EpsonExpression Photo XP-970

Inkjet with scanner
Colour

£200Typical price

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The Epson Expression Photo XP-970 can print up to A3 for blown up photos, posters and other material. It has an excellent A4 scanner, but is its print quality up to scratch? And will it cost you a fortune to run in printer ink? We sent this A3 printer to the lab for expert testing, so get all you need to know in our Epson Expression Photo XP-970 review.

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KEY TEST RESULTS
Print quality and speed
Printing costs

Jun 2026Last checked by Which?
Dec 2019First reviewed by Which?
Oct 2019Released

The overall Which? test score is made up of the following star ratings, all determined by our rigorous lab tests.

How we test printers

7 Oct 2026

Print quality and speed

Overall
Print quality
Print speed
Black text quality
Black text speed
Office graphics quality
Office graphics speed
Photo quality
Photo speed
Images with text quality
Images with text speed

How we test print quality and speed

Quality and speed for different types of documents.

Scanning quality and speed

Overall
Speed of text scanning
Quality of scanned photos
Speed of photo scanning

How we test scanning quality and speed

Quality, speed, and ease of scanning different pages, including text, colour pages and photos as well as scanning small objects. A scanner has to scan an A4 photo in 20 seconds or less to score five stars for photo scanning speed.

Copying quality and speed

Overall
Quality of mono copies
Quality of colour copies
Speed of mono copies
Speed of colour copies

How we test copying quality and speed

Speed, quality and ease of copying different types of pages with and without using a computer.

Ease of use

Overall
Ease of copying
Ease of printing
Ease of scanning
Low noise
Ease of networking

How we test ease of use

Ease of use, including printing, copying and scanning where relevant.

Printing costs

How we test printing costs

How cheap or expensive the printer is for ink/toner costs per page. More stars means cheaper prints. Costs are based on our occasional printing test - printing black text and colour pages, leaving time between prints and turning the printer off between uses. Printers with no star rating were tested prior to our occasional printing test.

Power use

How we test power use

For energy, it's based on power use when the printer is turned off, in standby and when idle, just after printing.

General
Type of printer	Inkjet with scanner
Colour or Mono	Colour
Height	29cm
Width	48cm
Depth	68cm
Prints on A3	Yes
Aimed at photo printing	No
Aimed at home office printing	No
Individual Colour Cartridges	Yes
Claimed maximum page weight	75
Print on transparencies	No
Additional cartridge 1	24XL LC
Additional cartridge 2	24XL LM
Cannot print when black ink out	No
Cannot print when colour ink out	No
HP Instant Ink	No
Refillable tanks	No
Continuous printing cost
Occasional printing - text and graphics
Extra ink used
One year printing cost
Two year printing cost
Three year printing cost
Photo
Ten black text prints
Page of office graphics
Black cartridge	24XL BK
Cyan cartridge	24XL C
Magenta cartridge	24XL M
Yellow cartridge	24XL Y
Colour of printer	Black

Features
Preview Screen	Yes
Fax	No
Automatic Document Feeder	No
Borderless printing	No
Auto duplexing	Yes
Double sided scan and copy	No
Print via wi-fi direct	Yes

Connections
Ethernet	Yes
Wi-fi	Yes
Memory card support	Yes
Google CloudPrint	Yes
Print from smartphone	Yes
AirPrint compatible	Yes
Windows 8 compatible	Yes
Windows 10 compatible	Yes
Mac OS full compatiblity	Yes

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