Print 13,300 pages before you refill. The Epson EcoTank L6490 is the all-in-one ink tank printer that runs a small office the way a small office needs to be run — printing, copying, scanning, and faxing at 17 pages per minute, auto-duplexing through a 35-sheet ADF, running on a Wi-Fi and Ethernet network, and doing it all at a cost per page that makes the traditional ink cartridge printer model look like a deliberate tax on productivity.
The EcoTank ink tank system is the reason the L6490 exists as a category leader rather than just a feature list. Instead of buying replacement ink cartridges at AED 30–60 per set that run out after a few hundred pages, the EcoTank uses refillable ink tanks visible at the front of the printer and filled with low-cost Epson DURABrite 112 ink bottles. A single set of included ink bottles delivers 13,300 pages of black and 5,200 pages of colour — enough for a small office to print for months before a refill is needed. When it does need refilling, the bottles cost a fraction of equivalent cartridge sets. The total running cost per page is significantly lower than any cartridge-based printer in the same class.
Epson's Heat-Free Technology — the PrecisionCore inkjet architecture that does not use heat to eject ink — means the printer uses just 12 watts of power while printing. A comparable laser printer uses 200–420 watts for the same output. Over a year of office printing, the power saving is measurable on the electricity bill. The no-heat design also means no warm-up delay: the L6490 starts printing almost immediately rather than waiting 15–30 seconds for a laser engine to reach operating temperature.
The 35-sheet automatic document feeder handles multi-page contracts, reports, and receipts for scanning, copying, or faxing without manually loading each page. The 250-sheet front cassette holds a full ream of paper minus 50 sheets — reducing reload interruptions during high-volume print runs. Auto duplex prints both sides automatically. The 2.4-inch LCD colour touchscreen provides the control interface for all four functions without requiring a connected device.
Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, and Ethernet connectivity cover every office network configuration — wired for the desktop workstation, wireless for laptops and mobile devices, and Wi-Fi Direct for direct device connection without a network. The Epson iPrint app enables mobile printing and scanning from phones and tablets. Email printing allows documents to be printed by forwarding an email to the printer's dedicated email address — useful for printing from outside the office network. 1200×2400 dpi optical scan resolution.
DURABrite 112 ink is smudge-resistant, water-resistant, and highlighter-resistant — professional output that handles the document handling and annotation that office documents receive after printing.