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Epson EcoTank L18050 | A3 Plus Borderless Photo Output | Six Colour Refillable Tanks | 5760 x 1440 DPI | Wi-Fi Direct
Built for Nairobi studios, design bureaus, campus shops, and schools that produce large-format work daily without cartridge bills.
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The Epson EcoTank L18050 six-colour A3 Plus photo printer is now available at Mascom International for KSh 93,000, brand new and sealed, at Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. The Epson EcoTank L18050 prints borderless pages up to A3 Plus at 5760 x 1440 DPI resolution using six dye inks: black, cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta, and yellow. Six 70ml bottles ship inside the box. Epson rates the Epson EcoTank L18050 at 8 ISO pages per minute in both black and colour, 22 pages per minute in draft mode, and roughly 13 seconds for a single 10x15cm photo.
Photo studios, print bureaus, graphic designers, school administrators, and church media teams across Kenya buy the Epson EcoTank L18050 for one reason: A3 Plus output without cartridge costs. A cartridge A3 machine burns through consumables after 30 or 40 colour pages, and replacement cartridges in Nairobi cost more than most operators expect. The Epson EcoTank L18050 holds 70ml of each colour in front-facing tanks you top up from bottles. One replacement bottle set produces up to 2,100 photos at 10x15cm size, which changes the economics of every wedding album, portfolio print, and event backdrop your shop produces.
Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya who stock A3 printers without explaining running costs, Mascom International quotes the Epson EcoTank L18050 alongside current Epson 108 bottle pricing so you can calculate your own cost per print before buying. Users consistently report that the light cyan and light magenta channels produce smoother skin tones than four-colour machines manage. Visit our Kimathi Street store to see printed samples, or order for pay-on-arrival delivery countrywide.
Common Questions About the Epson EcoTank L18050
What can the Epson EcoTank L18050 print that an A4 printer cannot?
The Epson EcoTank L18050 handles paper up to A3 Plus, which measures 329 x 483mm and gives you a full A3 sheet with bleed margins for trimming. That covers posters, architectural drawings, wedding enlargements, restaurant menus, and two-page magazine spreads printed as one piece. It also prints borderless up to A3, so photographs reach the paper edge with no white frame. Media support extends to PVC ID cards and printable CD and DVD discs, which A4 office printers rarely handle.
How much does each print actually cost on the Epson EcoTank L18050?
Running cost stays low because you refill from bottles rather than buying cartridges. A full replacement set of six Epson 108 bottles produces up to 2,100 borderless 10x15cm colour photos, or up to 7,200 A4 colour pages per individual colour bottle by Epson's page-yield rating. Divide the bottle set price by those figures and your cost per photo lands in single-digit shillings. Mascom International quotes current 108 bottle prices at the counter so you can run the maths yourself.
Is the Epson EcoTank L18050 worth KSh 93,000 for a small Kenyan studio?
For any shop selling A3 or photo prints, yes. At an average of KSh 150 per A3 colour print charged to walk-in customers, the L18050 covers its KSh 93,000 price after roughly 620 sold prints, before ink costs. A busy River Road or Tom Mboya Street bureau reaches that in weeks. Studios printing occasional portfolio work should compare against outsourcing costs, which typically run KSh 200 to KSh 400 per A3 sheet in Nairobi CBD.
Can the L18050 print PVC ID cards and discs?
Yes. The L18050 accepts 54 x 86mm PVC card stock and printable CD or DVD discs through a dedicated straight-through feed path, so schools, SACCOs, churches, gyms, and companies can produce staff and member cards in-house. Each card prints in full colour with photographs and logos at the same 5760 x 1440 DPI resolution the printer uses for photographs. Card and disc printing needs the correct blank media, which Mascom International can source alongside the printer.
How fast is the Epson EcoTank L18050 in real daily use?
Epson rates the L18050 at 8 ISO pages per minute for both black and colour documents, rising to 22 pages per minute in draft mode on plain 75gsm paper. A 10x15cm photo takes about 13 seconds on Epson glossy photo paper. A full-bleed A3 photograph at highest quality takes closer to 110 seconds. Those figures mean the L18050 suits studio and bureau work rather than high-volume office document runs.
Does the L18050 need a computer or can it print from a phone?
Both work. The L18050 carries Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n plus Wi-Fi Direct, so it joins your shop router or accepts a direct connection from a phone with no router involved, useful during Kenya Power outages when only a laptop battery is running. The Epson Smart Panel app handles setup, print jobs, printhead cleaning, and ink level checks from Android and iOS. Epson Connect adds email printing from any location with data.
What makes six-colour printing different from a four-colour ink tank printer?
Four-colour machines mix skin tones, sunsets, and pale gradients from black, cyan, magenta, and yellow alone, which produces visible dot patterns in light areas. The L18050 adds light cyan and light magenta channels that fill those light tones with finer dots. The practical result is smoother gradation in faces, skies, and pastel backgrounds. Wedding and portrait photographers notice it immediately; document-only users will not, which is why the L18050 targets photo work specifically.
How do I keep the L18050 healthy if printing is irregular?
Print at least one colour page weekly. Dye ink dries in nozzles when a Micro Piezo printhead sits idle for weeks, and Kenya's dry season worsens it. The Epson Smart Panel app runs nozzle checks and cleaning cycles from your phone. Keep the tanks above the lower fill line, since running a tank dry pulls air into the ink line. The replaceable maintenance box collects waste ink and swaps out without a service visit.
Does the Epson EcoTank L18050 handle Kenyan power and dusty shop conditions?
The L18050 accepts AC 100V to 240V, matching Kenya Power's 240V supply directly with no transformer. It draws 19 watts while printing and 4.4 watts idle, so a modest UPS keeps it alive through short outages and protects the printhead from mid-job power cuts. Keep the paper tray covered in dusty locations, since dust on the pickup roller causes misfeeds. The pickup roller is a user-replaceable part, unlike on sealed cartridge printers.
Technical Specifications
Print Engine and Image Quality
- Epson Micro Piezo printhead with 180 nozzles for black and 180 nozzles per colour channel for consistent ink laydown
- Print resolution reaches 5760 x 1440 DPI, fine enough for gallery prints viewed at close reading distance
- Minimum droplet size of 1.5 picolitres with variable-sized droplet technology, reducing visible grain in light photographic areas
- Six dye-based inks: black, cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta, and yellow for wider tonal range than four-colour printers
- Heat-Free printing technology applies no heat during ink ejection, which lowers electricity draw and reduces worn parts
- Borderless printing supported at sizes up to A3, producing edge-to-edge photographs with no trimming required afterwards
Paper Handling and Media Support
- Prints on A3 Plus, A3, A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, and Legal stock, covering nearly every Kenyan commercial print size
- Rear paper tray holds 100 plain sheets or 20 photo sheets, adequate for studio batches between reloads
- • PVC and ID card printing at 54 x 86mm suits staff badges, SACCO member cards, school IDs, and gym passes
- Printable CD and DVD disc surface printing handles event video discs, music releases, and archive labelling in-house
- Manual duplex printing supported, letting you produce double-sided flyers and booklets by reloading the stack
- Sheet length supported up to 1200mm, allowing banner strips for shop signage and event backdrops
Connectivity and Mobile Printing
- Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n connects to any shop router, including dual-band units common in Nairobi offices
- Wi-Fi Direct creates a router-free connection between phone and printer, useful when the office network drops
- WPA3-SAE, WPA2 PSK, and WPA PSK wireless security supported, keeping the printer off unsecured guest networks
- Epson Smart Panel app for Android and iOS handles setup, printing, nozzle cleaning, and ink monitoring
- Epson Connect adds email printing and remote print driver access from outside your premises over Safaricom or Airtel data
Software and System Compatibility
- Supports Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7 across 32-bit and 64-bit installations
- Windows Server 2003 through 2022 supported for print functions, suiting shared office and school print servers
- macOS 10.9.5 and later supported, covering the MacBooks common among Kenyan designers and photographers
- ESC/P-R emulation built in, allowing older business applications to address the printer without vendor-specific drivers
- Drivers, firmware, and utilities download free from Epson's support site, so a missing disc never blocks installation
- Epson Smart Panel replaces the physical control panel for most tasks, including power control and job monitoring
Consumables and Running Cost
- Epson 108 series 70ml bottles refill each of the six tanks individually, so you replace only the depleted colour
- Included bottle set prints roughly 1,500 photos at 10x15cm size before the first refill is needed
- A replacement bottle set produces up to 2,100 colour photos at 10x15cm, or 7,200 A4 pages per colour bottle
- Black bottle rated at 3,600 A4 pages, keeping document printing cost far below any A3 cartridge machine
- Key-lock bottle design with drip-free nozzles prevents spills and stops the wrong colour entering the wrong tank
- Replaceable maintenance box absorbs waste ink from cleaning cycles and swaps out without a technician visit
- User-replaceable pickup roller extends service life in dusty environments where paper feed wear happens faster
Power and Physical Build
- Measures 523 x 369 x 150mm and weighs 8kg, fitting a standard shop counter without dedicated furniture
- Accepts AC 100V to 240V input, matching Kenya Power's 240V mains supply without a step-down transformer
- Draws 19 watts while printing, 4.4 watts on standby, and 0.6 watts asleep, easing load on backup power
- Total energy consumption rated at 0.13 kWh per week under standard testing, low enough for solar-backed rural shops
- Operating noise measured at 48 dB, quiet enough for a shared office or reception area during business hours
- Front-facing integrated tanks let you check ink levels visually at a glance without opening the printer body
Package Contents
Every Epson EcoTank L18050 from Mascom International ships sealed with the main printer unit, six 70ml Epson 108 ink bottles covering black, cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta, and yellow, a power cable, the setup guide, and warranty documentation.Interface cables are not standard; Mascom International stocks USB printer cables separately.
Warranty
The Epson EcoTank L18050 ships with a 12-month warranty through Mascom International, covering manufacturing defects under normal use. Epson's own coverage runs 12 months or 50,000 printed pages, whichever comes first. Our Nairobi CBD service desk logs and coordinates every claim directly, so you deal with our counter staff rather than chasing a manufacturer service centre yourself.
Buying the Epson EcoTank L18050 from Mascom International
Mascom International stocks the Epson EcoTank L18050 in black at our Nairobi CBD location: Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street. Walk in Monday through Saturday between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to inspect printed A3 samples before committing KSh 93,000 to a machine.
Three ways to order:
- Call/WhatsApp +254 708 852 521
- Email info@mascomintl.com
- Order through www.mascomintl.com
Pay-on-arrival delivery reaches every Kenyan county. Nairobi and its environs receive the Epson EcoTank L18050 the same day. Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Garissa, and all other major towns receive it within 1 business day. Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Lamu, Tana River, and Turkana receive delivery within 2-3 business days. You inspect the printer and pay only when it arrives.
Every unit comes with the 12-month warranty detailed above, with claims handled at our Nairobi CBD service desk.
Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate specifications, current Kenyan pricing, ink bottle resupply, and direct after-sales backing on every printer we stock.
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