With great print quality and decent speeds, the Samsung SCX-4200 is a no-brainer for a home office or very small office on a budget.
The Canon Pixma MP520 doesn't offer all the bells and whistles found on other budget all-in-ones, but it's a solid device that does the basics right while delivering best-in-class quality.
If you're looking for the best print and scan quality from a budget all-in-one, the Canon Pixma MP210 is the one for you. Other models, however, offer more substantial feature sets.
If you work in a one-person office and are on a tight budget, the Pixma MX300 is a good fit; you won't find better quality output from comparably priced all-in-one inkjets. You'll need to keep shopping, however, if you need built-in networking or fast prints.
The Canon Pixma MP470 offers good print speeds, great text and graphics print quality, and useful features for a low price. This multifunction printer trumps all of its budget competitors with printer quality; we highly recommend it for home users on a budget.
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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.
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.
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The Samsung CLX-3160FN isn't the best or fastest multifunction printer, but it offers a good value for small offices and work groups with basic needs.
This is a scan and print solution with all-round quality that would be most welcome in any study.
Samsung's cute little colour MFP wins points with us for its compact style, although otherwise it's a deeply average printer.
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.
The Canon Pixma MP460 is a minor update to the MP450. We still like its print quality but were disappointed by its scans. Still, it's one of our top choices for a photo-centric budget all-in-one.
The Dell Photo 926 is disappointing, even for a AU$100 multifunction printer. You can get a better printer for the same money.
The Brother MFC-440CN is a very flexible multifunction printer well suited to light use in a home or small office.
On the surface, the X3550 appears to be a budget workhorse of a printer with the enticing option of wireless connectivity. It's a pity then, that the wireless is so expensive to include, and the printer itself so slow.
Lexmark has announced five new inkjet printers, aimed at making wireless printing easy and affordable.
The low price of the HP Officejet J5780 makes up for some drawbacks, including slow print speeds and lackluster text prints.
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.
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.
Students on a budget should consider the X4650, but only against the vast raft of other MFDs on the market.
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.
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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