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gaastra hybrid 2021Gaastra Hybrid is the ultimate all round sail. A high performance sail that you will have fun with regardless of the conditions. Gaastra hybrid is a sail for those looking for a sail from a series that matches all conditions, whether it is lighter winds freeride or waves and strong winds, Hybrid performs very well with a good wind register. This sail is the most easily rigged sail from Gaastra and it is easily rigged on most masts. Smaller sizes are
Gaastra Hybrid is the ultimate all-round sail. A high-performance sail that you will have fun with regardless of the conditions. Gaastra hybrid is a sail for those looking for a sail from a series that matches all conditions, whether it is lighter winds - freeride or waves and strong winds, Hybrid performs very well with a good wind register. This sail is the most easily rigged sail from Gaastra and it is easily rigged on most masts. Smaller sizes are adapted for maneuvering and waves and larger for performance. FOR WHOM:
Everybody looking for sails from one matching range for all conditions will admire the Hybrid. Whether its high wind and waves or light wind freeriding, the Hybrid guarantees great fun with a huge wind range.
The Hybrid was introduced with a bang last year! Three sail lines within one range made it the most complete range on the market. Each size is specifically developed for the respective purpose of use with each size changing in design for the appropriate wind and sea conditions.
No matter where you want to take it, the Hybrid will definitely feel at home!
The smaller sized Hybrids from 3.7 to 4.7 act as power wave sails with great control, early planing and maneuverability for windy days with rolling waves. A four batten design with a full metallic X-Ply window and fiberglass battens provide impressive performance and durability.
From 5.2 to 6.4 the Hybrid progresses into a classic 5-batten bump & jump profile, offering great speed, stability and power. These mid-range sizes are the perfect choice for when conditions start to become a little less consistent. Glass and tube battens in the sail center produce a perfect profile for stability and performance, when conditions start getting a little bit tougher with the metallic X-Ply window protecting the Hybrid from damages and making it extremely durable.
In the largest sizes from 6.7 to 8.2 , the full 6-batten freeride profile provides speed and performance to be the fastest out there. A combination of tube and glass battens and the full profile maximize freeride power for early and fast planing, even on the lighter days.
The Hybrid was updated with the brand-new parallel batten concept and changed shape parameters in the seams, giving more smoothness and top-end to this powerful sail range. New batten specs in the bigger sizes lower the backhand pressure in overpowered conditions.
With the Hybrid 2020 you can invest in a minimum number of sails, but still maximize your time and performance on the water. A complete line from 3.7 to 8.2 makes it perfectly suited for any kind of conditions.
GA SAILS HYBRID 6.2M TEST REVIEW
OVERVIEW The Hybrid is an all-new sail design more all-round in application in the process. Available in both standard (as tested here) and full x-ply HD construction, it is available in eight sizes, from 3.7m to 7.4m, and as with all sails in the GA range it is recommended for use with constant curve masts. With the addition of the brand's 'posi-leech system' and dynamic boom cutout (in effect, a large step in the leech outline at the main batten above the boom), the Hybrid is said to have a reduced head area yet more shape to its profile high up, improving both power and agility. Well finished with all the attention to detail you would expect from the GA loft (such as abrasion pads in vulnerable areas and a full molded tack fairing), it was tested here on a Gaastra 75% RDM mast. FIRE CLAIM "The Hybrid is the go to sail for anyone looking to get their first rig or expand their first quiver. The forgiving luff makes it compatible with both SDM and RDM masts of various carbon contents without impacting performance. It's a simple sail that lets you focus on what's really important: water time!" PERFORMANCE Rigging with a moderate amount of luff curve, the Hybrid sets flat at rest, the leech loose down to the main batten above the boom, whilst the batten itself retains the slightest rotation around the mast. It translates to a light and neutral feeling at idle, feeling smaller than its quoted size in the hands. As pressure builds the Hybrid nevertheless develops a reasonable amount of bottom end drive, the Dacron luff panel breathes and enables the sail to adopt a deeper profile. The center of effort is forwards, yet relatively high in the draft, encouraging the rider into an upright and relaxed stance. The high cut foot and moderate to high clew eyelet position furthers this feeling, and bolsters the Hybrid's ease and practicality in manoeuvres, returning to its light and passive form as it is rotated mid-transition. This is also apparent as the wind picks up and increasingly violent gusts begin to hit the sail. With its stability assured, the hesitant rider can take comfort in the fact that they can adopt a more defensive stance over the board and ease the backhand out, the sail remaining easy and forgiving in the hands. While not as efficient as some in the group, it remains balanced and comfortable across an impressive wind range, with equal capacity for blasting and maneuvering and comfortable whatever the sea state. THE VERDICT With a light and playful nature, the Hybrid strikes a fantastic balance between power, handling and practicality, and with standard GA-Sail build it represents excellent value.Shipping Notes
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★★★★★ 1
JUNK, Cheaply built, Feed Scanner fails and falls apart in less than 5 months and only 4 uses.
Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan, Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan
Absolute piece of Junk!
Built cheaply.
Feed Scanner has never worked properly from my first scan (only did 4) and now falls apart completely, in the roller section. It falls out after it jammed for the 7th time today, this time with a SINGLE piece of paper.
If you have a piece of paper that has a fold in it, forget about it. That will never feed through.
I had 6 sheets I had to get out today, I had to do manually via the flat bed, both sides.
It took 23 minutes to get done. Should not have taken 2.
The last time I used it same issues but less sheets.
The paper is SO TIGHT in the feed section it is hitting BOTH walls.
You could not slip a piece of paper in there if you wanted too, most likely one of the reasons it does not feed correctly.
While on the phone with support (I am right now, 4th call today and 3 emails of pictures they wanted later, the hoops they put you through is ridiculous!)
Of course overseas support and has little to no knowledge of being Tech support, I asked for supervisors only to have my first call disconnect at 1 hour and 20 seconds.
Then the next call was 24 minutes, then another 32 minutes and now this one still ongoing (56 minutes and still going).
Now after 3 hours and 5 minutes, they are "holding" my credit card for 179.99 + tax to get a REFURB unit!
So much for a 5 year Warranty.
Oh they acted like it was out of date on Warranty, it has NOT been in EXISTENCE for 5 years , it came out in 2022.
Did I fail to mention you WILL be dealing with Overseas people who have you repeat the same thing over and over and over and over again. They wonder why I was getting upset...hmmmm .
As they pass you along the ranks you have to repeat EVERYTHING all over again.
As I was on the phone and they were asking me to open WRONG doors to find the serial #, I lifted once again the Jam area and guess what, the parts fell out.
Just PLOP!
Other issues while I am at it, the Picture quality is "OK" nothing special.
I bought it to save ink as HP gouges you to death and destroys your print head if you use a knockoff.
The Ink has been "OK", but I haven't really had it long enough to tell as most everything has been Black and White, so all are still full except the Black (3.4's).
Its a rear feed, I miss the HP draw on that, the print speed again is not fast, just OK. Though never really in a rush with it.
I cant say it enough, this is cheaply built, and my experience with Tech Support was a HORRIFIC.
I never like dealing with Over seas support as it is, but what they wanted pictures of as proof was mind blowing (pictures of the tubes that go to the ink wells? What does that have to do with the issue at hand.)
The panel function is anything but user friendly.
Firmware Updates, if not done, will prevent usage until done.
You have to download and install ALMOST 30 different files, from drivers to firmware updates the list is endless. Never have I had to do that many of ALL printers I have had combined.
Simple ZIP file and let it run on an executable file (EXE)like everyone else. That will take you over 2 hours to get all loaded.
The ink wasn't bad seeing it needs to be primed first to work, I am not sure what will happen when the REFURB comes, will I get ink or just have to re-prime from the cartridges.
The software for scanning is easy to use, though unnecessary, should just scan and auto save, or am I just spoiled by HP?
But to send me a "REFURB" as a replacement on a 5 month old unit with a 5 year warranty is really being low.
They did EVERYTHING they could to get me to NOT follow through in this return, you have ONLY 30 days on Amazon.
You have been warned, I would look elsewhere, the tank issue is a great Idea, but if it doesn't work, what good does it do.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2025
★★★★★ 5
First Impressions - Complete Review
Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan, Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan
Printer Review from an Artist.
Printer cost with a 3-year extended warranty - $199.00. Came with four full bottles of Ink. Each bottle was huge, and enough to completely fill up the tanks. In my old Epson printer that used Epson 127 Ink Cartridges a cartridge held 8ml of ink. The cost per cartridge for the XL Black was $31.00 on Amazon. In comparison, a bottle of ink for the tank printer costs $15.00 and holds 65ml. The Epson 127 Ink Cartridge is rated at 175 pages for the XL cartridge and the Tank Printer is rated at 4500 pages per bottle of ink. So, the difference in cost is striking.
Unboxing the printer was simple enough. The printer weighs about half the weight of my old Epson printer. The new printer does not have printer drawers but, back feed only. This actually worked out well for me since I was constantly taking the paper in out and out of the drawers when changing paper size. Also, with this direct paper feed, I figure it will handle my heavier weight card stock paper that I use for my art and greeting cards. To my great surprise, the printer offers two-sided printing. This is really handy when printing my Zines. The printer setup was extremely easy as they recommend a phone app, that walks you through each step with pictures. And it communicated perfectly with the phone for the setup. It takes about 15 minutes to completely set up the printer. I have learned to not rush setup. Take your time, and follow the instructions step by step, Which include filling the tanks.
Features,
* The printer dues Dual-Sided Print - Great for zines.
* It has fax capability, but we do not have a landline, so that will not be used.
* It does copying, with a document feeder or you can lift the feeder and place the document on the glass.
* I mostly use my Epson Precision San copier but it is nice if you wish to make a quick copy of a document.
* Some reviews complained about the very small LED display but I find that by using the app or computer I can control all that I need to do.
Print Alignment. I did this test but the printer heads did not require any alignment.
During the setup process, the program installs the printer driver on my computer. However I found it to be the very basic driver, and I went to the Epson Website and downloaded and installed the latest driver which is very robust and has all the settings that I needed.
The printer's footprint is smaller than my old printer. And my old printer had two paper drawers, though I never used the second drawer.
Negatives.
The output tray is flimsy and seems like it would easily break if bumped when I walked past the printer, so I have to be careful about this.
So far I do not see a way of checking the ink levels from the computer. And they said in the instructions to be sure to check your ink levels. You can see on the front of the printer, where you can see the ink levels. When you purchase more ink, you can attach the bottle and it will not overfill the tanks, and you can then use more ink from the bottle later. So I will purchase a complete set of ink and keep it and as it runs low with about 1/4 left in the tank, I will just fill it up.
So far I am very happy with the investment and now printing and ink cost is not a major factor. And I figure I will do a lot of printing with this printer when the holiday season rolls around for my greeting cards.
As for print quality, I will need to report on this later, though there were no negative reviews of print quality. A test print on regular paper and the colors seemed to be spot on.
One note, I still will continue to use my Canon Pro-300 Wide Printer for my Fine Art Prints, but the new Tank Printer will be my studio workhorse.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2024
★★★★★ 4
Frustrating to set up and unreliable
Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan
I bought the Epson EcoTank ET-4800 hoping for an easy, low-cost printing solution, but it has been nothing but trouble. The wireless setup is overly complicated, and the printer often loses connection to the network, forcing me to restart it or reinstall the software. Printing is slow, even for simple documents, and the paper feeder sometimes pulls multiple sheets at once. While the EcoTank system is supposed to save money on ink, the print quality is inconsistent — colors can be dull, and black text occasionally appears streaky. Scanning and copying are also sluggish. For the price, I expected something much more reliable.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2025
★★★★★ 5
ET-4800 EZ PZ set up and start up. Prints and scans just fine
Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan, Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan
An excellent home printer. And why did I purchase such?
I had an Epson WF-520 for nearly ten years. But neglect and lack of use caused the printer head to get gunked up. I cleaned the print heads using a solution of 95% Etoh and glass cleaner (about fifty/fifty), a syringe with a plastic tube attached and LOTS of paper towel strips. It was moderately successful but I was never able to get it back to like new printing.
I looked over several new printers and wanted to stay with Epson because of ease of use (copy, scanning, printing). Seems as tank printers are the way to go these days. So I ordered the ET-4800. Got here in only a couple of days. Setup was pretty easy, just follow the instructions either via the documentation included or online version. I have pinted and scanned a color test page. I used the built in SmartScan feature without having to think about it much. I am quite satisfied with the results.
By the way, there is no automatic two side printing. You actually have to get off your b---, take out the first printing, turn it over and refeed the stack. I was used to doing that with the old WF-520 and never had a problem.
I will now set up a once a week, automatic scheduled printing task. I will just have to make sure there is paper on hand. Lack of use is the killer of these inkjet machines regardless of manufacturer.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The intensity of the higher DPI and other settings makes this a marvelous Printer.
Style: ET-4800, Color: White, Set: FAX/ADF/Print/Copy/Scan
I am a former Canon product user for years. I became disappointed two printers ago. Support is horrible.
So, I ordered this Epson. Initially, because of the differences I was somewhat confused on the set-up; however, once completed, I can completely endorse this product. The printing is absolutely tops. The ink system is fantastic. AND, it has fax capabilities which I tested and works great. Can not say enough good things about it. I specialize in historical photo and documentation restoration - and this printer works GREAT.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2026