Epson WorkForce WF-110 Printer Review

The Epson WF-110 has poor build quality. The printer feels flimsy overall and isn't as sturdy as you would expect or want a portable printer to be. The access doors and cover are thin plastic, and the cover also serves as the input tray. The paper guide tray is also poor, as it tends to get stuck when you move it between various configurations. The buttons next to the display aren't properly aligned or assembled; in use, three of them feel loose and have significant play in their position when you try to press them, while one is sturdy. The design of the printer makes performing routine maintenance tasks difficult. For example, you must turn on the printer and navigate through several menus to change the ink cartridges. Moreover, you have extremely limited access to the inside of the printer in case of paper jams. Finally, perhaps the biggest design flaw is the lack of ventilation; this printer is prone to overheating during use, so the absence of vents to help regulate the temperature is a major oversight. At the same time, there are no seals around the various plastic panels to prevent dust from getting in when transporting the printer.

Nevertheless, there are a few solid points that deserve attention. The plastic cover protects the printer's internals, and there's a Kensington lock to prevent theft. Moreover, its compact design makes it easy to carry around. Finally, there's easy access to the maintenance box, so performing these regular maintenance tasks is relatively easy.

The Epson WorkForce WF-110 requires frequent maintenance. Because of the low page yield, you'll have to change the ink cartridges frequently if you print regularly or in high volume. The printer needs to be on to change the cartridges, and you need to navigate into the settings to initiate the ink cartridge replacement function. The cartridges themselves are quite small, and the access door is also small, so this may be frustrating for those with larger hands. Moreover, the maintenance box requires frequent changing since it fills up quickly. Although Epson provides an additional maintenance box when you purchase the printer, and you can easily buy additional units online from Epson, this is still an extra task to consider. You'll also have to fill the paper tray regularly as it only holds 20 sheets. If a paper jam occurs, you have minimal access to the sheet roller; there's a single access door on the top of the printer, and the access is narrower than the sheet roller. As this is an inkjet printer, there's an inherent risk of clogging if the printer sits for a long period between uses. Thankfully, the printer has several maintenance tasks built-in, including nozzle check, head cleaning, head alignment (both vertical and horizontal), and paper guide cleaning.

You can access the user manual here.

The display is unremarkable. It's a small color LCD that displays ink and maintenance box levels, Wi-Fi status, and the battery level. You navigate it using four directional buttons. Viewing angles are okay, but you can't adjust the display's position. Overall, it's fine to navigate, but the font is quite small.

The Epson WorkForce WF-110 's ink cartridge system is awful, although expected for a portable printer. The black and color page yields are extremely low, so you must frequently replace the cartridges, even if you have moderate print loads. Also, since this printer uses a tri-color cartridge, you must replace the whole color cartridge even when one color runs out. You receive several warnings on your device for low black and color ink, and the printer also displays a couple of different warnings when a specific ink cartridge is running low and a general ink level warning (which doesn't specify which ink cartridge is low). The printer allows you to continue a color print job when the color ink is running low, but it will stop a black print job whenever the black ink is low. You also receive different warnings on your computer when you use battery power or the AC adapter.

• Quick Guide
• Driver CD-Rom
• Replacement maintenance box
• Pre-installed maintenance box (not pictured)
• Micro-USB to USB-A cable
• Power cable
• Two Epson Initial Ink cartridges:
• 1x 215-I Black ink
• 1x 215-I Tri-color CMY ink

The printer's battery isn't user-replaceable. If you charge the battery for five minutes from empty, you can print approximately four black or two color A4 sheets. You can purchase an extra battery that attaches to the printer by removing the back panel. While Epson doesn't advertise an expected battery life, B&H Photo advertises the same battery life as the built-in one.

One final note: Our unit overheated after printing 30 pages on battery power. We received a message on our PC indicating low battery and advising us to charge our unit; we couldn't resume printing. However, after shutting the printer off and plugging it in, a message appeared on the printer's screen reading, "Cool down the printer to resume charging." We could only resume charging after a five-minute cooldown. Let us know in the comments if your unit has the same issues.

Black and white documents look good from this printer. Text is clear, charts and graphs are easy to read. Fine details are present, albeit a little grainy. That being said, larger blocks of gray appear grainy, and there are consistent lines from the printhead when using standard print quality. The lines disappear when printing in the High Quality mode. One thing to note is that the printer will allow you to temporarily print in black & white when the color ink is low; however, there's no clear indication of how long this works. This pop-up appears on your computer initially when color ink runs out. You can't print in black and white if you just remove the spent color ink cartridge; this message appears on your computer in that case.

Color documents look good from this printer. The text is clear and easy to read, and the colors are vibrant without being oversaturated. Fine details are mostly visible, but they sometimes appear a little grainy and faint.

This printer is much slower when printing on battery power, only pushing three black pages per minute and one color page per minute. Similarly, it takes longer to print photos (100.42 seconds) and to get a single sheet out (29.26 seconds) on battery power. If you want a portable printer with faster printing speeds, check out the HP OfficeJet 200.

When duplex printing, this printer prints all sheets on one side first. You then receive a prompt on your device to take the paper from the output tray and place it back a specific way in the input tray. You must then press Resume to complete the printing job.

Finally, the feeder tray can hold 20 sheets of paper, five sheets of photo paper, or a single envelope.

You can set custom sizes for regular paper between 2.17" x 3.58" (55.12mm x 90.93mm) to 8.27" x 14" (210.06mm x 355.6mm).

This printer has a decent color gamut. Overall, colors look saturated, although it struggles to reproduce bright hues. Transitions between colors also have some noticeable graining, particularly from yellow to orange and purple to blue. Thankfully, there isn't noticeable banding.

This printer has passable color accuracy. It struggles to reproduce skin tones, blues, and grays accurately. Photos still look pleasant, if somewhat dark; this printer is fine for printing photos on the go, but we wouldn't recommend it for professional or enthusiast use that requires pin-point color accuracy.

This printer is excellent at reproducing small details. Fine lines appear sharp, and background details, like the building windows in the city skyline photo, can be clearly differentiated.

You can only perform borderless printing on 3.5" x 5" (88.9mm x 127mm) or 4" x 6" (101.6mm x 152.4mm) photo paper.

You can't print using the included micro-USB to USB-A cable; it only works to charge the printer.

This printer is compatible with the Epson iPrint app. You can use the app to initiate printing and use the camera on your device for 'Document Capture,' which converts photos to scans. You can also check ink levels, order ink, perform maintenance tasks like head cleaning and nozzle check, and update the device's firmware.

While you need to install drivers to print on Windows devices, macOS and ChromeOS devices can print without installing drivers.