The WF-M5899DWF brings three core office jobs into a single device: printing, scanning and faxing. That means fewer machines, fewer cables and one place to go with paperwork. Fax is still in use at many institutions, in healthcare and in legal work, and when a partner insists on it there is no need to keep a separate fax machine around.
The printer uses black ink only, which suits invoices, contracts and reports where colour is not needed. The scanner, on the other hand, works in colour: the digital copy keeps logos, stamps, coloured notes and signatures in blue pen. A paper archive can therefore be digitised without losing information, even though the printouts themselves are black and white.
With duplex support the device prints on both sides of the sheet. Long contracts and reports get thinner, binders hold more, and paper use drops noticeably. In an office that prints dozens of pages a day, this is one of the most practical features, and making it the default setting quickly pays off in fewer reams of paper.
Thanks to the wireless connection, the device can stand wherever there is room in the office, and every computer on the same Wi-Fi network can send print jobs to it. There is no cable to run across the room, and desks can be rearranged without touching the printer setup. One all-in-one device can thus handle the paperwork of a whole team.
Unlike laser devices, the WF-M5899DWF uses ink rather than toner. An inkjet places ink directly on the paper and does not need a heated fuser unit to bond toner, so the consumables routine is different: you replace ink supplies, not toner cartridges and drums. WorkForce Pro is the Epson business series, and at 19 kg the device needs a solid base.
Small and mid-sized offices that print mostly black-and-white documents but want to scan in colour; accounting, legal and medical practices where fax is still a working tool; and teams that want one Wi-Fi shared device to cover printing, scanning and faxing.
| Brand | Epson |
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| Product type | Mono Multifunction Printer |
| Duplex functions | Yes |
| Faxing | Yes |
| Maximum print size | A4 |
| Printing | Mono |
| Scanning | Colour |
| EAN | 8715946716817 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
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| Print technology | Inkjet |
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| Net weight | 19.00 kg |
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No, printing is monochrome. Scanning, however, is in colour.
Yes, fax is included in addition to printing and scanning.
Yes, duplex printing is supported.
Yes, the device has Wi-Fi, so print jobs can be sent over the wireless network from several computers.
The manufacturer does not specify the print speed, so pages per minute cannot be confirmed here.
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