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hey it's Justin you from CNET this is a first look at the Epson XP 420 all-in-one printer so this printer continues Epsons commitment to that small in one branding that's Epsons way of telling you that this is a compact printer which is true it's a lot smaller than most of the printers I've reviewed it's definitely one of the smallest all-in-one units at scene it's probably more like the size of a plain single function inkjet or laser printer and it's pretty impressive that they were able to cram so many features into it so getting to those details this all-in-one can scan and copy in addition to printing but the cool part about it is that you don't actually have to be tethered to a computer to do those things anymore thanks to epson's I print mobile app you can connect through a smart phone to print your photos directly from a photo album or you can use a number of cloud printing features like Google Cloud Print or Apple air print to output from a browser or an iPhone basically Epson is relying on these partnerships to get consumers used to the idea that you don't necessarily have to be next to a computer to print something out so in addition to those wireless features you can also just walk right up to the printer and insert an SD card from a digital camera or whatever directly into this reader on the front you can make light photo edits on this LCD display then you can print them out or even upload them to Facebook directly through the UI so any printer is only as good as the cost of the ink cartridges you'll pay to keep it running so what about those ink prices well Epson offers extra large capacity cartridges for sale in addition to bundles which keep costs low and while those costs are about average for what you're paying upfront your mileage may vary according to what you're printing out you can read more details in my full review on CNET but that's going to do it for me I'm Justin you you just took a first look at the Epson XP 420 inkjet printer thanks for watching