Epson

Tokyo imaging company

Epson is a Japanese electronics company known primarily for printers, projectors, and imaging equipment.

The brand name has become nearly synonymous with a certain type of office printer: We need to replace the Epson.

Founded as a subsidiary of Seiko, the company took its name from "son of EP" (Electronic Printer).

printers

inkjet

Spray-based printing method

multifunction · scanner · copier · resolution · duplex · wireless · large-format · sublimation · refillable · nozzle

heritage

Seiko

Japanese watch manufacturer

  • JapaneseOf or from Nippon
  • 1942Four-digit date, mid-century
  • quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide

precision · manufacturing

projectors

lumens

Measure of visible light

  • brightnessDegree of light emitted
  • laserConcentrated light device
  • HDHigh-resolution video format

4K · interactive · portable · keystone · contrast · multimedia · classroom · presentation · screen · HDMI

scanners

flatbed

Open-topped hauling vehicle

OCR · digitizing · artwork

specialty

industrial

Of factories and production

wearable · commercial

Categories
Opposites
printer brand rivalry

EpsonCanon

Japanese imaging corporation

HP · Microsoft · Apple · IBM · Google

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G