Its ink costs are on the high side of average. (Unfortunately, that means no ADF.) The MG6220 serves up high-quality printouts and decent scans, and it’s fast for an inkjet MFP. If your budget can stretch a bit more, here’s a $200 model worth considering: The Canon Pixma MG6220 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One has cool-looking controls and a color LCD embedded in the scanner lid. Also, the MG5320’s ink-refill costs are reasonable.Īs for single-function printers, the Epson WorkForce 60 inkjet offers USB, ethernet, and Wi-Fi connectivity, good paper handling including automatic duplexing, and outstanding speed. If you can do without an ADF, check out the Canon Pixma MG5320 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer, a multifunction unit that features printing on CDs and DVDs, and that has speedy performance and good print quality. The cherry on this sundae? HP’s ink costs are reasonable, meaning no regrets later. Most notably, it posted average or better speeds in our printing, scanning, and copying tests and it includes an ADF, a feature that’s rare at this price level.Īmong other standard equipment are a 125-sheet input tray and a 20-sheet photo tray (for media up to 5 by 7 inches in size) and the unit’s automatic duplexing applies to both the printer and the scanner. Though it’s billed as a photo-oriented home machine, it can handle far more than that. Our top pick is a multifunction inkjet, the HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One Printer. Monochrome lasers are also available, but we can’t wholeheartedly recommend any such models in this price range, as their toner costs tend to be very high. If this is your budget range, keep in mind that these machines are designed for fairly low-volume use: around 15 to 20 pages per day, at most.
You’ll find a crowded field of models, most of them offering at least decent features and performance for home and home-office users, plus students. HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One PrinterThe sweet spot for consumer inkjets is about $150.
It makes surprisingly few compromises for the price. If your budget is really tight, check out our favorite bargain, the $100 Canon Pixma iP4920 Inkjet Photo Printer, in “Cheap and Good,” below. Another consideration to keep in mind: If you have a long-term need to scan hundreds or even thousands of pages of documents, a dedicated document scanner that has its own automatic document feeder will simplify that job considerably.