Epson SureColor P400 vs Epson Expression Home XP-430 (2016)

The Epson SureColor P400 makes for a good, if unremarkable, Home Printer for people with a $880 budget.

The Epson Expression Home XP-430, however, is merely mediocre at its $274 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $880 and $330 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the Epson SureColor P400 and Epson Expression Home XP-430, however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The Epson SureColor P400 was loved by reviewers at PCmag, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best Photo Printers for 2021" roundup where it was named its "Best for Extra-Large, Pro-Grade Photo Prints", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Taking a look at the Epson Expression Home XP-430, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - CNET and PCmag - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Home Printers, including PCmag, preferred the Epson SureColor P400 over the Epson Expression Home XP-430.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Epson SureColor P400 was liked best by Digitaltrends, which gave it a score of 9, while the Epson Expression Home XP-430 got its highest, 8, score from CNET.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Epson SureColor P400, with its 8.2 average, performed considerably better than most Home Printers - the mean score for the product category being 7.1 out of 10 - while the Epson Expression Home XP-430 managed an average of 7.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Epson SureColor P400 vs. Epson Expression Home XP-430 review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.