This budget model from Brother still makes sense, though, if you need a printer right away and can’t afford to shell out hundreds of dollars. That’s pretty average by the standards of a conventional inkjet, but when you compare it to the $5-a-year ink costs of a tank printer like the Epson EcoTank ET-2800 above, you see how costly inkjet printing with cartridges can get in the long run. The not-so-good news? Our ink cost estimates are $68 a year. The good news is that the Brother MFC-J1010DW sells for around $100. If you’re looking for a home inkjet that’s small and cheap, the Brother MFC-J1010DW could be a good choice.īut before you buy it, you might want to do the math. Size: 6.7 inches high x 15.7 inches wide x 18.9 inches deep
To make sure the model you buy is no different from the one we test, we purchase every product that enters our labs from a retailer, just like you would. These models, like every printer we test, have been put through the wringer in our dedicated labs, evaluated and scored by our testers on almost 250 data points. And speaking of that, remember that one way manufacturers make a printer smaller is by shrinking the capacity of those feed trays, sometimes to under 50 sheets or less. Note that the measurements listed for each printer below are taken when the model is ready for operation, with paper trays in place, so the footprint may be even smaller when the device isn’t in use. We also tweaked the scoring for print speed, given that today’s printers are faster than ever. Our ratings have also changed recently, placing much more emphasis on the ability to print quality text than graphics or photos, which reflects survey data about how people actually use their printers.
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We’ve picked out five of the best small printers in our ratings, including one portable model and two laser printers-notable because that tech tends to be more reliable but less easy to pare down.īecause our ratings don’t take size into account, many of these models don’t achieve Recommended or Best Buy status, but they’re still capable of solid performance. “Unless someone really needs the printer to be portable or needs to stow it away in a very small space, such as a mobile home, I would consider one of the smaller conventional all-in-one models,” Sulin says. The cartridges tend to be smaller, too, so they hold less ink, which means more trips to the store.
Some portable printers are small enough to stash in a drawer (they even run on battery power), but they’re also expensive to buy and operate, with per-page ink and maintenance costs sometimes running two to three times higher than those of regular-size inkjets, according to Rich Sulin, who leads CR’s printer testing program. If you shop carefully, though, you can find a compact model that performs well without monopolizing your precious home office real estate.īut size isn’t everything. If you’re working at home or just have too much stuff and not quite enough room, a printer can take up more space than you care to spare.
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