Printers have come a long way from the days of dot matrix and the best printers today are very economical and cost effective for the average person. Most of the best printers are color printers and usually take a color and black and white print cartridge rather than the 4 cartridges, black, blue, yellow and cyan.
Brother MFC-J82DW
One of the best printers is the Brother MFC-J82DW printer is an all in one Inkjet printer that will be a great addition to any home or small office. The printer has a fax modem and a wireless network adapter. The web connect touch screen allows for easy access to Google Docs, Facebook and Picasa web albums. It is possible to print directly on DVD, CD’s and Blueray discs without damaging the discs. The printer features duplex printing, web connected applications, printing, copying, scanning and faxing capabilities, making this one of the best printers. The maximum size paper the printer can take is legal size, 8-1/2”x14.”
HP OfficeJet 6000 Wireless
The HP OfficeJet is one of the economical best printers and just right for home use. The printer features automatic duplex printing for double sided documents, Ethernet and WiFi connectivity and good quality output. With the WiFi connectivity, the user will be able to print from smart phones and laptops as well as other devices. The printer accepts WiFi print commands, making it one of the best printers and easy for multiple devices on the wireless network will be able to print at once. The printer also has a high capacity paper tray, accommodating 250 sheets. The printer will handle standard 8-1/2”x11” size and legal 8-1/2”x14” size.
HP Photosmart Premium C410a
The HP Photosmart C410a is an all in one printer, featuring print, scan, copy and fax capabilities. It has a duty cycle of 1,600 pages per month, which means if the user prints more than 1,600 pages per month, there is the potential of overworking and damaging the machine. The Photosmart C410a has a 2.4 inch LCD navigation screen to get through the options available. It uses a 5 cartridge ink system that allows for printing higher definition photos. The printer supports a wide variety of memory cards, enabling the user to print directly from a card rather than downloading the photos onto a computer hard drive.
The printer scans with a contact image sensor (CIS) rather than a charged couple device (CCD). It optically scans at 4,800 x 4,800 dpi and performs interpolated scans at 19,200 x 19,200 dpi and is one of the all around best printers.
Cannon Pixma MG8120
The Cannon Pixma is a multi functional printer with copy, print and scanner capabilities, but it has no fax capabilities. This printer has a focus on printing photos, but it is really a well rounded printer and fulfills all capabilities admirably, making it just right for a small, home office. The scanner utilizes a charged couple device (CCD) scan rather than a contact image sensor (CIS) and scans images at 9600 x 4800 dpi. The printer uses 6 ink cartridge system, with three of the 6 being black. The black cartridges are high gloss gray ink, normal black ink and a PGBK. Despite no fax capabilities, this is still one of the best printers on the market.
