Epson Expression Home XP-400

Epson Expression Home XP-400 Small-in-One Printer

The Epson Expression Home XP-400 Small-in-One ($99 list) is essentially an upgrade to the Epson Stylus NX430 Small-in-One ($99 direct, 3.5 stars), the first of Epson's multifunction printers (MFPs) to bear the Small-in-One moniker. It retains its highly compact form factor while showing improved speed. The XP-400's defining characteristic is its diminutive frame; it measures 5.4 by 15.4 by 11.8 inches (HWD) when closed and weighs just 9 pounds. The glossy black XP-400 has a top-loading paper feeder that fits 100 sheets. Although it lacks an automatic duplexer for printing on both sides of a sheet of paper, it offers guidance for manual duplexing through the printer driver. The printer employs four individual ink tanks. The XP-400 prints, copies, and scans. The tilt-up control panel houses a 2.5-inch LCD screen. The Home screen shows various labeled icons, which you can access with a 4-way controller: Setup; Help; WiFi Setup; Copy; Print Photos; Scan; and More Functions (under which are Copy/Restore Photos; Photo Layout Sheet; and Slide Show).