Laser color printer all in one for home

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The best all-in-one printer we've tested is the Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw, a color laser model with a sturdy build and many features. You can connect to this printer via USB, Wi-Fi, or Ethernet and even print directly from a USB flash drive. Though a little slow, its ADF-equipped scanner produces high-quality scans and supports single-pass duplex scanning, so you don't need to scan double-sided sheets manually. As for its printing performance, it produces outstanding quality black and color documents and is fast, printing up to 29 pages per minute. The toner cartridges yield a large number of prints, around 3000 black and 2000 color, so you don't need to worry about frequent maintenance. The cartridges are expensive; however, they contain the drum, meaning you won't need to spend extra to replace the drum separately.

Like most laser printers, it isn't ideal for photo printing, as printed pictures look grainy and lacking in detail. If you need to print photos or posters, we recommend the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550, an all-in-one inkjet model. It prints amazing photos and supports various paper sizes up to 13" x 19". It's also a supertank model, meaning it has refillable ink tanks instead of cartridges. The ink tanks yield thousands of pages, and replacement ink is cheap, so you won't need to worry about high maintenance costs. There are a couple of tradeoffs, though, like the lack of an automatic feeder, slower printing speed, and higher price tag. If cost is a concern, you can save some money with the cheaper Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 variant, which performs identically but only supports paper sizes up to 8.5" x 11".

When the first laser and inkjet printers meant for PCs became available—at about the same time, in the middle of the 1980s—each was limited to monochrome printing only, and the advantages for each were obvious. Lasers were far faster and delivered much better text quality at a lower cost per page, while inkjets were cheaper to buy. Today, the capabilities for both overlap more, making the advantages for either more nuanced.

Some things remain the same, though. Laser printers still offer some obvious strengths: fast print speeds and reasonable costs per page (especially for text output); crisper edges than inkjets, giving a cleaner, more professional look to text and line graphics; more saturated, vibrant color than most inkjets when both are printing on plain paper; resistance to fading; and smudge-proof output.

We've outlined below our top picks among home and office lasers that we've tested. Read on for our labs-tested favorites, followed by the buying basics you should know when buying a laser printer. Also note: At the very end of this article is a detailed spec breakout of our top models.

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