I Spent ₱43,000 on This Printer... Biggest Regret 😭

I Spent ₱43,000 on This Printer... Biggest Regret 😭 This is the Epson L18050. I bought it back in November 2023 for around ₱29,000 because I thought it would be my dream A3 photo printer. The first year was okay. Then I noticed the print colors became darker and weren't as accurate anymore. I tried every print setting, print head alignment, color calibration, and even reinstalled the printer driver but the output was still the same. So I switched back to using my old A4 Epson printer for my everyday printing and only used the L18050 whenever I needed to print A3 photos. Then, right after the 2 year warranty ended February 2026 The printer suddenly stopped printing. The technician suddenly said both the printhead and motherboard needed to be replaced. Repair cost: ₱13,800 I thought everything was finally okay after the repair... Until this month. It started having a paper feeding issue. I replaced the pickup rollers/feed pads, cleaned everything, and tried different fixes but it still wouldn't feed paper properly. Now it has completely stopped working. 😥 At this point, I don't know if it's still worth repairing or if I should just buy a new printer. I messaged the technician and unfortunately the warranty for the replacement parts has already expired. If it's the same issue again, I might have to replace the printhead and motherboard all over again which could cost me another ₱13,000+. After spending almost ₱43,000 on the printer and repairs, I'm honestly disappointed. Can anyone recommend a reliable and durable A3 photo printer? 😥 I'm thinking of switching to Canon this time.