Grocery lists, family photos or crafts for the kids—there are so many ways home printers can come in handy these days, especially if you’re working from home or helping your children with schoolwork. Looking to buy or upgrade? Save yourself from scanning all the specs with our roundup of 2023’s best home office printers.
Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
IPM: 9.9 monochrome, 5.7 colour
Colour printing ability: Yes
Mobile device printing: Yes
Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Mopria
Duplex printing functionality can potentially halve your spend on paper
Scanner must be fed individual paper sheets
Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
PPM: 8 monochrome, 4 colour
Colour printing ability: Yes
Mobile device printing: Yes
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Mopria
Straightforward and easy to use
A bit bulky
Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
PPM: 8 monochrome, 5.5 colour
Colour printing ability: Yes
Mobile device printing: Yes
Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint
Prints quietly
Not ideal for images
Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
PPM: 10 monochrome, 6 colour
Colour printing ability: Yes
Mobile device printing: Yes
Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Mopria
Ideal for large print jobs
No fax
Printer type: Laser, All-in-One
PPM: 19 monochrome
Colour printing ability: No
Mobile device printing: No
Connectivity: USB
Scan in colour and convert documents to searchable digital files
No colour printing option
Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
IPM: 7.7 monochrome, 4 colour
Colour printing ability: Yes
Mobile device printing: Yes
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, USB, Bluetooth AirPrint, Mopria
Sleek, slim design
No fax function
Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
PPM: 7.5 monochrome, 5.5 colour
Colour printing ability: Yes
Mobile device printing: Yes
Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint
Print, scan or copy right from your smartphone or tablet
Replacement ink cartridges can get expensive
All-in-one printers are a great choice if you have a lot of documents to sign because they typically include scanning and copying functionality. That way you can scan and return documents easily. Some even have a built-in fax machine.
Laser printers are ideal if you’re looking to print a lot of text-heavy documents like contracts and agreements.
If you want to print a variety of different documents, photos and crafts with the kids—and you want to print in high-quality colour—an inkjet printer is likely better suited to your needs. They can be expensive to use, often requiring four or more cartridges.
Also known as black-and-white printers, monochrome models are budget-friendly because they only use a single cartridge. They’re best for people who print out everything to read but don’t really care about print quality.
When it comes time to choose the best home office printer for you, keep these factors in mind:
- Printer speed: This is one of the most important considerations for home businesses with regular high-volume printing needs. Speed is measured in pages per minute (PPM).
- Colour capability: A graphic designer or marketing manager who prints visuals in full colour may want to get an inkjet printer because of the wide variety of colours available. If you’re printing numerous colour documents every day, you could also benefit from a printer with a large ink tank that’s able to print up to 7,000 pages.
- Printer connectivity: While many printers come with Wi-Fi capabilities, it’s crucial to know what mobile devices your family uses (iPhone or Android) and whether the printer is compatible. You’ll also want to know if the printer is USB-only (meaning that it must plug into a computer) or Wi-Fi, plus the devices or apps it can connect to.
- Ink type: Ink cartridge replacement costs can really add up. If keeping ink costs low is your goal, consider a refillable ink printer. And if you want a printer specifically for high-volume business needs, a laser printer is generally more economical than an inkjet.
- Duplex printing: Duplex printing, also known as double-sided printing, is a function that allows you to print on both sides of paper. Some printers have this functionality built in to automatically turn paper over after the first side has printed, or you will have to flip paper manually.
- Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
- IPM: 9.9 monochrome, 5.7 colour
- Colour printing ability: Yes
- Mobile device printing: Yes
- Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Mopria
This little genius of a printer does it all—and at a great price. You can print wirelessly from mobile devices or PC and save time and money thanks to efficient features like auto duplex printing. Plus, it’s designed with size in mind and can fit comfortably even in cramped home office spaces.
- The hybrid ink system lets you print both professional-looking documents and beautiful, borderless colour photos with ease.
- Straightforward duplex (two-sided) printing can potentially halve the amount of money you need to spend on paper.
- The free Canon Print app means you can easily print just about anything from your mobile device.
- The scanner must be fed individual paper sheets, which means you can’t scan a magazine or book page without tearing it out first.
- The print speed is fine for small jobs, but not well suited for high volume output.
- Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
- PPM: 8 monochrome, 4 colour
- Colour printing ability: Yes
- Mobile device printing: Yes
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Mopria
If all you need to do is make hard copies of the kids’ homework, scan receipts for expenses and print the occasional photo, this model fits the bill. It’s a simple Wi-Fi model that is easy to setup and the maintenance (ink replacement, clearing occasional jams) is a snap. It’s a great pick for a home office on a budget.
- High resolution scanning (up to 600 x 1,200 dpi) and printing (up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi) helps capture fine details in documents and photos.
- Intuitive physical buttons keep things simple, making it easy to order copies in colour or black and white with a couple taps.
- It supports Canon restickable paper so you can print, personalize and decorate notebooks or even label items throughout the home.
- This printer uses up a fair amount of ink.
- It’s a bit bulky, so you’ll need extra space to set it up.
- Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
- PPM: 8 monochrome, 5.5 colour
- Colour printing ability: Yes
- Mobile device printing: Yes
- Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint
HP bills this compact productivity machine as the world’s smallest all-in-one printer and there’s good reason to believe them. The scanner is cleverly designed to feed from the top (cutting out some of the upper bulk of traditional all-in-ones) and its paper trays and hatches fold up neatly.
- The LCD display provides useful information on wireless connectivity, ink levels and number of copies/pages remaining.
- Operation is exceptionally quiet, so your voice and video calls won’t be interrupted.
- Wireless connectivity lets you connect and control your printer from mobile devices, smart speakers, and more.
- Copy resolution tops out at 300 x 300 dpi, which is fine for text but not ideal for images.
- The scanner must be fed individual paper sheets, which means you can’t scan a magazine or book page without tearing it out first.
- Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
- PPM: 10 monochrome, 6 colour
- Colour printing ability: Yes
- Mobile device printing: Yes
- Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Mopria
Paperless office? What’s that? You like to kick it old school with hard copies. But printer ink gets pricey. That’s why Canon came up with MegaTank printers like the PIXMA G3260, which uses sets of ink bottles with up to 30 times the capacity of traditional cartridges. Canon reckons you can save more than $2,000 on ink just with the included bottles!
- Prints up to 6,000 black and white pages or up to 7,700 colour pages per ink bottle set (replacement bottle kits cost around $80).
- Tank windows on the front corners of the printer allow you to see where ink levels are at.
- The paper feeder can handle 100 sheets at a time, reducing the need to reload.
- Connect via tried-and-tested USB or your choice of wireless apps, including both Airprint (Apple) and Mopria (Android).
- Printing on both sides of a page requires setting a second print job and reloading the paper.
- No fax functionality means this model is probably a no-go for doctors and accountants.
- Printer type: Laser, All-in-One
- PPM: 19 monochrome
- Colour printing ability: No
- Mobile device printing: No
- Connectivity: USB
This traditional laser office printer is a do-it-all workhorse (assuming you don’t need to print in colour). With print, copy and scan functionality, pretty much all of your paper productivity needs are accounted for. It’s an affordable choice for a compact laser printer that provides high-quality output for home, small office and educational needs.
- With unique features like I.D. Card Copy, which allows you to create copies of your identification cards or other small documents, this printer is built for productivity.
- Comes with the ability to scan in colour and convert documents to searchable digital files, making it one of the best printer scanners on the market.
- For easy maintenance, it features Canon’s Single Cartridge System, combining toner, drum and waster toner into one unit.
- No colour printing option makes this model unsuitable for photo enthusiasts.
- The front-loading cassette is not enclosed but holds up to 150 pages.
- Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
- IPM: 7.7 monochrome, 4 colour
- Colour printing ability: Yes
- Mobile device printing: Yes
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, USB, AirPrint, Mopria
This home office inkjet printer from Canon does pretty much everything you’d want a home printer to do, including photo prints that come close to lab quality. It works splendidly with different kinds of photo stock, from glossy to magnetic, and you can print instantly via WiFi or Airprint from your phone or tablet.
- The easy-to-replace 2-Cartridge FINE Hybrid Ink System saves on time and hassle.
- It supports Canon re-stickable paper so you can print, personalize and decorate notebooks or even label items throughout the home.
- Sleek, slim design makes this model a handsome addition to any home studio.
- The print speed is fine for small jobs, but not well suited for high volume output.
- There is no fax function.
- Printer type: Inkjet, All-in-One
- PPM: 7.5 monochrome, 5.5 colour
- Colour printing ability: Yes
- Mobile device printing: Yes
- Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint
For maximum versatility on a budget, the HP DeskJet 2723e is hard to beat. This entry-level three-in-one is a printer, copier and scanner, plus it has a mobile printing capability, making it ideal for everything from your children’s school assignments and crafts to your home business. It’s also a speedy printer capable of producing 7.5 pages per minute (ppm) for black and 5.5 ppm for colour.
- The HP DeskJet 2723e is perfect for multitasking families with its print, copy, scanner and mobile printing functions.
- It’s built to save paper with its duplexing functionality.
- You can connect the printer to HP’s Smart app, which enables you to print, scan or copy right from your smartphone or tablet.
- As an entry-level machine, the print quality is average. If you need high-quality prints, you’re better off getting the Canon PIXMA TS5020 or the Lexmark C3224dw Laser printer.
- Replacement ink cartridges can get expensive without HP’s Instant Ink monthly plan.
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