Best Printers
Our pick of the best printers, ranked by VS Score from 65 we compared.
Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850
Top pickWho it’s for: A busy small office replacing a color laser, that needs managed-network printing, a large paper supply and pigment output that survives a highlighter.
- A much higher input tray capacity ?550 sheets vs 150 sheets (median)
- A much higher print speed (color) ?25 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?66,000 pages vs 10,000 pages (median)
89Points
Who it’s for: Small offices that get through paper: two cassettes plus a bypass, a duplex document feeder and fax, all at inkjet running costs.
- A much higher input tray capacity ?500 sheets vs 150 sheets (median)
- A much higher print speed (color) ?26 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?28 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
87Points
Who it’s for: A shared small-office machine where several people print color and someone regularly digitizes stacks of double-sided paperwork.
- A much higher print speed (color) ?33 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?33 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?70,000 pages vs 10,000 pages (median)
86Points
Who it’s for: Paper-heavy home offices that scan as much as they print, where the single-pass duplex feeder, near-laser print speeds and Gigabit Ethernet add up to office-grade throughput.
- A much higher print speed (color) ?26 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?28 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?35,000 pages vs 10,000 pages (median)
85Points
Who it’s for: Small offices that scan as much as they print. The single-pass duplex feeder is the feature worth paying for here, more than the print engine.
- A much higher print speed (color) ?31 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?31 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?50,000 pages vs 10,000 pages (median)
85Points
Who it’s for: Offices of five to fifteen people with an IT checklist to satisfy and a real scanning habit. The feeder and the security list are what this machine does that cheaper all-in-ones do not.
- A much higher print speed (color) ?32 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?32 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?75,000 pages vs 10,000 pages (median)
85Points
Who it’s for: Small offices printing a few hundred pages a month that need real paper handling: two full-size trays, single-pass duplex scanning and a working hardware fax modem in one box.
- A much higher input tray capacity ?500 sheets vs 150 sheets (median)
- A much higher print speed (color) ?20 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?25 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
83Points
Who it’s for: A small office pushing a few hundred pages a month that needs two-sided everything, a duplex ADF, Ethernet and fax without moving up to a color laser.
- A much higher input tray capacity ?500 sheets vs 150 sheets (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?25 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?33,000 pages vs 10,000 pages (median)
81Points
Who it’s for: Small teams printing color documents daily who want laser speed and a fax line in one desk-sized box: 26 ppm in either color, a 40,000-page duty cycle and Gigabit Ethernet.
- A much higher print speed (color) ?26 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?26 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?40,000 pages vs 10,000 pages (median)
81Points
Who it’s for: Small offices that scan double-sided paperwork often, print color in moderate volume, and value three years of warranty on a machine full of consumable parts.
- A much higher print speed (color) ?26 ppm vs 9 ppm (median)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?26 ppm vs 16 ppm (median)
- A much higher input tray capacity ?250 sheets vs 150 sheets (median)
80Points