Epson EcoTank L6550 is available at Mascom International for KSh 116,000, a four-in-one ink tank printer that prints, scans, copies and faxes from refillable ink tanks. It is brand new and sealed. The Epson EcoTank L6550 prints 25 pages per minute in black under the ISO test, and its 50-sheet automatic document feeder scans and copies both sides of a page. Two 250-sheet front trays hold 500 sheets of A4, while a 50-sheet rear feed takes card and envelopes. You can watch it run at our store in the Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD.
Built for accountants, lawyers, school bursars and small office managers across Kenya, the Epson EcoTank L6550 handles the daily pile of invoices, contracts, KRA returns and payslips without cartridge bills draining the budget. Many small offices in Westlands and Upper Hill still run a cartridge printer that needs a fresh set every few weeks. The Epson EcoTank L6550 replaces that cycle with bottles: the first set in the box prints about 4,500 black pages and 2,800 colour pages. Its pigment inks resist smudging from highlighters and damp hands, which matters for signed documents that sit in a file for years.
Where most Nairobi electronics shops hand over a boxed printer and leave setup to you, Mascom International shows the Epson EcoTank L6550 working, connects it to your phone and explains the 12-month warranty before you leave. Customers across Nairobi tell us the second paper tray is the reason they pick this model, because letterhead and plain paper stay loaded together. Offices that print mostly colour should compare it with the Epson EcoTank L6570. Visit our Kimathi Street store to test a print, or order on WhatsApp for pay-on-arrival delivery to any county.
Common Questions About the Epson EcoTank L6550
How much is the Epson EcoTank L6550 in Kenya?
The Epson EcoTank L6550 costs KSh 116,000 at Mascom International in Nairobi CBD, sold as factory-sealed stock. That price includes the printer, a power cable, a full set of four ink bottles and a 12-month warranty covering manufacturing defects. Delivery is pay-on-arrival, so you inspect the box before you pay in cash or by M-Pesa. The Epson EcoTank L6570 sits KSh 12,000 higher at KSh 128,000 and adds faster colour printing, while the Epson EcoTank L6490 at KSh 69,500 is a lower-cost EcoTank we also stock.
Epson EcoTank L6550 or Epson EcoTank L6570: which one should you buy?
The Epson EcoTank L6570 prints colour at 25 pages per minute under the ISO test, while the Epson EcoTank L6550 prints colour at 12. Both print black at 25 pages per minute, carry a 50-sheet document feeder, send faxes and hold two 250-sheet trays. The L6570 also lists USB, dual-band Wi-Fi and Apple AirPrint. Pick the Epson EcoTank L6550 if your office prints mostly black text such as invoices and letters. Pick the L6570, KSh 12,000 more, if you print colour brochures, charts or school handouts every day.
Will the Epson EcoTank L6550 cope with KPLC power cuts and dust in a Kenyan office?
The Epson EcoTank L6550 uses a heat-free printhead, so it draws only 19 watts while copying and 8.3 watts when idle and ready. That low draw lets a small office UPS keep it running through a short KPLC outage so the job finishes. Plug it into a surge protector too, because voltage spikes when power returns can damage any electronics. In dusty spots such as Industrial Area or roadside offices, close the scanner lid and the trays when idle, and run a nozzle check from the panel each week.
Can the Epson EcoTank L6550 print over Wi-Fi from phones and laptops?
Yes, the Epson EcoTank L6550 joins your office Wi-Fi or plugs into a router by Ethernet, and Wi-Fi Direct lets a phone connect with no router at all. Install Epson's free companion app on Android or iPhone to print PDFs, scan to your phone and check ink levels. Staff can print an M-Pesa statement or an eCitizen form straight from a phone. Laptops on the same network see it as a shared printer, so one machine serves a whole office in Kilimani or Kisumu.
How many pages does the Epson EcoTank L6550 print before you need more ink?
The ink bottles in the Epson EcoTank L6550 box print about 4,500 black pages and 2,800 colour pages, according to Epson. Replacement bottles are rated higher, at up to 7,500 black pages and 6,000 colour pages per set. Each bottle is keyed to fit only its own tank, so mixing colours by mistake is hard to do. For an office printing 300 black pages a week, that first black bottle lasts around 15 weeks. Ask Mascom International on WhatsApp for genuine Epson replacement bottles.
Does the Epson EcoTank L6550 scan both sides of a page automatically?
Yes, the 50-sheet automatic document feeder on the Epson EcoTank L6550 scans, copies and faxes both sides of A4 plain paper without you flipping pages. Load a stack of signed contracts, press start and get on with other work. The flatbed glass scans at 1,200 x 2,400 dpi optical resolution for ID cards, title deeds and passport pages. Scans go to a computer or to a phone through Epson's companion app. Law firms and estate agents find this useful for archiving client files without hours at the glass.
Can the Epson EcoTank L6550 still send and receive faxes?
Yes, the Epson EcoTank L6550 has a built-in fax with 200 speed-dial slots and memory for up to 550 pages. PC Fax sends a document from your computer without printing it first, and Fax to E-mail forwards received faxes to an inbox. Polling reception lets you pull a waiting document from another fax machine. Some banks, insurers, hospitals and county offices in Kenya still ask for faxed paperwork, so the feature saves a trip to a cyber café and keeps the record inside your office.
Who should buy the Epson EcoTank L6550, and who should skip it?
Buy the Epson EcoTank L6550 if your office prints mostly black documents, wants two paper sources loaded at once and still sends the odd fax. Accountants, law firms, schools, clinics and NGO field offices fit that pattern well. Skip it if you print colour posters or photo-heavy reports in volume, because the Epson EcoTank L6570 prints colour about twice as fast for KSh 128,000. A household printing a few pages a week is better served by the Epson EcoTank L6490 at KSh 69,500, which costs far less upfront.
Technical Specifications
Print Engine
- Epson PrecisionCore heat-free printhead — no heating step, so pages start quickly and power draw stays low on long runs.
- ISO print speed of 25 pages per minute in black and 12 in colour — a 20-page contract prints in under a minute.
- Draft speed up to 32 pages per minute in black and 22 in colour on 75 g/m² plain paper, for quick internal copies.
- First page out in as little as 5.5 seconds, so a single receipt or form never keeps a client waiting.
- Pigment ink lays down sharp black text that stays readable after photocopying, faxing or scanning back into a file.
- Top resolution of 4,800 x 2,400 dpi (dots per inch) — crisp small print on invoices and clean logos on letterhead.
Paper Handling
- Two 250-sheet front trays — plain A4 stays in one and letterhead or A5 in the other, with no swapping.
- 50-sheet rear feed for card, labels and envelopes, bringing standard input capacity to 550 sheets in total.
- Automatic two-sided printing on A4 plain paper — halves paper use on long reports, minutes and thick case files.
- 50-sheet automatic document feeder with two-sided copy, scan and fax, so stacks of pages process without hand-feeding.
- Takes A4, Letter, Legal, A5, A6, B5, B6 and envelopes — Legal size suits court filings and some bank forms.
- Measures 425 x 500 x 350 mm and weighs 17.5 kg — plan for a sturdy desk or cabinet top.
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi wireless networking — every laptop and phone on the office network prints without a cable run.
- Shared network printing — one unit serves a whole department, so each desk no longer needs its own machine.
- Wi-Fi Direct — a visitor's phone links to the printer itself, so you never share the office router password.
- Ethernet port — a wired link to the router for offices where Wi-Fi struggles through thick concrete walls.
- 10.9 cm colour touchscreen — copy, scan and fax menus are tapped directly instead of hunted for through buttons.
- Built-in fax with 200 speed dials and memory for up to 550 pages, plus polling reception for waiting documents.
Software
- Epson companion app for Android and iPhone — print, scan to phone, check ink levels and run head cleaning remotely.
- Epson iPrint support — send photos, PDFs and web pages straight from a phone or tablet to the printer.
- Scan to a computer or a phone, with the flatbed at 1,200 x 2,400 dpi optical resolution for clear copies.
- PC Fax — send a document from a computer as a fax without printing a paper copy first.
- Fax to E-mail — received faxes land straight in an inbox, so they reach staff working away from the office.
- Maintenance tools on the touchscreen — nozzle check and head cleaning run in a few taps, with no computer needed.
Consumables and Running Cost
- DURABrite ET pigment inks — text resists smudging from highlighters and water, which suits files kept for years.
- Box ink: one 127 ml black bottle and three 70 ml bottles of cyan, magenta and yellow.
- First set prints about 4,500 black and 2,800 colour pages before you spend a shilling on ink.
- Replacement bottles rated up to 7,500 black and 6,000 colour pages, giving long gaps between refills.
- Power use of 19 W copying, 8.3 W ready and 0.8 W asleep — light on the electricity bill and on a UPS.
- Keyed bottle tips fit only their matching tank, so refills go in cleanly without spills or mixed colours.
Package Contents
The Epson EcoTank L6550 box holds the printer, a power cable, a Quick Start Guide, a user guide and one full set of ink: a 127 ml black bottle plus 70 ml bottles of cyan, magenta and yellow. That ink is enough to start printing on the day the printer arrives. No network cable is listed in the box, so pick one up separately if you plan a wired Ethernet link to your router. Paper is not included either.
Warranty
The Epson EcoTank L6550 ships with a 12-month warranty through Mascom International, covering manufacturing defects under normal use. It applies to faults in the print, scan, fax and paper-feed hardware that come from the factory. Keep your receipt, and bring any claim to our Nairobi CBD service desk at the Old Mutual Building on Kimathi Street.
Where to Buy the Epson EcoTank L6550 in Kenya
The Epson EcoTank L6550 is on display at Mascom International, Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. We are open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Bring a flash drive or your phone, print a few of your own pages and run the document feeder before you pay. It comes in Epson's factory finish; confirm the unit in stock with us on WhatsApp.
Reach our printer team directly:
- Phone/WhatsApp: +254 708 852 521
- Email: info@mascomintl.com
- Website: www.mascomintl.com
We deliver pay-on-arrival to all 47 counties. Orders in Nairobi and its environs arrive the same day, and Nakuru, Eldoret, Mombasa, Kisumu and other major towns receive delivery the next business day. Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Lamu, Tana River, and Turkana receive delivery within 2-3 business days. Every unit is backed by the 12-month warranty above. You get honest specifications, accurate pricing and after-sales support from a walk-in store that stays on Kimathi Street long after the sale.
