What is the best color laser multifunction printer for around $500-600?
Consumer Search’s article from last year on this subject lists the following: • Dell 3100cn $439.99 + $44.49shipping http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Laser-Color-Printer-3100cn/dp/B000E93QV2/ Best color laser printer, budget. In recent color laser printer reviews, the Dell 3100cn is easily the best value, printing better and faster than similar printers from HP, Konica Minolta and Lexmark. Text printing is “superb” and color graphics are “nearly perfect” according to a PC World review. The Dell printer is speedy for the price; text pages print at about 18 pages per minute. Dell’s toner cartridges are less expensive and print more pages than others. As with all laser printers, photo printing is not its strong suit. For photos, an inkjet printer is better. The Dell 3100cn has integrated networking, and it works with Windows, Linux and Mac (over TCP/IP). A duplexer (for two-sided printing) is a $30
I like to give a selection of items in answer to questions about the “best” of something. Hopefully you’ll be able to find the one that best suits YOU, instead of just one that I feel fits my own needs. Good luck! -*- Best multifunction printer with fax: Canon Pixma MP830 (*est. $280) Canon all-in-one printers dominate reviews, and experts say the Canon Pixma MP830 is the best blend of functionality and price. This model prints, scans, copies and faxes. It has a 35-page automatic document feeder and automatic duplexing for double-sided printing. For photo printing, there’s a 2.5-inch preview screen, memory-card slots and a PictBridge port. Reviews say photo quality is excellent and output is fast. In tests, the MP830 printed text at about 8 pages per minute — speedy for an inkjet MFP. The Pixma MP830 is both PC and Mac compatible, although we did find some complaints about faxing problems with Mac computers. (*est. $280) Budget MFP with fax: Canon Pixma MP530 (*est. $185) If you don’t
I like to give a selection of items in answer to questions about the “best” of something. Hopefully you’ll be able to find the one that best suits YOU, instead of just one that I feel fits my own needs. Good luck! -*- Best multifunction printer with fax: Canon Pixma MP830 (*est. $280) Canon all-in-one printers dominate reviews, and experts say the Canon Pixma MP830 is the best blend of functionality and price. This model prints, scans, copies and faxes. It has a 35-page automatic document feeder and automatic duplexing for double-sided printing. For photo printing, there’s a 2.5-inch preview screen, memory-card slots and a PictBridge port. Reviews say photo quality is excellent and output is fast. In tests, the MP830 printed text at about 8 pages per minute — speedy for an inkjet MFP. The Pixma MP830 is both PC and Mac compatible, although we did find some complaints about faxing problems with Mac computers. (*est. $280) Budget MFP with fax: Canon Pixma MP530 (*est. $185) If you don’t
