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Epson SureColor T3770E
24" color graphics & photo printer
- ModelT3770E
- Prints24" wide
- Score70/100
Authorized Epson dealerGenuine hardware & ink
1-year warranty includedExtendable to 2 years
Free shippingContinental U.S.
Plotter specialistsAEC experts, not just sellers
Analyst take
- Six-color ink set with Matte Black, Photo Black and a dedicated Red extends reach into warm, saturated color for renderings and coordination drawings.
- Handles CAD workflows natively via HP-GL/2, HP-RTL and ESC/P at up to 2400 x 1200 DPI.
- Single 24-inch roll up to 3576" long; the dual-roll T3770DR is the step-up for unattended media switching.
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- Wide-format reach Prints up to 24" wide on rolls and sheets.
- Fine detail 2400 x 1200 DPI maximum resolution for crisp line work.
- Ink platform UltraChrome XD3 pigment ink (6 inks: C, M, Y, Red, Matte Black, Photo Black).
- Connectivity Wi-Fi + Ethernet for shared team printing.
- Verified specs 10 specs checked against the manufacturer datasheet.
- Analyst score Scores 70/100 in our class-relative rating.
Overview
A six-color 24-inch plotter that treats color drawings as more than an afterthought
The Epson SureColor T3770E is a 24-inch single-roll inkjet aimed squarely at AEC document production. What sets it apart from most plan-set machines is the ink set: six colors including Cyan, Magenta, Red, Yellow, and both Matte and Photo black. That Red channel matters where color lives — in the coordination overlays, GIS shading, and rendered site plans where a saturated hue has to read the same way it did on screen. Line work on bond stays crisp at up to 2400 x 1200 DPI, and Epson rates it at 16 seconds per A1 in draft, roughly 120 A1 prints per hour at normal quality.
- Small-to-mid studios producing mixed monochrome plan sets and color presentation work on one device
- MEP and civil teams needing legible color-coded coordination and GIS output
- Offices standardizing on HP-GL/2 and PDF submission over Ethernet or Wi-Fi
- Print rooms wanting quiet, low-idle operation (2 W sleep, 75 W typical)
Where it isn’t the right tool: single-roll design means manual media swaps between paper stocks — if you juggle bond and coated daily, the dual-roll Epson T3770DR 24-in earns its keep. Firms printing 36-inch or larger sheets should look to the 44-inch Epson T7770DR 44-in. And if color is incidental, a leaner model like the Epson SC-T3100N 24-in may suit better.
- 24″Max print width
- 1,514 ft²/hRated speed (burst)
- 6Ink channels
- 2,400 dpiMax resolution
- 58.4%sRGB, measured
Spec Analysis
overall
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At a glance
- Print width
- 24-in roll (max A1, 23" x 33")
- Print technology
- Inkjet, up to 2400 x 1200 DPI
- Ink set
- 6 colors: Cyan, Magenta, Red, Yellow, Matte black, Photo black
- Speed (Epson rated)
- 16 s/A1 draft; ~120 A1 prints/hour normal quality
- Max roll length
- 3,576 in (90.8 m)
- Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB
- Languages
- ESC/P, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL
- Display / storage
- 4.3" touch LCD; 4 GB internal (optional 1TB SSD)
Ideal for: small-to-mid AEC studios needing crisp monochrome plan sets plus credible six-color presentation and coordination output from one 24-inch device. Not the tool for: high-volume shops needing unattended dual-roll switching (see the T3770DR), or teams printing 36-inch-and-wider sheets (see the T7770DR 44-in).
Expert analysis
What you should know
Key takeaways
- Six-color ink set with Matte Black, Photo Black and a dedicated Red extends reach into warm, saturated color for renderings and coordination drawings.
- Handles CAD workflows natively via HP-GL/2, HP-RTL and ESC/P at up to 2400 x 1200 DPI.
- Single 24-inch roll up to 3576" long; the dual-roll T3770DR is the step-up for unattended media switching.
- Epson rates normal-quality A1 output at 120 prints per hour — plan-set reality includes processing, drying and roll changes.
- 4 GB internal storage (1TB SSD optional), 4.3-inch touch display, Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet and USB cover typical AEC network needs.
- Matte and Photo Black together keep line density strong on bond and shadows clean on coated presentation stock.
Most 24-inch plotters in an architecture office live a quietly monochrome life — permit sets, redlines, dimensioned as-builts. The Epson SureColor T3770E is built for exactly that daily grind, but it carries a six-color ink set that pays off the moment a rendered site plan or a color-coded MEP coordination drawing lands on the roll.
What interests me here is that Epson didn’t stop at the usual cyan-magenta-yellow-black. There’s a dedicated Red alongside a Matte Black and a Photo Black. That’s a color-fidelity decision, and it’s worth checking what it buys you on the paper you actually use.
24" (61 cm)Max roll widthsingle-roll, D/A1-class
A1 (23" x 33" (594 x 841 mm))Max print size
120 pphRated A1 speedEpson-rated, normal quality
2400 x 1200 DPIMax resolution
The line quality question, answered plainly
For AEC work the first test is never a photograph — it’s a hairline at 100% and a stack of 8-point annotation that has to stay legible on ordinary bond. At 2400 x 1200 DPI the T3770E lays down crisp vector lines, and it speaks the languages your CAD stack expects: HP-GL/2, HP-RTL and ESC/P. Bluebeam, AutoCAD and Revit output route to it without translation gymnastics.
The dual-black system matters more than the spec sheet lets on. Matte Black holds density on uncoated bond — the paper permit sets are actually printed on — while Photo Black takes over for glossy and coated stock when a presentation board needs deep, clean shadows rather than a muddy near-black.
Color, measured — not claimed
Here’s where the sixth ink earns its slot. That dedicated Red widens the machine’s reach into the warm, saturated end — the part of the spectrum where site-context renderings and GIS overlays either sing or turn to mud. Most spec sheets quote a flat 2-D coverage percentage; we measured the ICC gamut volume instead, on the same media we put every printer through, so the number means something.
The difference shows up where photographs live — in the last five percent of a saturated red and in skin tones on a presentation elevation that hold their warmth instead of drifting orange. For pure black-line plotting you’ll never notice it. For a firm that renders as well as plots, it’s the reason to look here rather than at a four-color machine. See how we build these figures on our measured-gamut hub.
sRGB coverage (by volume)58.4%
Adobe RGB coverage (by volume)47.4%
Where it sits in its own family
The T3770E is the single-roll member of this generation. If your permit-set production means constant roll swaps between bond and coated stock — or you run mixed-size plan sets and can’t babysit the machine — the Epson T3770DR 24-in adds a second roll for near-unattended switching. Need genuine 44-inch width for E-size sheets or large survey plots? That points to the Epson T7770DR 44-in.
Stepping down, the Epson SC-T3100 24-in and Epson SC-T2100 24-in serve lighter, entry-volume studios but drop the six-color ink set and the internal storage the T3770E carries. Cross-shopping is fair too — the Canon GP-2000 24-in is the obvious thermal-inkjet rival at this width, and worth putting side by side.
Estimate a real plot run — enter your sheet count and quality, and the tool works from Epson's rated A1 throughput. Remember: processing, roll changes and drying live outside that number.
One set: – · Weekly plotting time: –
Computed from the manufacturer's rated 1,514 ft²/h (a per-page burst rating). Real-world mixed sets run slower — treat this as a best case for comparing machines, not a promise.
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The read
The T3770E fits a specific, common profile: a firm doing mostly monochrome plotting that also cares about how a rendering reproduces — and doesn’t want a second machine to get it. The six-color set with dual black and a dedicated Red is a real color decision, not a bullet point, and the CAD-language support and 4.3-inch touch panel keep submission uncomplicated for print-room and IT staff alike. The single-roll design is the honest limit: if your day is defined by constant media switching, the dual-roll T3770DR earns its place. For everyone else plotting D/A1 work at 24 inches, this is a well-judged middle of the line.
Spec analysis
How the specs grade
Overall performance
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Measured color
Color gamut, measured from the ICC profile
Computed with ArgyllCMS directly from Epson SureColor T3770E’s own manufacturer ICC profile (Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250) — real, measured color data, not a spec-sheet claim.
686KCIELAB gamut volume — within the sRGB working space
58.4%of sRGB by volume
47.4%of Adobe RGB by volume
These are 3-D color-volume figures measured from the actual profile — a stricter, more honest gauge than the 2-D “% coverage” numbers on marketing spec sheets, which run considerably higher. Use them to compare printers on the same basis.
| Media | Volume (Lab³) | sRGB | Adobe RGB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain / coated | 1,328,595 | 97.8% | 95.7% |
| Backlit film | 804,798 | 59.4% | 50.7% |
| Matte photo | 686,508 | 59.7% | 47.7% |
| Satin / semi-gloss photo | 685,543 | 58.4% | 47.4% |
| Premium glossy photo | 685,543 | 58.4% | 47.4% |
| Canvas | 565,208 | 51.8% | 41.5% |
| Vinyl | 409,210 | 40.8% | 30.9% |
Gamut volume is the size of the reproducible color solid in CIELAB, computed with ArgyllCMS iccgamut. Coverage is the share of the sRGB / Adobe RGB reference volume the printer reproduces (ArgyllCMS viewgam). A larger volume and higher coverage mean more saturated colors reproduced faithfully; wide-format pigment printers typically extend beyond sRGB in cyans and greens while falling short of its deepest blues.
Verified specifications
The specs that decide it
| Maximum media/roll width | 24 in |
|---|---|
| Maximum resolution | 2400 x 1200 dpi |
| Print speed (A1/D plain paper) | 16 secmanufacturer-verified |
| Ink platform | UltraChrome XD3 pigment ink (6 inks: C, M, Y, Red, Matte Black, Photo Black) |
| Printhead | 2.64" PrecisionCore Micro TFP, 9,600 nozzles (1,600 x 6), 3.5 pl dropletmanufacturer-verified |
| Page description languages | Epson Professional Print Drivers, Epson ESC/P raster, HP-GL/2, HP RTL |
| Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet (100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T), Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n/ac, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 |
| Internal storage | 960 GB |
| Media handling | Rolls 10-24 in wide, up to 298 ft, 2/3 in cores; tray media incl. rigid posterboard up to 1.5 mm |
| Warranty | One-year limited in the U.S. and Canadamanufacturer-verified |
manufacturer-verified = checked against the manufacturer’s official datasheet, not aggregator data. Everything else is standards-body / catalog data we consider reliable.
Specifications
Full technical detail
Print technologyInkjet
Max resolution2400 x 1200 DPI
Max print width24"
ColorColor
ConnectivityEthernet (Gigabit LAN), USB, Wi-Fi
Use caseCAD / Technical
Printing
| Color | Yes |
|---|---|
| Printing colors | Cyan, Magenta, Matte black, Photo black, Red, Yellow |
| Print technology | Inkjet |
| Maximum resolution | 2400 x 1200 DPI |
| Page description languages | ESC P, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL |
Performance
| Display | LCD |
|---|---|
| Control type | Touch |
| Product color | Black, White |
| Built-in display | Yes |
| Display diagonal | 4.3" |
| Internal storage capacity | 4 GB |
Paper handling
| Maximum print size | A1 (594 x 841 mm) |
|---|---|
| Maximum roll width | 24" (61 cm) |
| Maximum roll length | 3576" (90.8 m) |
| Paper tray media types | Roll |
Ports & interfaces
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
|---|---|
| USB port | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 100,1000 Mbit/s |
Power
| AC input voltage | 110 – 240 V |
|---|---|
| AC input frequency | 50/60 Hz |
| Power consumption (off) | 0.3 W |
| Power consumption (sleep) | 2 W |
| Power consumption (typical) | 75 W |
Operational conditions
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -20 – 40 °C |
|---|---|
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 10 – 35 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 – 85% |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 20 – 80% |
System requirements
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 |
|---|
Everything that fits the Epson SureColor T3770E
The full supplies hub lists every cartridge, printhead, roll and accessory verified against the manufacturer's own documentation for this machine.
18 ink cartridges · 12 paper & media items · 6 accessories · 6 coverage plans
Epson SureColor T3770E ink and paper →Supplies
Compatible ink, printheads & media
Genuine consumables that fit the Epson SureColor T3770E 24-in Plotter — only the cartridges, printheads and media compatible with this model.
Ink Cartridges 18
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Cyan Ink Cartridge, 700 ml (T50L220)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Red Ink Cartridge, 700 ml (T50LF20)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Yellow Ink Cartridge, 350 ml (T50S420)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Cyan Ink Cartridge, 110 ml (T51A220)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Photo Black Ink Cartridge, 700 ml (T50L120)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Magenta Ink Cartridge, 700 ml (T50L320)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Photo Black Ink Cartridge, 350 ml (T50S120)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Matte Black Ink Cartridge, 700 ml (T50L820)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Matte Black Ink Cartridge, 350 ml (T50S820)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Magenta Ink Cartridge, 350 ml (T50S320)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Magenta Ink Cartridge, 110 ml (T51A320)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Photo Black Ink Cartridge, 110 ml (T51A120)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Red Ink Cartridge, 110 ml (T51AF20)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Yellow Ink Cartridge, 700 ml (T50L420)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Matte Black Ink Cartridge, 110 ml (T51A820)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Cyan Ink Cartridge, 350 ml (T50S220)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Red Ink Cartridge, 350 ml (T50SF20)
Epson UltraChrome XD3 Yellow Ink Cartridge, 110 ml (T51A420)Paper & Media 12
Representative image20LB Inkjet Vellum (772)Representative image18LB Inkjet Bond Paper (Translucent) (750)Representative image28LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (748)Representative image46LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (747)Representative image6.5mil Matte Coated Paper w/ PSA (746PSA)Representative image24LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (745)Representative image20LB High Brite Inkjet Bond Paper (740)Representative image24LB Inkjet Bond Paper (731)Representative image20LB Inkjet Bond Paper (730)Representative image24LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper Economy (714)Representative image20LB Engineering Vellum (471)Representative imageWSL 28LB Simple Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (C2S) (448)Accessories 6
Coverage & Support Plans 6
Epson 1-Year Next-Business-Day On-Site Purchase With Hardware Extended Service P (PST3700S1)
Epson 2-Year Next-Business-Day On-Site Extended Service Plan – SureColor T3700 (PST3700S2)
Epson 4-Year Next-Business-Day On-Site Purchase With Hardware Extended Service P (PST3700S4)Epson PreferredSM Plus Extended Service Plan EPPT3700S1 (EPPT3700S1)Epson Preferred Plus Extended Service Plan EPPT3700S4 (EPPT3700S4)Epson Preferred Plus Extended Service Plan EPPT3700S2 (EPPT3700S2)Questions
Straight answers
Is the T3770E a single- or dual-roll machine?
It’s single-roll, taking up to a 24-inch wide roll as long as 3576″ (90.8 m). If you need automatic switching between two media, the dual-roll Epson T3770DR 24-in is the in-family step-up.
Does it handle standard CAD and PDF output without special software?
Yes. It supports HP-GL/2, HP-RTL and ESC/P, so output from AutoCAD, Revit and Bluebeam routes to it directly, and it connects over Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet or USB.
Why does it use both a Matte Black and a Photo Black?
Matte Black holds line density on uncoated bond used for permit and bid sets, while Photo Black delivers deeper, cleaner shadows on coated and glossy presentation media. The machine also carries a dedicated Red ink alongside cyan, magenta and yellow.
How fast is it for a plan set?
Epson rates it at 120 A1 prints per hour in normal quality, with roughly 16 seconds per A1 in draft. Your actual throughput will be lower once you account for file processing, drying and roll handling.
Can I expand its storage?
It ships with 4 GB of internal storage, and Epson offers an optional 1TB SSD accessory for firms that queue larger jobs or need more onboard capacity.
What maintenance consumables should I budget for?
Plan for the Epson Maintenance Box (Tx700/Px500) or the Borderless variant, plus the Epson Auto Cutter Blade as a wear item. Roll adapters are available as the Epson Roll Adapter (2 Pack) T-series.
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