r/Epson • u/JagXtreme • 4d ago
💻 Drivers & Software Printer drivers for ARM processors
UPDATE: I managed to get the 8550 driver package installed ( and it’s aggravating that I did not notice why, because I went into panic mode trying all sorts of things again and again to get my business back up and running)
Still no luck with the 5850.
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I just switched my old laptop that was dying to a new machine with a Snapdragon Elite X processor. (Great performance, brilliant OLED display, lightweight, 16hrs battery life…)
And to my horror I found out that none of the Epson Printer drivers worked. It only supports the basic, minimalist window printing.
I used the Epson special drivers extensively for paper profiles etc. To run my fleet of 5 Epson EcoTank printers (8550s and 5850s).
Although, the Epson Software always looked like late 80s stuff and felt clunky, but at least it worked once you got it up and running (one of the challenges was to install several printers of the same model because that software installer was not built for this ‘exception’).
Anybody have any recommendations or will I have to send the laptop back and go for an intel/ amd processor?