The Epson SureColor P700 is a 13-inch professional photo printer. This print-only model succeeds the Epson SureColor P600, incorporating a new 10-cartridge system in a more compact format. It includes a darker and a lighter shade of magenta, gray, and cyan, as well as a photo black, matte black, yellow, and violet cartridge. The printer also incorporates a new 4.3" touch screen interface and supports Epson's feature-rich Smart Panel application. It's compatible with a large variety of printing sizes up to 13" x 19", paper rolls, and media up to 1.5 mm thick.
Our Verdict
The Epson SureColor P700 is a dedicated photo printer. It will do a wonderful job if you plan to print mainly pictures, but it isn't adapted to a regular family printer workload. Although it produces excellent documents in terms of clarity, it's very slow, and its ink is expensive for regular document printing. It also lacks a scanner, which can be limiting for some day-to-day tasks.
Excellent feature-rich application.
Really efficient with its ink use.
Very slow at printing both documents and photos.
No scanner.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
The Epson P700 really isn't suited for office use. Despite it can print exceptionally clear documents, it's extremely slow. It also lacks a scanner, and even if its ink use is excellent for printing photos, it could prove to be expensive to maintain for regular documents.
Excellent feature-rich application.
Produces very high-quality documents.
Very slow at printing both documents and photos.
No scanner.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
The Epson P700 is bad for black-and-white printing. Although the print quality is outstanding, its print speed is extremely slow at only one page per minute.
Produces very high-quality documents.
Very slow at printing both documents and photos.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
The Epson SureColor P700 is outstanding as a dedicated photo printer. It produces very detailed pictures with exemplary color rendition. Its color gamut is among the widest we've seen, and it's accurate enough for professional work. It also supports a variety of print sizes, including roll paper and sheet media up to 1.5 mm thick. Even if the 10 cartridges are relatively expensive for their capacity, this printer is very efficient with its ink use, so you won't need to swap them as often.
Excellent color accuracy.
Very wide color range.
Supports a wide-variety of paper formats, including roll-paper.
No external storage support.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
Like many other dedicated photo printers, the Epson SureColor P700 is extremely slow. It prints only one black-and-white and two color documents per minute, and it's also very slow at photo printing, which is the printer's main use.
Very slow at printing both documents and photos.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
Although it's not designed for this use, the Epson SureColor P700 produces superb documents. The results are very detailed, and even the smallest details are clear.
Produces very high-quality documents.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
The Epson P700 doesn't have a scanning function.
No scanner.
Set-up process uses up most of the included cartridges.
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Changelog
- Updated Jan 05, 2026: We've updated the review to Test Bench 1.3, which adds a number of test boxes including Risk of Clogging and Ease of Unclogging. We also updated the Usage and Performance boxes at the top of the review to better integrate the new aspects covered. See the changelog.
- Updated Aug 05, 2025: Review published.
- Updated Jul 30, 2025: Early access published.
- Updated Jul 03, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Epson SureColor P700 printer. It also comes in the P900 variant, which is bigger and can accommodate wider 17" prints compared to the P700's 13" maximum. Although they perform similarly, the P900 doesn't use the same cartridges. Its cartridges have a larger capacity. Also, while the P700 includes roll-paper support, the P900 requires an adapter that's sold separately. Here's a table with the main differences:
| Model |
Max Print Width Capacity |
Cartridge Name and Capacity |
Roll Paper Support |
| Epson SureColor P700 | 13" | Epson 770, T46S in Europe (25 ml) | Yes, Built-in |
| Epson SureColor P900 | 17" | Epson T46Y, T47A in Europe (50 ml) | Requires an optional accessory |
Here's the label of the model we tested.
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The Epson SureColor P700 is one of the best photo printers we've ever tested. It stands out thanks to its remarkable print quality. It has one of the widest color gamuts we've ever seen and produces very detailed, color-accurate photos. It's also very efficient with its ink use, even if its ink cartridges are relatively expensive. It supports a variety of print sizes up to 1.5 mm thick and includes a practical roll-paper compartment as well. That said, while it's an excellent photo printer, it falls short when it comes to versatility. It's extremely slow, isn't suited to document printing, and doesn't feature a scanner. In many ways, it's similar to many Canon photo printers like the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 and the Canon PIXMA PRO-200, but models like Epson's own EcoTank Photo ET-8550 deliver similar performance that would be good enough for most, while including a scanner and being cheaper to maintain supertank ink.
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The Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 and the Epson SureColor P700 are both excellent photo printers, but they serve different purposes. The P700 offers better overall photo quality, with more accurate colors out of the box and a slightly wider color gamut. It also uses pigment ink, which typically lasts longer and resists smudges better. However, it's a print-only device designed specifically for photo printing. In contrast, the ET-8550 is far more versatile: it includes a competent scanner, prints much faster, and has significantly lower ink costs thanks to its supertank system. Unless you are aiming for the very best photo-quality printing, the ET-8550 is likely to be a better choice.
The Epson SureColor P700 and the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 are very comparable dedicated photo printers. They both deliver excellent, detailed prints. While the Canon delivers slightly better color accuracy, the Epson edges it out in color gamut. That said, the differences are very subtle, and both printers deliver outstanding color reproduction. The Canon also feels more solidly built. The P700, on the other hand, benefits from the inclusion of roll paper support and a better interactive display, and it's more frugal with its ink use.
The Epson SureColor P700 and Canon PIXMA PRO-200 are both excellent choices for professional photo printing, offering wide media compatibility and advanced cartridge systems with dedicated photo inks that produce rich, accurate colors and broad color gamuts. Where they differ most is in their ink technology. The PRO-200 relies on dye-based ink, which excels on glossy paper, making it especially well-suited for traditional photo prints. The P700, on the other hand, uses pigment-based ink, which performs better on matte and fine art papers. This makes it ideal for archival or artistic print, since pigment ink also tends to last longer than dye ink.
The Canon PIXMA PRO-200S and the Epson SureColor P700 are excellent photo printers. The Epson is more color-accurate out of the box, while the Canon tends to favor a more contrasty look that isn't as realistic, especially with darker skin tones. The Canon's cartridges are also cheaper, but they don't yield as many prints. The Epson uses pigment ink, which tends to last longer and be less sensitive to smudging. That said, dye ink does tend to produce deeper blacks and slightly more saturated colors.
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