Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workgroup Printers

The Bottom Line: The HP Officejet Pro K850 fits a small and very specific niche: offices that need low volumes of high-quality prints--including wide-format prints. Otherwise, it's too expensive for a general-purpose single-function printer.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

The Bottom Line: The HP Officejet Pro K850 fits a small and very specific niche: offices that need low volumes of high-quality prints--including wide-format prints. Otherwise, it's too expensive for a general-purpose single-function printer.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 1.1 min/page, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, 3 pages/min, 4 pages/min, 6 pages/min, 3.6 pages/min, 0.2 min/page, 5.5 pages/min, 0.7 min/page, 0.3 min/page, 0.9 min/page, 1.8 min/page, 1.2 min/page, 11.5 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Ethernet, Parallel

The Bottom Line: Like any good laser printer, the Oki C6000n boasts fast print speeds and excellent print quality with monochrome prints. Though it's a bit pricey and slows down considerably with color prints, we recommend it for small work groups with high-volume print needs.

Specs: Workgroup printer - LED - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 20 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: Like any good laser printer, the Oki C6000n boasts fast print speeds and excellent print quality with monochrome prints. Though it's a bit pricey and slows down considerably with color prints, we recommend it for small work groups with high-volume print needs.

Specs: Workgroup printer - LED - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 20 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: Lexmark E250dn is an inexpensive, high-quality monochrome laser printer. If you need the fastest text prints, however, look to the competition.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 28 pages/min, 30 pages/min, 14 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

The Bottom Line: Lexmark E250dn is an inexpensive, high-quality monochrome laser printer. If you need the fastest text prints, however, look to the competition.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 28 pages/min, 30 pages/min, 14 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: The Lexmark E350d is a great mono laser printer, but you can get more features for the same price from the competition.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 33 pages/min, 35 pages/min, 16 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel

The Bottom Line: The Lexmark E350d is a great mono laser printer, but you can get more features for the same price from the competition.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 33 pages/min, 35 pages/min, 16 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: The Lexmark E350d is a great mono laser printer, but you can get more features for the same price from the competition.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 33 pages/min, 35 pages/min, 16 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: With fast speeds and impressive print quality, the Lexmark C530dn is a great color laser printer for the price. We prefer it over a more expensive color printer from the competition.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 22 pages/min, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX