewhat higher price, while others say the ink is expensive and doesn't help recurring cost. They also say the printer eats expensive ink quickly and is not worth it to purchase in the long run.

    "...CONSOnly one: cost of ink. This is a very expensive printer to use as your primary printer, if you need to print documents constantly..." Read more

    "...XL ink packs are hard to find, so I ordered direct from Epson, competitive price and fast delivery...." Read more

    "...and it does eat expensive ink quickly." Read more

    "...My only complaint is that the cartridges are a bit spendy and don't seem to last very long." Read more

    42 customers mention17 positive25 negative

    Customers are mixed about the color of the printer. Some mention that the color is good, with plenty of color adjustments and an intuitive touch screen. However, others say that it uses up the color ink even while they never print in it, the colors are awful, and the color accuracy is not good.

    "...The printing quality isn’t great, it skips area of the page, colors aren’t quite right, and slight blur on even the highest resolution photos...." Read more

    "...photo paper they say it is fast-drying, moisture resistant and 70 years color-fast...." Read more

    "...The machine’s color accuracy is subpar. The saturation is minimal, even when using the Epson color profile in Photoshop...." Read more

    "Better paper and photo quality than my previous Canon. Color pics look great. Control panel easy to use...." Read more

    21 customers mention12 positive9 negative

    Customers are mixed about the size of the printer. Some mention that it's relatively small and light, while others say that the ink cartridges aren't as big as the ones on their Epson Artisan 720 or 837 that they had. Some say that it only prints on one size, while other say that its paper tray is incredibly small.

    "...This is a mid-sized printer, can copy and scan also.1...." Read more

    "...I wanted quality. The only draw back are the tiny ink cartridges. Only 280 prints in B&W and 360 in color...." Read more

    "Pros : The image quality is very good, it can print A3 size with great results...." Read more

    "...Well no, it does NOT print on all CD's and DVD's. It only prints on one size..." Read more

    Prints great photos
    5 Stars
    Prints great photos
    Setup and utilities are fairly simple. I downloaded the setup software from epsons website, no problem with the installer package nor with connecting to wifi or my computer. Scanning software did some auto imaging correction which made a scanned photo come out darker than expected but it'll probably require some testing on my part to get that right. Printing from photos taken via smartphone look great(see the attached pic). Prints all came out quickly and quality looks great!
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    Thomas Uhler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Printer!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    This is the last iteration of the Epson series XP-900 printers. My XP-960 have been wonderful performers for years. One apparently needs a maintenance box replaced, but to get me back in business, I ordered the 970. The image quality is still extremely good and the mechanics appear to be exactly the same as the 960. The display is a little different and I like it less than the one on the 960, where things like closing the paper tray were front and center. A small complaint. This seems to be on the same solid chassis and I expect it to last many years. Good printer.
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    SelfReliant
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prints great photos
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    Setup and utilities are fairly simple. I downloaded the setup software from epsons website, no problem with the installer package nor with connecting to wifi or my computer. Scanning software did some auto imaging correction which made a scanned photo come out darker than expected but it'll probably require some testing on my part to get that right. Printing from photos taken via smartphone look great(see the attached pic). Prints all came out quickly and quality looks great!
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    SelfReliant
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prints great photos
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
    Setup and utilities are fairly simple. I downloaded the setup software from epsons website, no problem with the installer package nor with connecting to wifi or my computer. Scanning software did some auto imaging correction which made a scanned photo come out darker than expected but it'll probably require some testing on my part to get that right. Printing from photos taken via smartphone look great(see the attached pic). Prints all came out quickly and quality looks great!
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    MarcNY
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, excellent overall
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020
    Style: Printer OnlyVerified Purchase
    This is my first Epson printer, previously owned Canon photo printers which were good but the ink head clogged constantly. This is a mid-sized printer, can copy and scan also.
    1. Photo printing - superb, BUT you need to fiddle with it to find the correct settings and you need to use quality paper. A cheap photo paper from Costco didn't work for me. I use Ilford Gallerie with great results.
    2. BW printing (documents, texts) is very good, too, on par with my laser printer. It has double sided printing which is super easy to use
    3. Scanning - Excellent, easy to use, great quality and with multiple options regarding resolution. Outperforemed a Brother laser printer I had
    4. Copying - also good, it's manual feed only
    5. Setup - Easy, no problems

    CONS
    Only one: cost of ink. This is a very expensive printer to use as your primary printer, if you need to print documents constantly (especially if working from home) it will cost you quite a bit. Consider a dedicated printer for BW documents - I recently got a laser for that and I'm happy with it.

    My opinion is that if you want to print color photographs and scan documents this printer is excellent. For daily use find a cheaper alternative.
    14 people found this helpful
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    N. D. Fellows
    1.0 out of 5 stars Hard Pass!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    This printer was great the first few times I used it. The typical letter size paper has no issues. I use 4x6 mailing labels often and it has a hard time printing those straight. It feeds them slightly angled every time and prints off the edges, so I’ve learned scale them down to fit with the angle.
    The 11x17 printing is a huge pain!! I do a lot of this for work, primary reason for purchasing this model was for the larger sheet size. You have to load one sheet at a time from the back! It takes hours to print a small sheet set.
    The ink is terrible! It dries on the head within days! Then you have to clean the heads at least 3 times to get them to work again. This uses 1/3 of your ink cartridge! And you can’t do just one color, you have to do them all! So you go through a ton of ink in a very short time!
    The printing quality isn’t great, it skips area of the page, colors aren’t quite right, and slight blur on even the highest resolution photos.
    Also, when I change the paper size it takes several restarts of them printer for it to recognize on my phone or laptop that there is a new paper size loaded.

    Terrible machine! Don’t buy!
    3 people found this helpful
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    Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Print quality excellent. Mechanics and interface finicky.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    I purchased this printer for my art and photography. The output for this purpose is outstanding. However, actually using the printer is not the best...finicky operations of several types. This is not an issue for my purposes and I highly recommend it for art prints. I would not purchase this as a general printer for lots of text, etc., and it does eat expensive ink quickly.
    4 people found this helpful
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    Negative459
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great value if you need 11x17 in a small space
    Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018
    Style: Printer OnlyVerified Purchase
    This is a great printer so far. I love that it has a footprint that is barely bigger than your average entry level inkjet but it will do 11x17. I am excited to do some large photo prints on this bad boy. I had no idea that the screen and the paper tray were motorized.I geeked out a bit when the screen pivoted up and the tray extended. Setup was easy and I have had no issues with wireless printing or scanning from windows or android. Do yourself a favor and spend the $10-15 for a ream of premium bright white inkjet paper. I did my first couple prints on $3 multipurpose copy paper and the ink absorbed in and was faded and blah. On the premium paper it's bright and laser sharp. I can't wait to see what it will do on proper matte or gloss photo paper, especially once I get the profiles dialed in. The feed tray is a little small and the per page speed isn't anything to brag about but this isn't intended to be a volume printer so I don't feel like that's a minus. The ink is dye and not pigment like on the high end HP printers but on Epson photo paper they say it is fast-drying, moisture resistant and 70 years color-fast. I remember old photo prints would get sticky against glass in a frame or fade quickly but this seems like it should have lasting quality up to the level of my needs.Very pleased so far.
    Update for 2021: I still love this printer. The scanner works very well. I haven't had any real issues with connectivity or jamming or anything. Photo prints look excellent if you use Epson photo paper. I tried some leftover glossy photo paper from 2 other brands and the results were poor. The Epson papers work flawlessly, though. My only complaint is that the cartridges are a bit spendy and don't seem to last very long.
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    Elijah walker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just get this one
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    It print high quality photos with no problem. Vinyl sticker paper, stock paper, photo paper, it works with everything.

    No lines or banding in prints. The only thing that's better than this would probably be a professional Canon printer or a high quality Epson eco tank
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    Daniel Zurita
    1.0 out of 5 stars Mala inversión
    Reviewed in Mexico on November 16, 2022
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    Mal, hasta la fecha no he podido encontrar cartuchos compatiles, ni tengo ningún tipo de soporte para adquirirlos
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing printer for the price
    Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2021
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    Needed a printer that could do 11x17 or larger for proofs to replace an irritating HP, and looked around for a couple months at options. Photography people kept saying 'Epson' but I was more familiar with Canon or HP. So I was suspicious. I'm a suspicious kinda guy.

    Saw this on sale on Amazon, and figured for the price, I may as well give it a try.

    I am very impressed with this. They even have linux drivers! I'm a Unix/Linux guy, and hate having to boot up a windows or mac box to have to print anything. So this was great.

    The printer is a bit cantankerous to set up. Takes forever to warm up ink cartridges on install, took 3 firmware updates, and the paper trays are just... well... poorly thought out. But... I didn't get it to store paper. I got it to print.

    The print quality is an amazing upgrade for me. No banding, no oversaturation, no smudging or bleeding... With a lustre paper, the prints are indistinguishable from photo prints. Best of all, with the right monitor setup, the colors you see on the screen are the colors you get in the print.

    I have a high end setup. 30 bit color monitors and quadro video cards, so your mileage may vary. But if you have the right setup, you can get matched colors on prints without messing around and experimenting with tons of ICC profiles.

    Also I LOVE the true borderless printing. Best I have used.

    Some people complain about having to manually feed the 11x17 paper in, and yeah, that's a pain if you want to do a lot of prints at a time, but honestly, for the cost of ink... if I am going to be doing enough that becomes an issue, I am just gonna go to a real print shop. Seems silly to do a bulk run on a studio printer.

    Ink useage is reasonable compared to Canon or HP, which are just bloody ink hogs. I've done quite a few full color image prints and the ink levels are only down about 5%. The cartridges may seem pricey, but if you've been stuck with the horror of HP for the last few years, these are cheap in comparison.

    So, for proofs, references, or one off specialty printing, at the price, I am quite impressed.
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great All-in-one with awesome photo capabilities!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2019
    Style: Printer OnlyVerified Purchase
    The Epson Experience XP - 960 is the most featured filled printer I have ever owned with great printing, scaning & copying quality for your money. This printer boasts a max printing resolution of 5760x1440 dpi, scanning resolutionat 4800 dpi, which is one of the best in the $250-$300 price point. The printer can print on a variety of different types and sizes of paper up to 11x17. The scanner has loads of feature such as duplex colour copy/scan,border sizing, background & size adjustment, binded copies, fold-able scanner lid for holding originals in place & more. The printer has Epson's six colour Claria ink but prints photos a bit on the pink side though,which you can adjust yourself (I also don't have the latest firmware). There are also alot of creative features you can take advantage of that I have not tested, like editing photos right on the printer(via sd card), make colouring books, print on CDs/DVDs and more. It can print via sd car, USB, Eithernet, WPS, or through your easy to set up home network connection. the ink cartridges are small so heavy printing (epson277ink) will run you through some cartridges. Printing speed for text and duplex printing is decent and prints resonably quick for coloured photos. Claims to print 4x6 photos in 11 sec, which was around the same for me when. Printing 5x7 photos on gloss photo paper. Lastly I love the printer's large, very responsive touch screen. Which automatically folds and unfolds upon use and still has a stardy build, especially compared the Canons Pixima in the same price group. I recommend the Epson XP 960 to anyone looking to print pro looking photos at home with great overall all-in-one printing capabilities, packed with loads of features.
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    Mario Zavala
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente calidad en construcción y definición impresión. y facil de usar.
    Reviewed in Mexico on August 1, 2018
    Style: Printer OnlyVerified Purchase
    Excelente Calidad de impresión no deja nada que desear, configuración fue fácil, me volvió a gustar sentir la emoción de imprimir algo de calidad.
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    Scooter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality printer for a reasonable price
    Reviewed in Australia on June 7, 2021
    Style: Printer with Scanner and Copier - XP-970Verified Purchase
    A very polished machine. Largish but not as bulky as you would think given it can handle up to A3 paper. Not the fastest printer but quality of text and photos is excellent. Wireless connection works well and not too difficult to set up. Premium features like the touchscreen and self opening / retracting output tray give it some wow factor too. Super happy with this.
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