Laser printers and their close relatives, LED printers, are getting cheaper, and that's great news for us. Laser and LED printers offer sharp, clear text, and as color units get less expensive as well, great-looking and sharp graphics.
The HP LaserJet P2055d doesn't do more than print in black and white; but it does that exceedingly fast and with excellent output. While it doesn't come as cheaply as some other laser and LED printers, speed and quality counts for a lot--particularly for home and small businesses. Still, if your needs go beyond monochrome printing, there are other good choices in this price range.
Brother's HL-3070CW is a very good deal--for about $250 it can compete easily with color laser printers. (An LED printer uses LEDs rather than a single laser as a light source.) I found it fast, relatively easy to set up (though wireless could've been a tad simpler), and the output (color and black) excellent. Replacement toner isn't cheap (around $70 per cartridge), but the black cartridges are …
Brother's MFC-9320CW is an affordable color LED printer (under $500) that offers a good deal of value for home or small-business users. Though it lacks a useful LCD screen, is slightly slower than some laser printers I've tested, and has a cluttered onboard interface, it still performs admirably.
It doesn't come cheap, but with a huge, customizable touchscreen that helps simplify repetitive printing, scanning, and copying tasks, this networkable monochrome laser printer may well help to define the future of office printing.
The Lexmark X204n is a monochrome laser printer offers excellent output and good small-office functions (and it's networkable). My tests showed it wasn't as fast as some other laser printers.
The Lexmark X204n is a monochrome laser printer that's available at some locations for under $300. It's also networkable, and Lexmarks says it's fast. It also has a fairly small footprint for a laser printer.
Easy set up and built-in conveniences such as duplexing and networking are the only things that distinguish this fast printer from the pack.
This is a product profile of the HP color laser printer, HP Color Laserjet CP2025dn.
The HP Color LaserJet CM2320nf All-in-One Laser Printer provides excellent color prints though it can be slow in printing jobs from large files.
The Samsung CLP-315 Color Laser Printer is not that fast, but it's quiet, good looking, and quite cheap. I found it a good deal for the money.
The Samsung ML-1630w Monochrome Laser Printer is a networkable printer that is fast, quiet, and quite good looking. But it didn't seem like a lot of printer for the money.
The Samsung SCX-4500 Monochrome Laser Printer is a cool-looking printer that is fast and extremely quiet. But it's missing a few conveniences.
A review of the Xerox Phaser 3100MFP reveals its many shortcomings.
The Samsung CLX-6200FX all-in-one color laser printer offers everything a small office needs to be productive.
The Brother MFC-7840W all-in-one printer is a monochrome laser printer that features a fax, scanner, copier, and wired/wireless networking.
The Samsung ML-2851 is a monochrome laser printer that can be connected to over a wired network. It's made for small businesses and is a good entry-level monochrome laser printer.
The Xerox Phaser 3250 Laser Printer only does one thing--print in monochrome--but it does it exceptionally well.
