All Printers

The Bottom Line: Kodak packs a host of features in the EasyShare 5500, but fails to flesh them out sufficiently. We found this all-in-one printer frustrating to use.

Specs: Fax, Copier, Printer, Scanner, Ink-jet

The Bottom Line: The HP Deskjet D4260 is a good choice for home users looking for a basic printer that's good enough for projects like school reports, but that won't break the bank.

Specs: Personal printer - Ink-jet - Color, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 30 pages/min, 23 pages/min, 26 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: The Canon Selphy CP740 offers a decent feature package and quality prints for an inexpensive compact photo printer. Casual snapshooters will be satisfied with this, but users who need more features should look elsewhere.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 4 in x 8 in, Wired, PC, Mac, USB, Direct print USB

The Bottom Line: The Canon Pixma MP470 offers good print speeds, great text and graphics print quality, and useful features for a low price. This $100 multifunction printer trumps all of its budget competitors with printer quality; we highly recommend it for home users on a budget.

Specs: Copier, Printer, Scanner, Ink-jet, 2400 x 4800 dpi

The Bottom Line: The Lexmark X4550 offers what most all-in-ones in this price range don't: wireless networking. Casual home users who value network-readiness will love that feature, but users who want better print quality will be happier with a different machine.

The Bottom Line: Its features set is oddly unbalanced, and better all-in-one inkjet options cost just a bit more, but the HP Photosmart C5280 is a good bet for casual home users on a tight budget.

Specs: Copier, Printer, Scanner, Ink-jet, 2400 x 4800 dpi

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: The Dell 1320c is a decent choice for a small office or work group, but a little more cash will net you a faster printer with better print quality.

Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Wired, PC, USB

The Bottom Line: Although it's missing some fax features that many small offices and work groups find useful, the Lexmark X502n produces fast, high-quality prints. This is one laser multifunction that has a lot going for it.

Specs: Fax, Copier, Printer, Scanner, Laser, 1200 x 1200 dpi