The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is a printer-only model that can print up to 13" x 19"–size sheets. It feels remarkably sturdy and well built, and it's easy to access potential paper jams and replaceable components like the maintenance box and ink cartridges. It prints black text documents impressively quickly and produces great-quality photos with good detail and decently accurate, vibrant colors. It has a satisfactory color gamut, although there's some noise in color gradients, and blacks have a reddish tone. Unfortunately, its page yields are inadequate, especially for a large-format printer, meaning you'll need to replace the cartridges frequently. Additionally, its cost-per-print is fairly high, and it's especially bad if you mostly print in color. It's also much slower when printing color documents or photos.
Our Verdict
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is mediocre for family use. Its black-only cost-per-print is bit high, and it's even more expensive when printing in color, so you can expect to pay quite a bit for ink over time if you print essays or projects often. It also doesn't have a scanner, so you can't digitize cherished photos or important documents. On the bright side, it prints detailed, great-quality photos, and it produces vibrant colors with decent accuracy.
- Great-quality photos with vibrant colors.
- Decent color accuracy.
- Superb mobile companion app.
- Mediocre cost-per-print for black prints.
- No scanning features.
- Can't print directly from external storage.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is a sub-par printer for small or home offices. It has an awful black page yield, meaning you'll often have to replace the black cartridge if you print lots of long documents and spreadsheets. It also doesn't have any scanning features, so you'll need a dedicated scanner to digitize documents. On the bright side, it can print on large 13" x 19" sheets using its rear feeder, while its two input trays support up to 500 wide-format 11" x 17" sheets, helping minimize paper refills. It prints impressively quickly and gets single-page prints out in a decently short time, and you can connect it to your network to print via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
- Great overall printing speed.
- Supports up to 13" x 17" sheets.
- Awful black page yield.
- Mediocre cost-per-print for black prints.
- No scanning features.
- Cartridge replacement procedure requires multiple steps.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is not bad for student use, but it isn't the best option. The cost-per-print for black pages is a bit high, and it's especially bad for color documents. This makes it expensive to maintain in the long term. It also doesn't have a scanner, so you can't easily digitize notes. The connectivity options are great, but it can't print directly from external storage or via Bluetooth, which may be inconvenient for you depending on your needs. On the bright side, it gets short print jobs out decently quickly, so you won't have to wait, and it supports up to 13" x 19" sheets if you need to print wide-format media.
- Decently quick to print out short documents.
- Supports Wi-Fi Direct and printing via Wi-Fi networks.
- Awful black page yield.
- Mediocre cost-per-print for black prints.
- No scanning features.
- Can't print directly from external storage or via Bluetooth.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is alright for black & white printing. It prints impressively quickly, so you won't have to wait around too long for even the longest print jobs, and it gets single-page documents out in a decently short time. It feels outstandingly well built and sturdy, and it has plenty of maintenance tasks to keep the printheads in good shape. The page yield is awful, but fortunately, it's compatible with higher-yield XL and XXL cartridges.
- Prints impressively quickly.
- Decently quick to print out short documents.
- Compatible with XL and XXL cartridges.
- Awful black page yield.
- Mediocre cost-per-print for black prints.
- No scanning features.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is good for photo printing as it produces great-quality photos with lots of detail and vibrant colors. Its color accuracy and color gamut are decent overall, more than enough for casual photo prints, though there's a reddish tone to deep blacks and some grain in gradients. It supports formats from 3.5" x 5" to 13" x 17", and supports borderless printing up to 11" x 17" sheets. However, the cost-per-print for photos is high, so you'll likely pay lots over time, especially if you print large-format color photos.
- Great-quality photos with vibrant colors.
- Decent color accuracy.
- Supports up to 13" x 17" sheets and borderless printing up to 11" x 17".
- Noticeable grain in photos, and bright areas are too bright.
- Disappointingly high photo cost-per-print.
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- Updated Nov 03, 2023: Added mention of the Canon PIXMA TR7820/TS7720 as an alternative with a lower cost-per-print in the Cost-Per-Print section.
- Updated Oct 25, 2023: Added mention of the HP Smart Tank 5101 as an alternative with a better page yield in the Cartridge section.
- Updated Sep 23, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Sep 20, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
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We tested the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 in black. There are no other variants available. You can see our unit's label here.
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The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is designed for small or home offices, but it isn't great for that use. The cartridge system is sub-par, and its cost-per-print is disappointingly high compared to other wide-format printers we've tested. However, compared to them, it prints faster and produces great-quality photos. Additionally, it supports borderless printing for up to 11" x 17"–size sheets, and it can also print on media as large as 13" x 19".
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best 11x17 printers, the best office printers, and the best photo printers.
The HP PageWide Pro 577dw is an all-in-one model that uses PageWide technology to print like a laser printer, whereas the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is a print-only unit that supports wide-format sheets. The HP is a better printer overall thanks to its far superior page yields, significantly cheaper cost-per-print, and far faster overall print speeds. Additionally, you can use its duplex-scanning ADF and flatbed to make quick work of digitizing various media types, and you can print directly from USB flash drives. The Epson supports up to 13" x 19"–format sheets, supports borderless printing, and prints much better-looking photos.
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7840 is a better printer overall than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310. While both can print up to 13" x 19" sheets, the WF-7840 offers much better page yields and significantly cheaper cost-per-print. Also, if your workflow requires scanning, it has a flatbed scanner and duplex-scanning ADF, making it easy to digitize different types of media. On the other hand, the WF-7310 is a print-only model and a better choice if you print a lot of pictures, as it produces much better-detailed photos. It also prints documents faster than the WF-7840.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is an all-in-one printer model that uses a supertank ink system, whereas the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 is a print-only unit that can print up to 13" x 19"–format sheets. The Canon is a significantly better printer overall, with far superior page yields and a substantially cheaper cost-per-print, and it's much faster to get out short print jobs. Also, it has a flatbed scanner, and its duplex-scanning ADF is quick to digitize double-sided work documents. Also, it has built-in fax and can print directly from USB flash drives. On the other hand, the Epson prints much better-looking photos, prints black text documents faster, and feels better built.
The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300 and the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 are both printer-only models that support up to 13" x 19" sheets. The Epson is a better printer for small or home offices thanks to its substantially faster printing speeds, allowing it to print even the longest documents without having to wait long. On the other hand, the Canon is far better for photo printing, as it produces much better-detailed photos and significantly more accurate colors, and its color gamut is far wider, able to precisely reproduce a greater number of colors. It also has a much better color page yield, allowing you to go longer periods without replacing the cartridges.
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