Epson EcoTank ET-2400: Specs, Price, Pros & Cons
This review measures the Epson EcoTank ET-2400 against the full 24-spec sheet we track for printers, comparing it like for like with the 50 other models in our database. It earns a VS Score of 34 out of 100 — the weighted result of every verified specification measured against the class average.
On the spec sheet it is strongest in connectivity and weakest in scanning & copying. Its clearest single advantage over the class average: a higher print resolution — 5,760 dpi vs 4,041.94 dpi (avg). Street prices currently start at $ 169.99 for the Epson EcoTank ET-2400.
Category strengths
Where the Epson EcoTank ET-2400 beats the average
- Has supertank / refillable ink ?
- A higher print resolution ?5,760 dpi vs 4,041.94 dpi (avg)
- A much lighter build ?3.9 kg vs 9.07 kg (avg)
- Has color printing ?
- Has all-in-one ?
- Has Wi-Fi Direct ?
- Has Wi-Fi ?
Where the Epson EcoTank ET-2400 trails the average
- A lower print speed (black) ?10 ppm vs 17.21 ppm (avg)
- No automatic duplex printing ?
- A much lower print speed (color) ?5 ppm vs 12.51 ppm (avg)
- No automatic document feeder ?
- A much lower input tray capacity ?100 sheets vs 182.02 sheets (avg)
- A much lower monthly duty cycle ?3,000 pages vs 19,346.15 pages (avg)
- No ethernet ?
- No touchscreen display ?
- A much lower output tray capacity ?30 sheets vs 68.95 sheets (avg)
- No duplex scanning ?
Editor’s note
The EcoTank ET-2400 is the cheapest ticket into Epson's refillable-tank world, and the value proposition is disarmingly simple: the box includes enough ink for roughly two years of typical home printing, and a full replacement bottle set — about the price of one round of cartridges — yields 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages. If your household prints steadily, the machine effectively pays for its own premium over a cartridge printer within the first year, then keeps saving.
What Epson removed to hit the price is just as clear. There's no document feeder, no fax, no Ethernet, and — the one that surprises people — no automatic duplex: two-sided printing is a manual flip. Speeds are modest at 10 pages a minute black and 5 color, borderless photos stop at 4×6, and mobile printing runs through Epson's Smart Panel app rather than AirPrint, which the spec sheet pointedly does not list. The rear 100-sheet feed sits exposed rather than in a cassette, and the control panel is buttons with a tiny status readout, not a touchscreen.
None of that undermines the core case. This is a flatbed print/copy/scan unit for a family that prints homework, recipes and forms — and its running costs embarrass every cartridge machine at twice the price. Just know which household you are: if you scan stacks of documents, want hands-off duplex, or need fax, the step-up EcoTank models exist precisely for you.
At its common $170-190 price the honest comparison is Canon's MegaTank G3270 — similar formula, similar compromises. Between them I'd shop on price that week. Against any sub-$100 cartridge printer, the ET-2400 wins the moment you count a year of ink.
Specifications
Quality bars are generated automatically against 50 other printers.
Printing
Laser prints crisp text fast; inkjet handles photos and colour better.
Prints in colour, not just black and white.
Black-and-white pages per minute; higher is faster.
Colour pages per minute; higher is faster.
A higher dot density produces sharper prints.
Prints both sides of the page without manual flipping.
Refillable ink tanks cut the cost per page dramatically.
The maximum recommended pages per month.
Scanning & copying
Scans and copies as well as prints.
Feeds multi-page documents through the scanner unattended.
How many pages the document feeder holds at once.
Scans both sides of a page automatically.
Sends and receives faxes.
Paper handling
A larger tray needs refilling less often.
How many printed pages the output tray holds.
The largest paper format supported (e.g. Letter, Legal, A3).
Connectivity
Print wirelessly over the home network.
Connect devices directly without a router.
A wired network port for reliable office use.
A direct USB connection to a computer.
Print from iPhone, iPad and Mac without extra drivers.
Print and manage the printer from a phone app.
Design
An onboard touchscreen makes standalone tasks easier.
A lighter printer is easier to place and move.
How the VS Score works — and what it can’t tell you
Every measurable spec is scored against the average of all the printers we track: matching the class average scores 50, clearly beating it climbs towards 100, and each spec counts according to an editorial weight that reflects real-world impact — a battery-capacity gap moves the score far more than a colour-options list. The quality bars on the spec cards above show where this model sits inside the full range for its class, and the overall VS Score rolls every weighted result into one number.
Unknown values are never estimated. A spec this product doesn’t report simply drops out of its scoring — it isn’t penalised with a guess — but a thinner spec sheet does mean a score built on fewer data points, which is why completeness is disclosed under About this data.
Most importantly: a spec-sheet lead is not the same as a better product. Megapixels, gigahertz and benchmark points describe capacity, not experience — image processing, software optimisation, thermals, haptics and ergonomics decide how a device actually feels, and no table captures reliability or long-term support quality. Treat the VS Score as a structured summary of what can be measured, not a substitute for your own priorities.
About this data
- Specifications are compiled from each manufacturer’s official spec sheet, cross-checked against trusted specification databases, and normalised into one schema so identical things are compared identically.
- Specifications last verified August 21, 2026.
- Data completeness: 22 of the 24 specs in this category are verified (92%). Anything we could not verify is shown as Unknown — never estimated — and is excluded from the score.
- Prices and availability come from live retailer feeds via our shopping partners and refresh throughout the day; a missing price means no partner currently lists the product, not that it is discontinued.
- Want the full picture? Our editorial guidelines explain how we research products, weight the scores and stay independent.
- Spotted an error in a spec? Tell us and we will correct the sheet.
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The bottom line
The Epson EcoTank ET-2400 earns a VS Score of 34, trailing most of the 51 printers we compare here, at least on the spec sheet.
- Who it’s for
- Steady-printing families who want the cartridge treadmill gone: two years of ink in the box and bottle refills at pennies per page make it the cheapest sane entry into tank printing.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who scans stacks (no ADF), prints two-sided daily (duplex is a manual flip), or needs fax, Ethernet or AirPrint — the step-up EcoTanks exist for exactly those people.
- The trade-off that matters
- You pre-pay your ink savings as hardware: triple the price of a basic cartridge printer up front, in exchange for running costs that repay it within about a year of regular use.
- The main alternative
- Canon MegaTank PIXMA G3270 — the same entry-tank formula with the same compromises; buy whichever is cheaper the week you shop.
The VS Score is generated automatically from the weighted specifications above, measured against all other printers in our database. Treat it as a shortlisting guide — not a substitute for your own priorities.
