The Best Wide-Format Printers for 2026

The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7310 Wireless Wide-Format Printer is a single-function printer designed for use with paper up to tabloid size (11-by-17-inch), with the added benefit of allowing you to print on single sheets up to 13 by 47.2 inches. So, it's technically supertabloid-size, but just barely. Two 250-sheet drawers offer a combined 500-sheet capacity for up to tabloid size, so you can keep two different sizes or types of paper loaded. A single-sheet manual feed lets you print on other types and sizes as needed, without a lot of loading and unloading trays. The printer also supports both borderless printing and auto-duplexing (two-sided printing) for pages up to tabloid size.

Supertabloid and larger pages are limited to being fed one sheet at a time, but being able to print at these larger sizes is a big plus. The WF-7310 is also surprisingly light for its level of paper handling, at 29.8 pounds. Even better, its output quality was in the top tier for a business inkjet across the board.

Small offices: The WF-7310 can fit nicely in any office that needs to print at up to tabloid size, whether it also needs occasional output at larger sizes or not. It's a particularly good choice for smaller offices and even home offices that print relatively few pages.

Offices looking to save money in the long run: The balance of a low initial price and relatively expensive ink in cartridges will still save money in the long run when compared with more expensive tank-based printers that offer less expensive ink.

The Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 earns its "photo" designation largely thanks to the addition of Photo Black and Gray inks to the standard cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks. This design choice makes it easier to deliver good color accuracy in color photos and more subtle shading in black-and-white prints. More important, the extra inks pay off, with photo output in our tests that we deemed gorgeous, all the more so for the ET-8550's ability to print borderless prints at up to supertabloid (13-by-19-inch) size. It also delivered high-quality text and graphics, making it suitable for a general-purpose home printer, including light-duty use in a home office. Additionally, it features a flatbed for scanning at up to legal size. 

Photographers: The ET-8550 is primarily a home printer for photo enthusiasts or an affordable option for semi-pro photographers or small businesses that need to print small quantities of marketing materials at up to supertabloid size.

Offices: The ET-8550 can also serve as a light-duty office AIO. The emphasis here is on light, thanks to the 100-sheet paper capacity in its main tray, along with a 20-sheet insert for snapshot-size photo paper.

People looking for low running costs: The ET-8550's initial list price is high for its feature set, but for those who print frequently, the savings in running costs (thanks to the tank-based design and inexpensive ink) can offset the initial cost over time.

The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-16650 combines a low cost per page (CPP) with a robust level of paper handling and performance that's often missing in tank-based inkjets. The 550-sheet capacity, split among two 250-sheet drawers and a 50-sheet tray, lets you keep up to three types or sizes of paper loaded at all times. And the 2-cent CPP for standard color pages, as well as for monochrome text, is low enough to be particularly attractive if you print many pages in color. 

For printing, the ET-16650 can handle pages up to supertabloid size (13 by 19 inches) and print edge-to-edge (borderless, or "full bleed") at up to tabloid size (11 by 17 inches). It also supports auto-duplexing (two-sided printing). For scanning, including copying and faxing, it offers a 50-sheet, tabloid-size auto duplexing automatic document feeder (ADF) to automatically scan both sides of each page in the stack. It also scored well in both performance and output quality in our tests, and its 46.1-pound weight is on the light side for its level of paper handling.

Offices that need high-volume, large-format prints: The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-16650 is a tempting choice for any office that needs to print lots of color and monochrome pages in sizes up to 13 by 19 inches, as well as scan multi-page documents at sizes up to 11 by 17 inches.

Offices that print in multiple sizes: Its three trays will make it even more attractive to medium-size offices or workgroups with up to heavy-duty print needs and the need to continually switch back and forth between different paper types and sizes.

The Brother MFC-J5340DW is the least-expensive AIO we've tested that can print on tabloid-size paper. It's also smaller and lighter than most, which makes it relatively easy to find space for in a small office. It delivers good output quality, fast speed, and plenty of extras, including the ability to print from and scan to mobile devices. The catch? The low price, small size, and low weight are all thanks to having only one 250-sheet drawer and a single-sheet bypass tray. Both support up to tabloid-size paper and automatic duplexing, however. That can easily be all you need if you only occasionally switch paper sizes and usually need to print just one- or two-page documents in the sizes you use less often.

People who need tabloid printing, but not tabloid-size scans: One potentially important issue for the MFC-J5340DW is that scanning is limited to a letter-size flatbed and a 50-page ADF that doesn't support duplexing and handles only up to legal-size paper. That rules out the printer for offices that need to scan tabloid-size documents as well as print them, but many offices can do without that feature.

Small and home offices: For small and home offices where printing at tabloid size is essential but scanning at tabloid size isn't, the low price and compact size of the MFC-J5340DW make it the exact right solution.

A big, heavy printer for big, gorgeous photos, the PRO-1100 straddles the line between advanced hobbyists and professional photographers. Its 12-cartridge ink system delivers deep blacks that are especially impressive; in color photos, those deeper tones help to create a better sense of depth and dimensionality. The PRO-1100 also has an impressive air-feed paper-advance system, employs a special anti-clogging technology (the printer automatically swaps out blocked nozzles), and delivers durable, scratch-resistant prints.

Professional photographers and designers: The PRO-1100 is our top pick for professional-grade photography and graphic art needs, offering stunning prints with rich, true-to-life colors and abyss-deep blacks.

Hobbyists: This model features built-in sensors that detect blocked nozzles, making life easier for hobbyists who appreciate trouble-free printing. If it encounters a blocked nozzle, it will automatically switch to an alternative nozzle as a backup. The PRO-1100 features an air-feed system that functions like a vacuum cleaner, drawing in and securing the paper for a more consistent and accurate application of the ink droplets.

Although we refer to the Epson SureColor P700 as a "dedicated photo printer," that's essentially shorthand for the fact that it's designed for both professional photographers and graphic artists. That target market absolutely requires state-of-the-art quality, and the P700 delivers it in spades. Much of the credit goes to its 10-color ink system, which delivers a much larger gamut (range of colors) to work with than printers with fewer ink colors can offer. It also includes a light gray ink, which helps improve subtle shading in both color and grayscale prints. All that really matters, of course, is the final result: images that offer vibrant color, dark blacks, and top-tier color accuracy.

Pros also often need banners and panoramas in custom sizes that require printing on rolls of paper, which the P700 addresses as well. In addition to offering borderless printing on cut sheets ranging from 3.5 by 5 inches to 13 by 19 inches, it can accommodate up to 13-inch-wide rolls for printing banners or panoramas as large as 13 by 129 inches. That's 10 feet, 9 inches long by 13 inches wide of exquisite panorama images. 

Professional photographers: If you need this printer, you know it. You're a professional photographer, a graphic artist, or a graphics designer who insists on gallery-level output quality, needs to print at sizes as large as 13 inches wide, and may need the ability to print banners or panoramas using roll paper.

Print shops: If your small business has many clients who frequently order banners and panoramic images, the P700 is the ideal printer for the job, as it can print output nearly 11 feet wide.

Top-tier borderless photo prints up to 11 by 17 inches—plus scanning, copying, and even printable-disc support—make the Epson Expression Photo XP-980 a standout photo-centric home printer. A six-color ink system, a 4.3-inch color touch-screen control panel, and conveniences such as an output tray that automatically extends from its closed position when you start a print job cement its excellence. If you need both scanning and printing at up to tabloid size, it's probably the all-in-one printer you want.

People who hate aligning print heads: Printhead alignment is automatic, a relatively new feature in Epson printers, and highly welcome for a printer with six ink colors. The automated setup routine guides you through printing an alignment page and placing it on the flatbed. The printer scans the image, then analyzes the results and adjusts the printhead settings as appropriate.

People who still use CDs: One feature that's easy to miss if you don't know to look for it is the tray for printable optical discs. It ships and is meant to be stored when not in use in a slot on the underside of the main paper tray. Designing labels and printing on the discs is easy, thanks to Epson's Photo+ app.