Following HP’s announcement that they are discontinuing the popular HP Pagewide range of inkjet printers, we took a look at what other brands could replace them.
Following last month’s announcement, HP confirmed they will discontinue their popular range of A3 and A4 PageWide office printers. We have taken a look at other brands that might replace the Officejet Pro series of PageWide printers we have in our office.
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1. Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820DWF.
Multifunction printer with double-sided printing and single scanning and fax all up to A4. Print speeds of up to 21ppm¹ in black and a 35 page A4 automatic document feeder (ADF). Flexible wireless connectivity solutions such and Scan-to-cloud.
Street price for this printer: €140 / $164
Inks:
OEM: €120 / $140 for Epson 405XL High Capacity 4 Colour Ink Cartridge Multipack
Compatible: €67 / $78 for an aftermarket brand of compatible 405XL High Capacity 4 Colour Ink Cartridge Multipack
Something for a busier office?
2. 
Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4745DTWF
This A4 multifunction printer is targeted at the more demanding home office and small office users. It offers fast double-sided (duplex) printing and single scanning and faxing all up to A4, plus its automatic document feeder can process up to 35 double-sided A4 pages. It has two A4 250-sheet front trays ensures there is a high capacity of paper.
Street price for this printer: €250 / $293
Inks:
OEM Ink: €145 / $170 for Epson C13T07U 4 Colour Ink Cartridge Multipack
Compatible: €75 / $88 for an aftermarket brand of compatible Epson C13T07U 4 Colour Ink Cartridge Multipack
3. Epson EcoTank L6490
Another A4 multifunction inkjet printer from Epson targeted at home offices and small businesses. This A4 printer with fax delivers an ultra-low-cost per page and ultra-fast print speeds with the first page out in just over seven seconds. Paper handling is from a 250-sheet front paper tray and a 35-page automatic document feeder. The printer is accessed and managed via a 6.1cm LCD touchscreen.
Street price for this printer: N/A
Inks:
OEM Ink: € 46 / $54 For Epson EP-112, 4 Bottle set of Genuine OEM Epson Pigment Based Ink. €22 for Epson EP-112 Black Pigment Genuine OEM Epson Bottle of Ink.
Compatible: Not available in the market.
A3?
4. Brother HL-J6000DW Colour Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer
Brother offers the HL-J6000DW colour wireless inkjet printer with A4 and A3 printing with a fast first printout time of under 6 seconds in the business inkjet segment. Paper handling of up to 500 sheets, a 100 sheet multi-purpose tray and auto low-paper detection. The printer is accessed and managed via a 6.8cm colour touchscreen.
Street price for this printer: €350 / $410
Inks:
OEM Ink: € 234 / $275 For Brother LC3239XL High Capacity 4 Colour Ink Cartridge Multipack
Compatible: €150 for an aftermarket brand of compatible Brother LC3239XL High Capacity 4 Colour Ink Cartridge Multipack
5. Canon MAXIFY MB2750
This all-in-one A4 colour inkjet printer is targeted at home office users and features a scanner, copier and fax. Paper handling is a large 500-sheet paper cassette and a 50-sheet automatic document feeder. The first page out print time is 6 seconds.
Street price for this printer: €165 / $193
Inks:
OEM Ink: €64 / $75 for Canon PGI-1500XL 4 Colour High Capacity Ink Cartridge Multipack
Compatible: €35 / $41 for an aftermarket brand of compatible Canon PGI-1500XL High Capacity 4 Colour Ink Cartridge Multipack
Update – 16.08.2021: HP has asked us to clarify that “Our family of printers that are branded ‘PageWide’ are getting discontinued. OJP[Officejey Pro] is unaffected.” We have amended to story title and standfirst accordingly.
