Samsung ML-2525W is a simple device which prints just black and nothing else. But it does come with a few goodies like double sided printing, wireless networking and single sheet tray. All these are a boon when it comes to small office or home printers. The cost of this printer is $150 and it is one of the most inexpensive printers we have ever had in our test centers. We will recommend you this device for it good print quality and dirt cheap price. Samsung ML-2851ND’s top has a power button alogn with two LCDs which show network status and print activity. There are also two buttons located there, one to cancel the print job and the other for demo sheet print. The input tray goes in to the bottom of the printer and has a capacity to hold up to 250 paper sheets. There is also a 250 sheet drawer sold separately. The manual tray is located below the toner access handle through it, you can feed single paper sheets to the device. There are various ways to connect the Samsung ML-2851ND to  [...]

The Lexmark Interact S605 printer has touch-screen interface that is very quick and easy to use. The small business and home users will definitely appreciate its professional text and graphic printing quality as compared with laser printers. The Lexmark has completely redesigned the Interact S605, but its chassis looks similar to that of the Impact S305. If you are wishing to buy the best photo printing quality then you have to look elsewhere. On the back side, the folding paper tray feeds the papers into the Lexmark Interact S605 and exits out to the extendable tray at printer’s bottom lip. The paper input tray can adjust the media sizes including letter, legal, and envelope due to its adjustable arm that collect the incoming sheets before feeding to the printer. The Lexmark Interact S605 has 4.3 inches touch-screen located in the center of control panel and occupies most of the space. The PictBridge USB port and the media card reader slot are on the right side. It is important  [...]

The Canon Pixma MP560 is an all-in-one printer with great look, bright display and functional feature set including auto-document feeder. These features do not come in budget price of $150, but the MP560 does not have an Ethernet jack. However, its printing quality is average and the printing speed is mediocre. Therefore, we will recommend you to go for Lexmark Impact S305 that has both Ethernet jack and Wi-Fi. In addition, the S305 printer delivers higher quality with fast printing speed in $50 less. You can flip out the right side panel on the Canon Pixma MP560 to reveal a colorful 2-inch LCD display on the lid and controls on the panel. These controls are Easy Scroll Wheel in the center, start/stop buttons, option for number of copies, and some switches. You can use the wheel to navigate the menus and image albums. The memory card slot is located behind a small door beneath the display and supports micro-SD, MMC, SD, xD, and Memory Stick cards. You will also find the PictBridge  [...]

If you need an ideal multifunction printer for your office, then here is – Brother MFC-990CW. It costs $230 and features Bluetooth connectivity, autoduplexing, cordless handset with answering machine, Wi-Fi, and touch-screen display. Brother is one of the few companies that offer all these advanced highlights. However, its printing performance is quite slow. If you need a fast machine with cordless phone and touch-screen display, then you can check – Canon Pixma MX860. 4.2 inches touch-screen LCD display sits on the front and features auto-dimmer to save power consumption. Default home screen displays four cartridges ink status, current date/time, easy access to call history and speed dial, and printing jobs in queue. Brother MFC-990CW has simple two-tiered menu interface for easy usage. It has media card reader slot located below LCD display and accepts xD, SD Memory Stick, and Compact Flash. Its PictBridge USB port allows direct link to digital  [...]

Lexmark Platinum Pro 905 is a full-fledged office printer that costs $400 and offers touch-screen controls without any physical shortcut, two auto-document feeder trays, Wi-Fi, SD memory card and PictBridge support. What’s more – you can connect it directly to Internet and browse Lexmark’s Smart Solutions to add widgets on display. However, if you think that you need the physical buttons instead of touch-screen options and want fast printing speeds then you can opt less priced – HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless. On the contrary, the Platinum Pro 905 is more advanced and latest as compared to both Brother MFC-990CW and the HP Pro 8500 wireless. 4.3 inches MyTouch LCD display is located on the 9.5 inches wide front panel. The display is enough bright for easy view, but it is fixed and you cannot move it. There is only one physical power button on the left side of LCD panel. Media card reader slot, PictBridge USB port and Wi-Fi status indicator  [...]

Lexmark continues to manufacture budget-friendly multifunction printer. The best example is latest Lexmark Impact S305. We could not say that it is an All-In-One printer, because it does not include fax function. However, it can copy, scan and print at impressive speeds. The Impact S305 costs $99 and provides fast printing speed and solid quality as compared to others in its price range. It does not have an extra-ordinary design, but it will provide satisfactory performance. The control panel is located on the front of Lexmark Impact S305. You can rotate the panel or keep it fix on the body. You will find setup key and power button on the top left, whereas black/color toggle, start and stop buttons sits on the top right. 2 inches LCD display of Lexmark Impact S305 sits in the center of control panel. You will find navigational pad with three buttons for Photo, Scan and Copy located nearby display in the middle. On the contrary, Canon Pixma MX330 offers  [...]

Kodak ESP 5250 is the latest upgrade to company’s ESP 5 series of all-in-one printers. The new model has improvements in the printing quality and speed, but not in design. The ESP 5250 costs $170 and has some major drawbacks. It does not have any auto-document feeder and has issues with paper feeds. These disadvantages are not forgive able at such a high cost. We will not recommend this printer. You can go for Epson Stylus NX515 at $150, which provides better sleek design and good performance. We will recommend the Kodak to concentrate and improve on the design of its printers. Moreover, all the printers including the ESP 5250 have same design and shape. At least, the design of expensive printers should be unique. Kodak ESP 5250 has 2.4 inches LCD display on the front. The display size is small as compared to 3-inch screen of ESP series. However, it provides bright and vibrant colors for easy navigation through menu options. The menu options  [...]

Epson WorkForce 610 is the successor of the WorkForce 600 and has similar design and features except updated menu layout on its screen. The WorkForce 610 costs around $210 and offers a lot of features like auto-document feeder for hands-free faxing, scanning, copying up to 30 paper sheets; wired and wireless networking; and control panel for one-touch access to all settings. We really appreciate the company for regular improvement in fast printout speeds and easy printer wizard setup. However, we disappointed that the WorkForce 610 does not have auto-duplexer hardware to print on both sides of the paper-sheet. We were expecting this feature to come in a $200 printer. On the bright side, Epson WorkForce 610 has four ink cartridges bay to provide high quality color and black-&-white printouts. It has various customizable buttons, onboard memory card reader and optional software for closing the loop between play and work. Epson WorkForce 610 has  [...]

Touch screen printers are rare and not many manufactures make it mainly because people don’t need a touch screen interface for a printer since it is not used as often as a phone or MP3 player. The other reason is that a touch screen interface increases the price of the printer and hence manufacturers are coy over making touch screen MFDs. HP and Lexmark are the two big players in the touch screen printer market and we got a HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web in our offices for review. Now as the name suggests, this is a premium printer and not for light use. The printer can be connected wirelessly to internet and you can surf the web on the tiny LCD which is on the printer and print documents through them. The LCD on the printer looks quite similar to iPhone kept in landscape mode. But it is a little smaller than 4.5. The LCD looks very cute with an arm from the printer holding out the device.  [...]