Black Inkjet Printers

The Bottom Line: Epson's new dye-based 13-inch printer has style and prints large photos, but its black-and-white prints are less than perfect.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, A3 (11.7 in x 16.5 in), Super B (13 in x 19 in), Wired, 15 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Direct print USB

Editors' Take: For those who like their prints large, the HP Deskjet 9800 makes medium-format, color inkjet prints up to 13 by 19 inches in size.

Specs: Personal printer - Ink-jet - Color, A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 30 pages/min, 11 pages/min, 9 pages/min, 1.5 pages/min, 20 pages/min, 7.5 pages/min, 6 pages/min, 8.3 pages/min, 7 pages/min, 1.9 pages/min, 0.6 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

The Bottom Line: Fast print speeds and decent output make this inexpensive printer a great option for multitasking families.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 25 pages/min, 17 pages/min, 1.7 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

The Bottom Line: Whatever savings you get with this printer will be no comfort when you check out its output. Canon's step-up model, the Pixma iP2000, produces better goods and is a far better deal.

Specs: Personal printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 18 pages/min, 13 pages/min, 1 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: Nice graphics output, good photo printing, and decent speeds make this budget inkjet a bargain for a family or student.

Specs: Personal printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 20 pages/min, 14 pages/min, 1.2 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: Its sleek design and quick access to digital photos are appealing, but the Kodak PPM200 has trouble delivering full value.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, PC, USB

The Bottom Line: This compact, economical--but overweight--printer has a long way to go before it can be called portable.

Specs: Personal printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, Wireless, 5 pages/min, 2 pages/min, PC

Specs: Personal printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 37 pages/min, 38 pages/min, 4.8 pages/min, 5 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 37 pages/min, 38 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

Specs: 36" Large-format printer - Ink-jet - Color, Roll (36 in x 150 ft), A0 (33.1 in x 46.8 in), Wired, 2 min/page, 4 min/page, 1.3 pages/min, PC, Mac, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX