Pros

  • Very good print quality overall
  • Nice control panel with color display and responsive touch controls

Cons

  • Expensive inks
  • Scans very slowly
  • Mac drivers and primary documentation are available online only

At A Glance

The Epson Expression Home XP-410 Small-in-One will suffice for light home/student use. The print quality is surprisingly good, but ironically, the pricey inks mean you shouldn't buy this machine unless you don't print much.

The Specs

Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
  • Macintosh OS X 10.7 (Lion)
  • Macintosh OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows 8
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Ports and Connections
Available Interfaces USB 2.0
Wireless connection
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Dimensions
Width 15.4 inches
Depth 20.8 inches
Height 11.0 inches
Weight 9.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1.0
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 100
Optional Trays Available 0.0
Manual Feed Slot 0.0
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Paper Handling Support
  • Banner Paper
  • Card Stock
  • Envelopes
  • Iron-On Transfers
  • Labels
  • Photo Paper
Automatic Document Feeder 0.0
ADF Sheet Capacity 0.0
Storage Media
Memory stick Memory Stick Duo
SD card SD Card
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 6.0 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 17.3 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 8.7 ppm
Color print speed 4.5 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year Limited

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Very Good
Print quality: Color photo Very Good
Scan quality: Text Good
Scan quality: Color photo Very Good
Scan quality: Line art Good
Copy quality Very Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 6.6   ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed: Color photo 1.4   ppm
Print speed rating: Color photo Fair
Copy speed 1.0   ppm
Copy speed rating Very Good