PROS
- Excellent print quality.
- Five-ink design for richer blacks and wider color range.
- Voice-activated hands-free printing.
- Two paper input trays.
- Bluetooth LE.
CONS
- No automatic document feeder or memory card support.
- High cost per page.
Epson’s Expression Photo XP-8600 Small-in-One Printer, A Six-Ink Consumer-Grade Photo-Churning Marvel
- PROS
Excellent output quality, especially photos. Prints borderless photos up to 8 by 10 inches. Strong mobile connectivity. Supports SD memory cards and USB thumb drives. Prints labels on pre-surfaced CD, CD-ROM, and DVD discs.
Epson’s Expression Photo XP-970 Small-in-One Printer Churns Out Vibrant and Detailed Wide-Format Images and Documents
- PROS
Excellent output quality, especially for photos. Borderless 11-by-17-inch printing. Strong mobile connectivity.
- CONS
High running costs. No automatic document feeder. Holds only one wide-format sheet at a time. Slow for the price.
- BOTTOM LINE
Canon’s Entry-Level Pixma TS5320 Wireless Inkjet All-in-One Consumer-Grade Photo Printer
- PROS
Good print quality overall. Small and light. Auto-duplexing print engine. Borderless prints up to letter size. Strong mobile device support. Smart home voice-activation.
- CONS
No ADF. No SD card or USB thumb drive support.
Canon’s Entry-Level Consumer-Grade Pixma TS3320 All-in-One Photo Printer Update
- PROS
Good print quality. Light and compact. Solid mobile device support. Smart voice-activated.
- CONS
High cost per page. No automatic document feeder, SD card or USB thumb drive support, or borderless photo printing larger than
PCMag Editors’ Choice Canon Pixma G5020 Wireless MegaTank Printer
- PROS
Outstanding print quality. Solid feature set and software bundle. Auto-duplexing print engine. Low running costs
- CONS
Lacks memory device support. Non-touch control panel.
- BOTTOM LINE
The Canon Pixma G5020 is a single-function bulk-ink printer
The Editors’ Choice Canon Pixma G6020 MegaTank All-in-One Printer
PROS
Rock-bottom running costs. Up to 18,000 pages worth of black ink included. Excellent print quality, especially photos. Good feature set, software bundle, and paper capacity. Auto-duplexing print engine.
CONS
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No automatic document feeder. Archaic
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Epson’s Excellent Expression Premium XP-6100 Small-in-One Consumer-Grade Photo Printer
- PROS
Exceptional output quality, especially photos. Small footprint. SD and USB memory device support. Many mobile connectivity options. Voice-activated printing.
- CONS
High running costs. Lacks automatic document feeder.
- BOTTOM LINE
The Epson Expression Premium XP-6100
Quality Photos a Plenty with Canon’s Pixma TS702 Wireless Consumer-Grade Photo Printer
- PROS
Terrific print quality, especially photos. Small footprint. Massive paper input capacity for its size. Robust mobile device support.
- CONS
Relies on your smartphone’s camera for copying and scanning. Lacks flash memory drive support. High
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