The DTG G4 vs. Epson SureColor F2100 | Comparing DTG Printers

Here, we compare and contrast both DTG printers. We look at their features and day-to-day usability. In a Nutshell, let’s dig in and review the similarities between the Epson F2100 and the G4 Direct to Garment Printer.

Both printers have: A powerful touch screen control panel, Can load designs from a USB drive, Fast printing t-shirt printer machines.

However, when it comes to Printing Production, Maintenance, and Platens, the advantages of the DTG G4 becomes apparent.

Printing Production Time
First up, we talk about production time. The number of shirts you can print in an hour has a HUGE impact on your income.

Watch this quick production run with the DTG G4 in this video: [ Ссылка ]

If you’re a busy shop, printing all day, then the difference between being able to make 200 dark shirts vs. 180 or 160 shirts is a big deal. The more your business grows, the more those extra shirts add up to a highly profitable month.

How fast you can produce dark shirts is the leading benchmark for overall DTG Production. And, straight out of the gate, the G4 is going to outperform the F2100 in high-quality production of full-size dark shirts. That’s a significant advantage. Full Stop.

The Epson SureColor F2100 also features different print speeds. This is where you can play with the speed and quality of prints to find hat works best for you. Watch us speed print on a white shirt in this video: [ Ссылка ]

Automated Maintenance on the Epson F2100 DTG
Keeping production rolling has an essential impact on your bottom line. Interruptions and downtime in the middle of an important job not only cost you time, but it can cause your employees to make mistakes.

Both the Epson DTG (and the Brother DTG) printer(s) have a problem in the way they handle automatic maintenance.

For instance, the Epson printer will do automated cleaning DURING USE. In other words, while you are in the middle of producing work.

And, How Does That Affect Cost and Productivity?
And every time it does that clean, you will be donating some of your white ink in the cleaning effort. That’s known as “waste ink.” The Epson F2100 has the reputation of generating a LOT of ink during maintenance – and ink wasted is money wasted.

Even if the Epson only wastes say $10 in ink, after 30-40 cleanings a month, that can add up to $300 to $400 monthly maintenance bill. And according to anecdotal evidence, that amount is about right.

These cleanings only take about 6 minutes. So, if you print all day, the actual time isn’t too bad. It will likely be 6 minutes one day – then 12 minutes the next day as your 5 hours of print time overlaps your workdays. [The Epson DTG printer has been updated. Learn more here]

However, the real productivity hit happens because you don’t have any control over when your work is interrupted. It causes big distractions because you or your employees get knocked out of your groove. You are often left just standing there while the Epson or Brother DTG machines take steps to protect their print heads.

Chances are, you’ll find something else to do, and that distraction can turn a 6-minute delay into who knows how long.

The G4 also does regular maintenance AND produces waste ink. However, the G4 maintenance takes place after 5 hours of NO USE.

You can learn more about DTG Printing and the differences between these two powerful DTG printers at, [ Ссылка ].

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