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Editors' Top Printers
updated March 3, 2006

As laser printers have become smaller and cheaper, you can add one to your very own desk for as little as $150. For fast, sharp text, lasers are the way to go. For more details, find advice in our printer buying guide. -- Elsa Wenzel, associate editor

Personal lasers

Printers	Editors' rating	Price	Summary
Oki B4250	7.1 Very good		The Oki B4250 is an affordable home-office monochrome printer, but it won't work with Macs or hook up to a network. Specs: Personal printer - LED - Monochrome , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 23 pages/min, PC , USB , Parallel

Brother HL-2040 Laser Printer	7.1 Very good	$324	The Brother HL-2040 makes a fine first laser printer. To serve a small workgroup, seek its sibling, the HL-2070N. Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 20 pages/min, Linux , PC , Mac , USB , Parallel

Samsung ML-2010 Released: 08/31/2005	7.0 Very good	$36-$76 from 6 stores	The Samsung ML-2010 markedly improves on its predecessor but remains a personal laser rather than a serious business printer. Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 20 pages/min, 22 pages/min, PC , Mac , USB

Samsung ML-1740 Released: 03/24/2004	7.0 Very good		Samsung's affordable ML-1740 home-office laser printer is cheap enough for an impulse buy but too limited for serious office work. Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 17 pages/min, 16 pages/min, PC , Unix , USB , Parallel

Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W	7.0 Very good	Email me when product is available	The Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W is a cheap and compact speed demon with good text quality, but don't expect it to print quality black-and-white photos. Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 21 pages/min, PC , USB , Parallel

Dell Laser Printer 1100 Released: 07/20/2005	6.5 Good	Email me when product is available	This is a decent first laser printer for a student or a writer, and it would make a good companion to a photo inkjet or an all-in-one. Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in) , Wired , 14 pages/min, 15 pages/min, PC , USB

HP LaserJet 1022	6.3 Good	$189-$899 from 3 stores	Need a reliable, bare-bones laser printer with a sense of style? The HP LaserJet 1022 deserves a look. Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 19 pages/min, PC , Mac , USB