Red Hat Linux 8.0 Laser Printers

The Bottom Line: Small businesses should take a serious look at the Samsung ML-2851ND's monolaser because of its excellent print speed, text print quality, autoduplexer, and networking features. It's a little more expensive than the competition, but its chart-topping test results speak for themselves.

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

The Bottom Line: The tiny Samsung CLP-300 color laser printer is a good bargain for those with very basic print needs. If you need more from your printer, you'll have to spend a little more money.

Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 17 pages/min, 4 pages/min, 16 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: The tiny Samsung CLP-300 color laser printer is a good bargain for those with very basic print needs. If you need more from your printer, you'll have to spend a little more money.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 16 pages/min, 17 pages/min, 4 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: With its low cost of consumable, fast print speeds, and excellent print quality, the Samsung ML-3051N is an excellent mono laser printer for a small office with multiple users.

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, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: With its low cost of consumable, fast print speeds, and excellent print quality, the Samsung ML-3051N is an excellent mono laser printer for a small office with multiple users.

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

The Bottom Line: The Samsung ML-2571N mono laser printer has the right combination of price and features for a home office user with basic printing needs.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 25 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Editors' Take: The Lexmark T640 is a solid laser printer with convenient extras, security, and expandability features ideal for small-office workgroups.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 50 pages/min, 47 pages/min, 37 pages/min, 36 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: Excellent print quality, speed, and add-ons make this a great monochrome laser printer for a fast-paced office.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 32 pages/min, 30 pages/min, 17 pages/min, 16 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 32 pages/min, 30 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel

The Bottom Line: The Magicolor 2430DL is a fine machine for anyone whose text-printing needs trump their color-printing demands.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 20 pages/min, 5 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX