The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820 is an all-in-one inkjet printer. This printer is also known as the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3823 at Walmart. It uses a four-cartridge system and is compatible with Epson's T822 and T822XL high-yield ink cartridges. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, USB, and Ethernet, and it can also print directly off a USB flash drive. It works with Epson's Smart Panel mobile app, which you can use to print, scan, copy, and perform maintenance tasks. The scanner is equipped with an automatic feeder to process multi-page documents quickly, but it doesn't support duplex scanning.
Our Verdict
The Epson WF-3820 is a very good family printer. It has wide connectivity options, making it easy for every household member to access. It produces high-quality documents, prints fairly quickly, and doesn't cost much to maintain as the ink cartridges are cheap. For photo printing, printed photos look very detailed but grainy and not very color-accurate. Another downside is that the scanner has trouble capturing fine details, so it isn't the best for digitizing photos.
- Produces sharp documents.
- Low maintenance costs.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- Produces very detailed photos.
- Low black page yield.
- Photos look grainy.
- Most colors look different from the original.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820 is a decent printer for a home or small office. It has an efficient design that makes accessing paper jams and ink cartridges easy. It produces sharp documents and prints fairly quickly overall. As for its page yield, its black ink cartridge runs out quickly, but the color cartridges last a while. The cartridges are cheap, though, so the printer won't cost too much to maintain over time. Unfortunately, although the scanner is equipped with an automatic feeder, it doesn't support duplex scanning, so you'll have to flip the pages manually when scanning double-sided sheets.
- Produces sharp documents.
- Low maintenance costs.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- No duplex scanning.
- Low black page yield.
- Slow to print color documents.
The Epson WF-3820 is great for students. It produces sharp documents and prints fairly quickly overall. You need to replace the black cartridge frequently, but at least it's cheap, so your maintenance cost will remain low. The scanner has an automatic feeder, but it doesn't support duplex scanning, and the scan quality is mediocre, as it has a hard time capturing fine details. Also, while the lid hinges can extend to accommodate thicker items like textbooks, the range is very limited, so you might still have trouble closing the lid over really thick books.
- Produces sharp documents.
- Low maintenance costs.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- No duplex scanning.
- Low black page yield.
The Epson WF-3820 is good for printing black-and-white documents. It produces sharp documents and prints fairly quickly at up to 19 pages per minute. Its black ink cartridge runs out pretty quickly, which means you'll have to replace it often, but it's cheap, so you won't have to spend too much on maintenance. Unfortunately, the scanner doesn't support duplex scanning, and the scan quality is mediocre, as it has trouble picking up finer details.
- Produces sharp documents.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- Quick printing speed for black-only documents.
- Prints black-and-white documents quickly.
- No duplex scanning.
- Low black page yield.
The Epson Workforce WF-3820 is good for photo printing. Its photo printing cost is quite low, so you won't be paying much per print. Printed photos look incredibly detailed but grainy, there's also some banding in dark areas. Also, while the photos still look relatively natural, most colors look different from the original.
- Low maintenance costs.
- Produces very detailed photos.
- Supports various paper sizes up to 8.5 x 11" and borderless printing.
- Photos look grainy.
- Most colors look different from the original.
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Changelog
- Updated Apr 18, 2023: We've updated the review to provide more information in the Expected Maintenance, Scan Quality, Black and White Documents, Color Documents, Color Gamut, and Small Details sections.
- Updated Sep 21, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Sep 01, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
- Updated May 27, 2022: This model can print custom sizes. This lets you print on A5 paper, even if that size isn't in the presets, so we changed the A5 result in Printing Size from 'No' to 'Yes'.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820. There's only one variant, the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3823. It's the same printer as the WF-3820 but exclusive to Walmart.
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The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820 is a versatile inkjet printer. It has very good color accuracy and its photo quality should be decent enough for school assignments and reports. The scanner features are great, especially if you want to digitize old photos. However, its cartridge system isn't the best, and there are other printers with much higher page yields.
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The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4830 and the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820 are very similar overall. The main difference is that the WF-4830 can automatically scan double-sided sheets, which the WF-3820 can't do, and it produces better-quality scans. The WF-4830 also has a larger input tray capacity, so you don't need to refill it as often.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820 and the Canon PIXMA TR8620 are all-in-one color inkjet printers that are good for families and students, but the Canon is better for photo printing. The Canon produces much better-looking photos with good detail and vibrant colors, and it has a higher color page yield and a lower photo cost-per-print. On the other hand, the Epson is better for small or home offices, with a better black page yield and black-only document cost-per-print, and it prints much faster.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820 and the Canon PIXMA TR4520 are both all-in-one printers, but the Epson performs much better overall. It has a much lower cost-per-print, much higher page yield for both black and color documents, and a significantly faster print speed. It has a responsive touch screen and great connectivity options including Wi-Fi Direct printing. Conversely, the Canon produces higher-quality photos.
The Canon PIXMA TR8520 is a better printer overall than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820. The Canon has a wider color range and better color accuracy. It also yields more color prints, making it cheaper to maintain. On the other hand, the Epson has a quicker printing speed, and the input tray can hold double the amount the Canon can.
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