Direct-Connect Printers And All-in-Ones
Mobile Devices
- Canon PiXMA IP100 mobile printer - Canon’s current successor to their famous BJC-80 mobile inkjet printer that is capable of being operated on battery power.
Small-Business Devices
- Brother HL-2240 Compact Duplex Laser Printer – A small laser printer that can print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Suitable as a reception-desk invoice printer for professional offices or as a private office printer for professionals handling client-confidential documents. This is the economy version of the HL-2250DN which has networking and the HL-2270DW which has Wi-Fi networking.
- HP LaserJet P1560 Series Personal Laser Printer- A small laser printer for use at reception desks and similar locations. This is the economy version of the HP LaserJet P1600 Series Laser Printer which has networking and double-side printing.
Network Printers and All-In-One Devices
Consumer Devices
- Canon PIXMA MG-6150 – a mid-range network multifunction printer with double-sided printing available from Canon
- Canon PIXMA MX-350 - A mid-range fax-equipped network multifunction printer available from Canon
- Canon PIXMA MX-870 - A premium-level fax-equipped network multifunction printer available from Canon
- Hewlett-Packard Envy 100 (D410a) – A slimline all-in-one printer that is pitched as a medium-duty high-end printer
- Hewlett-Packard Photosmart Wireless (B109n) – An entry-level multifunction network printer-scanner suitable for the “new computing environment”
- Hewlett-Packard Photosmart Wireless-E (B110a) – An entry-level multifunction network printer-scanner that doubles as an “Internet printing appliance” for emails and more
- Hewlett-Packard Photosmart Premium Fax (C309 series) – A premium-level home-office all-in-one with integrated fax and full photo printing ability. Could this model be placed as a “bridge-level” unit between the consumer and small-business printer classes.
- Hewlett-Packard Photosmart 7510 – The premium non-fax-equipped home/SOHO printer that has full photo abilities and is finished in that earthy-brown colour.
Small-Business Devices
- Brother MFC-6490CW - One of the first few inkjet multifunction printers that can work with A3 paper
- Brother HL-4150CDN – A dedicated colour laser printer that has the ability to become a short-run document workhorse especially with its ability to do double-sided printing with negligable time penalty.
- Brother MFC-9840CDW – A colour laser multifunction printer that connects to a wireless network
- Brother MFC-7360N - An entry-level mono laser multifunction printer that connects to a network and is IPv6 ready. This is the economy version of the MFC-7460DN which has auto-duplex printing and T.37 Internet fax functionality; and the MFC-7860DW which also can work on a Wi-Fi wireless network.
- Dell 1130n – An entry level network-enabled mono laser printer that can work as an invoice printer for a clinic or as an infill mono laser printer.
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet M1210 Series – A network-enabled “all-in-one” laser-printer (or fax-machine replacement) for the small legal office or medical clinic
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet M1536dnf – A network-enabled multifunction laser printer for the small legal office that can print on both sides of the page and use the HP ePrint service.
- Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet CM1415fnw - A wireless-network-enabled “all-in-onw” colour laser printer which is enabled for HP ePrint services
- Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet 6500 Wireless – A printer-scanner-fax that can connect to a wired or wireless network and offers the essentials for a home office or small business
- Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet 7000 – An A3-capable wide-format inkjet printer for the small business, especially for printing promotional material or large spreadsheets
- Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet Pro 8500a Plus – The top-of-the-line business inkjet printer from HP’s stable
- Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet Pro 8600a Plus – HP’s newest top-of-the-line business inkjet multifunction printer.
Printing Devices To Help Promote Your Organisation
A3-capable network printers for large document sizes
- Brother MFC-6490CW - One of the first few inkjet multifunction printers that can work with A3 paper
- Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet 7000 – An A3-capable wide-format inkjet printer for the small business, especially for printing promotional material or large spreadsheets
Network Colour Laser Printers for quick turn-out of high-quality colour documents
- Brother HL-4150CDN – A dedicated colour laser printer that has the ability to become a short-run document workhorse especially with its ability to do double-sided printing with negligable time penalty.
- Brother MFC-9840CDW – A colour laser multifunction printer that connects to a wireless network
Note concerning paper sizes
All paper sizes that are referred to in the reviews are based on the ISO-standard A series used in Europe, Asia and Oceania. For North-American readers, A3 would be nearly equivalent to the Ledger paper size and A4 would be nearly equivalent to the Letter paper size.
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