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01
Laserprintersusedtobemuch
moreexpensivethaninkjetsand
weretypicallyrestrictedtooffices.They
arenowmuchmoreaffordable,however,
andofferseveralbenefitsoverinkjets,
includinglowerper-pageprintingcosts
andfasterprintspeeds.
02
Adecentlaserprinterwilltypically
costaround£80,andwillhappily
printhundredsofblack-and-whitepagesper
hour.Ifdocumentsareyourpriority,you’ll
wantahighminimumspeedandlowprint
costs.However,you’llprobablybelimitedto
black-and-whiteprintingatthisprice.
03
Althoughyoucanstillbuysingle-
functionlaserprinters,multifunction
Choosinga... Laserprinter
peripherals(MFPs)arenowfarmore
common.Thesemodelscanscanand
photocopydocumentsaswellasprintthem,
andsomeofthemalsohavefaxcapabilities.
LaserMFPsstartfromaround£200.
04
Heavy-dutyofficelasersdesignedfor
printingthousandsofpagesper
monthcancostthousandsofpounds.They
uselargeindividualtonerdrums,whichcan
cutrunningcosts.Automaticduplex
(double-sided)printingisalsocommonhere.
05
Althoughlaserprintersaremore
suitedtoprintingtextthangraphics,
manyarestillabletoproducehigh-quality
photographs.Speedisn’tapriorityhere
–insteadchooseaprinterthatreproduces
subtletoneswell.Youcan’tdeterminethis
by lookingatthespecifications;only
hands-ontestingwilldo,sorememberto
checkourreviewsbeforeyoubuy.
Borderlessprinting(uptotheedgeofthe
paper)shouldalsobepossible.
06
Ifyouwanttoprintfrommultiple
devices,makesureyoulookfor
extendedconnectivity.Decentlaserprinters
canbesharedonyourlocalnetworkand
haveUSBportsfordirectprinting,memory
cardslotsforprintingimagesfromadigital
camera,andiOS,AndroidorGoogleCloud
Printsupportforprintingfrommobile
devicessuchassmartphonesortablets.
AnLCDpreviewscreenoffersgreater
controlforthismethodofprinting.
PRINTERS &SCANNERS
EPSONWorkForce
WF-110W
★★★★★
£206•www.printerbase.co.uk
EPSONExpressionPhotoXP-8600
★★★★★
£90•www.argos.co.uk
CANONPixmaTS205
★★★★★
£30•store.canon.co.uk
HP NeverstopLaser1202nw
★★★★★
£261•store.hp.com
Lowspeedsandhighrunning
costsareusuallyaruinouscombination,butthe
WF-110W makes up forits shortcomings with a
nicely portable design and high print quality.
The Expression Photo
XP-8600 focuseson
creative use,and does
agreat job of it,too.Atthis kind of
price,nothingelse comes close on the quality of printed photos.
It has abasic feature set
and isn’t very fast, but
the Pixma TS205’s print
quality makes it abargain. Replacement ink
cartridges are the biggest expense,but
that’s fine if you’re only printing at home occasionally.
Unbelievably low running
costs transform the
Neverstop Laser 1202nw from
afairly humdrum mono MFP intoanexcellent
choice forthose who need bulk printing.
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION5,760x1,440dpi•DIMENSIONS
61x309x159mm•WEIGHT1.6kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•
DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•PARTCODEC11CH25401DA•FULLREVIEWApr2020
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION5,760x1,440dpi•SCANNER
RESOLUTION1,200x4,800dpi•DIMENSIONS142x349x340mm•WEIGHT6.7kg•MAXIMUM
PAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•PARTCODE
C11CH47401•FULLREVIEWJan2020
TECHNOLOGYThermalinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,800x1,200dpi•DIMENSIONS
131x426x255mm•WEIGHT2.5kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB
- DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•PARTCODE2319C008•FULLREVIEWSep2019
TECHNOLOGYMonolaser•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION5,760x1,440•SCANNER
RESOLUTION600x600dpi•DIMENSIONS287x381x294mm•WEIGHT8.8kg•MAXIMUM
PAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYThreeyearsRTBwithregistration•DETAILSwww.hp.co.uk•
PARTCODE5HG93A#B19•FULLREVIEWAug2020
BROTHERMFC-J1300DW
AllinBox
★★★★★
£316•www.printerbase.co.uk
Itsgreyplasticbuilddoesn’tgivethebestfirst
impression,buttheMFC-J1300DWAllinBoxisa
deceptively feature-rich yet easy-to-use MFP for
busy home offices.Its running costs are low,too.
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION6.000x1,200dpi•
SCANNERRESOLUTION1,200x2,400dpi•DIMENSIONS195x435x341mm•WEIGHT8kg•
MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYThreeyearsRTB•DETAILSwww.brother.co.uk•
PARTCODEMFCJ1300DWZU1•FULLREVIEWSep2020
CANONimageFormula
DR-C230
★★★★★
£324 •www.printerbase.co.uk
This sheet-fed document scanner
is perfect forgetting through stacks of documents
without having to manually scan each page.It’s
pleasantly fast and pairs with Canon’s powerful CaptureOnTouch Pro
software,which does afine job of processing your scans.
TECHNOLOGYDualCISsheet-fedscanner•SCANNERRESOLUTION600x600dpi•DIMENSIONS
231x291x530mm•WEIGHT2.8kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB
- DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•PARTCODE2646C003•FULLREVIEWFeb2018
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