HP has seemingly stuffed the Photosmart Premium C309g with every feature it could think of, while still delivering a well-rounded all-in-one inkjet printer. The touchscreen display is genuinely useful, its wireless-networking support is excellent, and ...

Good touch-sensitive screen ; excellent driver bundle

Noisy ; expensive

Good all-round performance and a great touchscreen make the HP Photosmart Premium C309g an appealing purchase for both home and small-office users. Its support for wireless networking is excellent and it's easy to set up, while the Windows software ...

The multi-function, inkjet Epson Stylus Photo PX710W prints, copies, faxes and scans, looking nothing less than luscious all the time. Its output is generally superb, it's blisteringly fast and it's not particularly expensive either. You could do far, ...

Easy wireless printing set-up; superb photo output

Draft-quality printing performance isn't great

An attractive, low-profile all-in-one printer, the Epson Stylus Photo PX710W is an excellent choice for photographers after a device that will also handle their regular home printing. It's a best-of-all-worlds machine that largely carries off the ...

The Impact S305 all-in-one inkjet printer with copier and scanner is an excellent and inexpensive choice for anyone whose printing mainly revolves around spreadsheets and plain-text documents. With its Wi-Fi networking capability and speedy print ...

Easy wireless-printing set-up ; excellent text output

Scanning performance at draft quality isn&apos ; t great

The Lexmark Impact S305 is an excellent choice for anyone whose printing mainly revolves around spreadsheets and plain-text documents. As solidly built as it is well-thought-out, the S305 is a joy to use and a great choice for small workgroups, thanks ...

The all-in-one Prospect Pro205 inkjet printer offers tonnes of features, including Wi-Fi connectivity, for a surprisingly low price. It's not the quickest printer we've seen, but its output is great, so you may not mind the wait. It's an attractive ...

Sports a duplexer and sheet feeder ; attractive ; good output quality

Slower than the cheaper Lexmark Impact S305 in our tests

The Lexmark Prospect Pro205 is feature-packed and keenly priced. It's more accomplished than machines in Lexmark's consumer-focused line-up, but our tests show it to be considerably slower. The choice you must make is between capabilities and speed, ...

The Brother MFC-3360C may look like it belongs in a Michael J Fox film from the '80s, and it's not the fastest printer you can get your hands on, but it produces decent-quality prints. Besides bearing an affordable price tag, it's also fairly compact ...

Compact ; quiet ; decent print quality

Very slow output speed ; lacks flatbed scanning functionality ; tiny, non-backlit LCD display ; bland design

The Brother MFC-3360C produces decent-quality text and graphics, but anyone printing a large volume of photos won't be happy with the extremely slow output speed. If you're set on buying a multi-function printer, put your money towards a more capable ...

The X7675 all-in-one printer is slower than other multi-function printers and suffers from a few design flaws. But these problems are adequately compensated for by its straightforward operation, painless Wi-Fi set-up and excellent output quality. It's ...

Painless Wi-Fi set-up ; excellent output quality ; easy-to-use on-screen controls

Slow print speeds ; poorly designed output tray ; low-capacity auto-document feeder

Aside from a few design flaws and slower-than-average output speed, the Lexmark X7675 all-in-one printer is a cut above other multi-function devices. Its excellent-quality prints and easy-to-set-up wireless connectivity catapult it to the top of our ...

The MFC-5890CN all-in-one printer, scanner, fax and copier may well appeal to those who appreciate a retro design, and its large, 84mm, colour LCD screen is a definite bonus. Print quality could be better but its scanning, copying and fax features ...

Large, colour LCD screen

Poor output quality ; slow print times ; ugly and impractical design ; lacks wireless networking

The Brother MFC-5890CN is hands down the worst printer to have taken up space in our lab. From the irritating initial set-up to the horrendous output quality and slow print speed, this device is one of the easiest ways we can think of to flush £160 ...

The Pixma MP980 all-in-one inkjet printer's design exudes stylish professionalism. It also includes a number of handy features that make life much easier for the home photo enthusiast, such an 89mm LCD screen, easy-to-use control panel and media-card ...

Space-saving design ; robust software ; interactive LCD menu ; dual-paper feeds ; auto-duplexer included

Poor print quality ; expensive ; no fax machine ; flimsy paper cassette ; slow text output speed ; unreliable wireless performance

The Canon Pixma MP980's print quality isn't up to standard and it doesn't perform as quickly as the competition. The HP Photosmart Premium Fax all-in-one is a less expensive alternative that adds value with a fax machine and faster, higher-quality ...

The Pixma MX860 is a very good multi-function printer at a reasonable price. It offers quick output speeds and generally great print quality, together with an attractive and versatile design, and a robust software suite that's more than likely to ...

Large 64mm LCD display ; built-in memory-card reader ; stylish design ; robust software suite ; fast output

Output quality could occasionally be better

The Canon Pixma MX860's auto-document feeder, large LCD screen and quick print speeds are sure to increase your productivity, but it also includes plenty of software to nourish your creative side. We recommend it

The Deskjet D2660 is an inexpensive, single-function inkjet printer that prints decent-quality text at a speedy rate. As long as you don't expect too much in terms of the quality of its photo output, this compact printer will prove an excellent choice ...

Inexpensive ; prints decent-quality text ; compact

Poor photo quality

We noticed several flaws in the HP Deskjet D2660's output quality, but, if you don't expect too much, this inexpensive and compact inkjet printer will make an excellent choice for intermittent home use