The HP Officejet 7000 wide-format color inkjet printer gives small businesses and offices the ability to print larger-size documents, such as tabloid-size publications or small posters, in-house and for a reasonable cost. This added capability ...

Fast; wide-format printing ; Reasonably priced inks

Expensive; limited paper handling ; Photos can be oversaturated

Ink costs are very affordable, especially when using the high-yield cartridges: The 1200-page black cartridge costs $32, or 2.7 cents per page, while each color cartridge costs $15 and lasts 700 pages (2.1 cents per page). Standard cartridges cost ...

Kyocera Mita's FS-C5300DN color laser printer is very fast, and its consumables have an extraordinarily low cost. It's well worth considering for a high-volume office's color needs--if the color is for pie charts and accents, rather than for good ...

Very fast ; Inexpensive consumables

Colors can be grainy or slightly off

Kyocera Mita's FS-C5300DN makes high-volume color printing affordable--and it pumps the pages out fast. Assuming you can do better than the list price, this printer would work well in a mainstream business office with basic color needs

HP's Photosmart C4680 color inkjet multifunction printer (MFP)--$100 at this writing--is priced to look like a bargain. Given its costly inks and slow speeds, however, it's best suited for low-volume use.

Good print quality ; Nice control panel

Slow; expensive inks ; Low-capacity, cheap-feeling paper trays

The Photosmart C4680 would be a decent choice for a light-duty home MFP, given its nice output and friendly controls. However, if you print or copy a lot, look for a faster machine with much lower ink prices

The Dell 2145cn color laser multifunction printer (MFP) offers some useful features for a midrange price ($749 at this writing), and the quality of its installation and documentation show how much Dell cares about the user experience. The machine's ...

Excellent documentation; easy setup ; Good software bundle

Slow; confusing control-panel buttons ; Stiff paper guides; ruddy color quality

The 2145cn's toner costs are average compared with those of other color laser MFPs. High-capacity black cartridges have 5500-page yields and cost $150 for black (2.7 cents per page); high-capacity color replacements each last 5000 pages and cost $170 ...

The Canon Selphy CP780 snapshot printer has its problems--namely, mediocre speed and expensive, wasteful consumables. But its purchase price is very low ($100 at this writing, as of 7/28/09) and its design is simple, making it a good choice for light ...

Inexpensive ; Easy to use

Slow, kludgy paper-tray design ; Expensive, wasteful consumables

The Canon Selphy CP780 is a cheap and nearly idiot-proof snapshot printer. It would be our top pick if it were faster and cheaper per print

The Xerox Phaser 3250/DN monochrome laser printer could fit well into a small office or home office. It is inexpensive ($349 as of May 25, 2009), requires little effort to set up and maintain, and has enough helpful features to offset its handful of ...

Inexpensive purchase price ; Automatic duplexer included

Unfriendly paper tray design ; Somewhat pricey toner

The Phaser 3250/DN's consumables costs are a bit above average, but not unreasonably so. The machine ships with a 2000-page starter cartridge. Replacements come in two sizes: a 3500-page regular cartridge ($89, or 2.5 cents per page) and a 5000-page ...

The great big billy goat gruff of the three that also include the (relatively) little Xerox Phaser 3250/DN and the medium-size Xerox Phaser 3600/N, the Xerox Phaser 4510/N monochrome laser printer seems to have a mission in life: to print plain-text ...

Fast text speed; inexpensive toner ; Sturdy

Very steep price ; Abysmal graphics quality

The Xerox Phaser 4510/N is well designed, cheap to maintain, and very fast. But you'll be happier with it if you don't try to use it to print graphics

Like most other expensive monochrome laser printers, the Xerox Phaser 3600/N is built to churn out text pages fast. But this hefty unit has considerably more to offer than many others, starting with its thoughtful design and wealth of expansion ...

Great design; helpful troubleshooting ; Generous paper capacity; cheap toner

Expensive ; Sluggish printing graphics

The Phaser 3600/N is well designed and uses reasonably priced toner. It's expensive to buy, but the machine's quality helps justify the price

The HP LaserJet P4014n monochrome laser printer is tough and expandable enough to handle the needs of a high-volume office. But it's also expensive ($899 as of May 25, 2009) and demands premium prices for additional components. And on top of that, its ...

Fast; stellar design and ease of use ; Highly expandable

Expensive; graphics output is subpar ; Graphics output is subpar

The HP LaserJet P4104n is a formidable text printer that's tough enough to withstand years of wear and tear--and upgradable enough to grow along with your business. Unfortunately it's a bit expensive for what you get

Aside from a few cosmetic differences, the Ricoh Aficio SP 3300DN monochrome laser printer closely resembles the Xerox Phaser 3250/DN. Both models target the small-office/home-office market. Their input and output trays, installed memory, and control ...

Very inexpensive ; automatic duplexer included ; Excellent documentation

Slow compared to the competition ; Unwieldy paper tray design

The Ricoh Aficio SP 3300DN represents an impressive value for the price. But unless you need its slightly faster text speed or feel strongly about saving $80 on the purchase price up front, we recommend that you opt for its near-twin, the Xerox Phaser ...