Best All-in-One Printers 2019

Tom's Guide ^ | March 12, 2019 | Brian Westover

[fireman15]

We spent more than 150 hours on in-depth testing to identify the top inkjet and laser printers you can buy. And our favorite overall printer is the Canon Pixma TS9120, which offers best-in-class print speeds and high-quality output for both text and graphics. For a printer that won't break the bank, Epson's WorkForce WF-2760 inkjet packs in features like an automatic document feeder and duplexing, while also turning in fast print and copy times.

What All-in-One Printers Cost All-in-one printers sell for as little as $60 (£45/AU$90) for inkjet models, and $150 (£170/AU$200) for laser printers, with high-end models ranging up to the hundreds of dollars, but offering better print quality, durability and features. And don’t forget ink and toner, which can range from 1 to 5 cents per page.

[lowbuck]

Three years ago, I pushed for our churh to switch from a laser printer where the toner cartridges cost us about $100 each and we used 3 o4 four per year.

I got them to buy a Epson ET-4500 because it used liquid ink which only cost about $9 per bottle ($36 for complete refill of b/w and all colors). Bottom line we recovered the cost of the printer in just over a year in savings on ink and we bot beutiful full color.

I was so impressed I bought the same model for use at home. I waited and got mine for a bit over $200 but grabbed a $60 rebate from Epsom. Wonderful and I no longer have problems of the cartridge ink drying if you go too long without printing.

Check out this series. The upfront cost is about double or a bit more over the basic printer but if you print any amount you will recover your extra outlay quickly and then be off to the races.

[killermosquito]

What bugs me most is power transformer bricks. Why can’t they standardize?

[Solson]

I absolutely love my Brother HL2280DW. It’s a black and white all in one laser. A single cartridge will print about 1500-2000 pages. $99 on Amazon.

[Tijeras_Slim]

+1 for the Brother model, use one at work.

[AppyPappy]

I spend an hour in an OfficeMax with a friend who wanted to buy the same printer he had 4 years ago. I was trying to explain to him that technology evolves over time. But he wanted all of his printers to use the same toner and I finally convinced him that just doesn’t happen.

[Gamecock]

I don’t print a lot and got sick of my ink constantly dries out.

I threw my current printer to the curb and bought a multifunction laser.

[avenir]

“So you’d use about half the Epson ink cartridges performing head cleaning to unclog the ink jets. A very expensive proposition.”

That is exactly what ended my home printing adventures. Thought about getting a laser printer but have never been able to get past the research phase.

[FXRP]

One black-and-white laser toner cartridge will last for years and won’t dry out like an ink jet cartridge. If I want to print a photo, I send it to Walgreens or Walmart and pick it up. My cost per page is almost nothing. Do you really need a photo printer? If not, Get the laser.

[Dandy]

I have a Epson also. Have been using bogus $!.00 each inks. Has been fine for years.

[Dutch Boy]

I am a big fan of Brother printers. I can’t see buying another brand. My current one, model MFC-9340CDW, has been running rock solid since 2013.

[cymbeline]

“I had the epiphany that I never print in color.”

My epiphany too. Plus we have a color printer at work.

[arthurus]

There are no “best” inkjet printers. All of them, or at least the five brands I have owned over the years, last about a year give </i>or take</i> a couple of months. I can’t say they are programmed to die because they all expire of different diseases but expire they do.

[Sacajaweau]

I either refill the cartridges myself or get them from ebay. You can buy the ink by the bottle.

[arthurus]

Actually I can’t say that for Brother. My Brother inkjet never started to work. I got it replaced through Customer Service and the replacement didn’t work for a different reason. I raged on the phone with them until they gave me my money back and I shipped both back to Brother on their dime. I now get my printing done at a shop in town.

[HonkyTonkMan]

Brother L8900 here. Runs like a top.

Last HP rejected third-party ink, then reject HP brand ink! Never again.

[Wasichu]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Dr. Sivana]

and I’m still going on the original ink cartridge after three years.

Most lasers use toner. None use ink.

[faithhopecharity]

Ha! Maybe if they didn’t discriminate so much in hiring Americans?

[McGruff]

I’m just a casual user and I just buy the cheapest Ink Jet printer Walmart has. Buy a new one when ink runs out. I’m a Walmart kinda guy.

[Fresh Wind]

I have a Brother HL-2300D, currently selling for as low as 80 bucks. I got mine as a cyber Monday deal for 50 with free shipping 2 years ago.

It has adequate print quality for most uses, and it’s been flawless. My biggest gripe has been that paper jams are a pain to clear, but they have only happened when I forget to remove the stuff piled on top of the printer.