Epson’s smallest printer comes with inbuilt Wi-Fi and a lithium-ion battery that you can charge over USB for true portability. As a member of Epson’s WorkForce line, it’s aimed at the business user and in this case, the road warrior, if such a thing still exists. It can handle paper sizes from A4 to a DL envelope and can also print on glossy photo paper. At a top speed of 7ppm, it doesn’t claim to print quickly, but it does promise decent print quality thanks to a respectably high print resolution of 5,760 x 1,440. The use of pigment ink as opposed to dye ink also helps by delivering more durable, smudge-resistant pages.
The Epson WorkForce WF-110 replaces the almost identical WF-100, but comes in at the lower price point of $299 (£199 or AU$362). The only new feature for the WF-110 is the introduction of an external companion battery (sold separately to the printer) extending its possible print run to 360 pages on a single charge, which would be 410 pages in total.
Design and build
The Epson WorkForce WF-110 is built for the road and it’s the smallest and lightest battery-powered inkjet printer we have come across. It’s way bigger than thermal tech printers like the pocket-sized Brother PocketJet PJ-773, but this is essentially a fully-featured A4 colour printer that has been shrunk to the size of handbag.
It’s small enough to slip inside a briefcase and it feels strong enough to survive life on the road. With its flap closed there are no projecting parts that might snap off and the plastic casing is textured so it’s less likely to slip out of your hand, or show scratches. Unfasten the front flap and it hinges right back to form the vertical paper input tray. You can fit 20 sheets of blank paper in this tray and the printed pages will be passed straight out through a slot at the front. There’s no paper out tray, so make sure you place the printer on a clean table.
Apart from the power and battery power indicator LEDs, all of the controls and the display are hidden and protected by that articulated flap. The display is no bigger than a postage stamp, but it’s full colour and very informative. It’s not a touchscreen, so you’ll need to use the cursor buttons beside it to select settings and input your Wi-Fi password. To insert or access the inkjet print heads, you simply lift up the inner flap like a car bonnet.
There are only two sockets located at the left hand side and they are for the power adapter and a micro USB cable. The USB cable can transfer data and recharge the battery when you don’t have a mains power connection and the cable is included in the box. It’s worth noting that the battery charges in 2.5 hours through the mains and 10 hours over USB. What you won’t find, and which would have been useful, is a memory slot or a USB port for a flash memory drive.
Features and specifications
Spec SheetHere are the full specs of the Epson WorkForce WF-110:
Type: Portable colour inkjet printer
Functions: Print only
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, micro USB
Data storage slot: none
Max print speed: 7 ppm
Main paper tray capacity: 20 sheets
Max print quality: 5,760 x 1,440 dpi
Scan quality: n/a
Apple AirPrint: yes
Google Cloud Print: yes
App support: Yes, Epson iPrint
Consumables included: mono and colour inkjet carts
Dimensions/Weight: 61 x 309 x 159 mm (HxWxD)/1.6kg
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