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Dell V305w All In One

Dell V305w All In One

The Dell V305w is an inexpensive all-in-one printer that also connects wirelessly to your home network. However, the output quality needs significant improvement, and the cost to maintain the printer is much higher than the industry standard.

Canon Selphy ES30

Canon Selphy ES30

The ES30 is the younger, cheaper brother to the Selphy ES3, featuring a 3.0-inch LCD screen rather than the 3.5-inch screen on the ES3. It has the added feature of being able to print gold and silver frames around photos.

Canon Selphy ES3

Canon Selphy ES3

With a rounded, compact look that will appeal to children and families, the ES3 is a dye-sublimation printer with an internal memory that can store around 1000 photos.

Canon Pixma iP3600

Canon Pixma iP3600

The iP3600 has individual ink tanks which allows for each colour to be replaced separately, as well as 9600 dpi resolution. It also supports Canon's PictBridge technology whereby you can plug your digital camera directly into the printer.

Canon Pixma iP1900

The entry-level model in the PIXMA iP range gives 4800 dpi resolution and borderless printing up to A4 size.

HP Deskjet F4280 All-in-One

HP Deskjet F4280 All-in-One

The HP Deskjet F4280 is an affordable printer for students and home users as it does a pretty good job of printing. However, if you also need a scanner that does a top job then this all-in-one printer is not for you.

HP Deskjet D4360 Colour Inkjet Printer

HP Deskjet D4360 Colour Inkjet Printer

The Deskjet D4360 justifies its asking price nicely. At the same time, you do get exactly what you pay for.

HP Deskjet D2560

HP Deskjet D2560

A bare bones desktop printer with a minimum of features and accessories, the HP Deskjet D2560 is really only suitable for printing basic black and white pages. Don't trust it with your photographs.

Lexmark X4650

Lexmark X4650

Students on a budget should consider the X4650, but only against the vast raft of other MFDs on the market.

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Kodak ESP 5

Kodak ESP 5

Kodak sells the ESP 5 on its cheap printing capabilities. Sadly, in this context, cheap equals not very good.

Canon Selphy CP770

Canon Selphy CP770

The Canon Selphy CP770 is a neat, little dye-sublimation printer that includes a bucket for easy travel, but the battery pack which would make it totally portable is not included.

HP Photosmart D7260 Printer

HP Photosmart D7260 Printer

This printer can quickly spit out homework assignments and other documents the family might need, but with 6 individual ink tanks and a large 8.9cm touch-screen, it's equally adept at printing and editing high quality photos.

Brother MFC-7440N

Brother MFC-7440N

The Brother MFC-7440N prints quickly and is fairly inexpensive to sustain, but we simply can't get behind a printer with poor quality graphics, significant hardware defects, and a boring design.

Canon Pixma iP100 Inkjet Printer

Canon Pixma iP100 Inkjet Printer

It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.

Lexmark X4875

Lexmark X4875

It's a step back in the style stakes, but there's still plenty to like about Lexmark's latest small office wireless printer.

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HP Photosmart C8180

HP Photosmart C8180

The C8180 multifunctional printer is an excellent choice for photo enthusiasts. It prints high-quality text and photos at a heavy price: the printer is slow. If you always choose quality over speed, the C8180 will be a worthwhile addition to your digital toolshed.

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Samsung ML-2851ND

Samsung ML-2851ND

Home offices and small businesses should take a serious look at the Samsung ML-2851ND's mono laser because of its excellent print speed, text print quality, auto-duplexer, and networking features. It's a little more expensive than the competition, but its chart-topping test results speak for themselves.

Dell 1720 mono laser printer

Dell 1720 mono laser printer

The Dell 1720 offers fast prints and good print quality, making it an excellent mono laser printer for small offices or work groups.

Canon Selphy ES2

Canon Selphy ES2

Although it offers no technical upgrades from its predecessor, an enhanced user interface and larger LCD display improve on the impressive ES1, making the Canon Selphy ES2 a pleasing choice for a dye-sub photo printer.

Kodak ESP 3

Kodak ESP 3

The Kodak ESP 3 comes with great software for editing photos and applying touch-ups to portraits, but printer software is only as good as the physical results, and the print quality isn't nearly up to current industry standards. Your money would be much better spent on alternative multifunction printers.

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