Stuck at home, families, students, and office workers are all reawakening to some essential tech—especially humble desktop printers. See our top picks under $200, backed by PC Labs’ decades of deep-dive reviews.
HP’s OfficeJet Pro 8025 All-in-One Inkjet Printer, Coupled with Instant Ink for a Terrific Value
A competent all-in-one amped up by Instant Ink
4.0 EXCELLENT
By William Harrel – July 28, 2020
THE BOTTOM LINE
HP’s OfficeJet Pro 8025 produces good-looking output at a low cost per page enabled by … Read More
Review of Brother’s MFC-J491DW — One Capable Cheap All-in-One Printer
Solid budget inkjet gets you good text printing, and an ADF, for $80
4.0 EXCELLENT
By William Harrel – July 17, 2020
THE BOTTOM LINE
Brother’s budget-priced MFC-J491DW inkjet all-in-one is a strong pick for
Canon’s Pixma G7020 MegaTank All-in-One – Paper Monster Meets Ink Miser
Both monochrome and color pages for under 1-cent each
4.0 EXCELLENT
By William Harrel June 30, 2020
PROS
- Solid feature set, software bundle, and paper capacity for a bulk-ink model
- Superb print quality, especially photos
PCMag’s The Best Business Printers for 2020
The paperless office? Not in this lifetime. Whether it’s a simple desktop mono laser or an enterprise color multifunction machine for a workgroup, here’s how to choose the right printer or all-in-one for your business. … Read More
HP’s New Envy Pro Line Flagship, the Envy Pro 6455 All-in-One Printer
Instant Ink offsets the waste of combo cartridges
in this solid home printer
ByWilliam Harrel June 8, 2020
Editors’ Rating: excellent
PROS
- Reasonable purchase price
- Low running costs with Instant Ink
- Good overall print
HP’s Entry-Level, Budget-Minded SOHO OfficeJet 5255 All-in-One Printer with Instant Ink
Can HP interest you in a subscription?
ByWilliam Harrel May 28, 2020
Editors’ Rating: excellent
PROS
- Good print quality overall
- Competitive running costs with Instant Ink
- Good-looking photos
- 35-sheet ADF and dual-band Wi-Fi
- Reasonably
Review of Lexmark’s Highly Capable MC3426adw Color Laser All-In-One Multifunction Printer
High-volume laser performance for midsize workgroups
By William Harrel, May 6, 2020
Editors’ Rating: EXCELLENT
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PROS - Relatively fast
- Terrific print quality
- High maximum and recommended print-volume ratings
- Highly expandable
- Single-pass duplexing ADF
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CONS
- Somewhat
What to Do if Windows Can’t Connect to Your Printer
Adding a shared printer to your PC is usually a cinch, but what if Windows won’t play nice, or can’t find the printer at all?
Most of the time, Windows automatically sees any printer on … Read More
