Inkjet Printers: Reviews

Updated March 2009
 

Best general-purpose inkjet printer

Canon Pixma iP4600 *Est. $100 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PCMag.com: This review, based on thorough testing, says the Canon Pixma iP4600 is slower than the iP4500 it replaces and is prone to paper ...

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports includes the Canon Pixma iP4600 among the approximately dozen inkjet printers tested. Editors test printers for ...

TrustedReviews.com: TrustedReviews.com does thorough testing, but beyond the numerical scores (seven out of 10 overall, eight on photo quality and ...

Computer Shopper: This review is brief, but based on obvious hands-on testing. The chief insight is that you're better off buying the older Pixma ...

Amazon.com: About two dozen owner reviews combine for a good score for the Pixma iP4600, with just a few rating it less than three out of ...

NewEgg.com: About a dozen owner reviews are posted and none gives the Canon Pixma iP4600 fewer than four out of five stars at this writing. ...

 

Basic inkjet printer

Canon Pixma iP2600 *Est. $50 Compare Prices
 
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CNet.com: This short review covers the basics; Justin Yu writes that the Canon Pixma iP2600 is fine for the price. Some of the colors were ...

TrustedReviews.com: This critique covers features and performance. Color and speeds are said to be good on the no-frills Canon Pixma iP2600. Text and ...

PC Advisor: Editors here say the Canon iP2600 is a good value, with solid output quality and a nice looking design. The only real criticism ...

PC World: The Canon Pixma iP2600 ranks fourth out of the five printers reviewed in this article, which links to individual reviews for ...

Amazon.com: There are about 30 reviews here for the Canon Pixma iP2600, most rating it four or the maximum five stars. Most say it's fine ...

 

Budget inkjet printer with LCD

HP Photosmart D7560 *Est. $120 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PCMag.com: After testing the HP Photosmart D7560, reviewer M. David Stone says it's a surprisingly fast and versatile home-use printer, ...

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports tests the HP Photosmart D7560 and about a dozen other regular inkjet printers. Testing is thorough for text and ...

DigitalTrends.com: Digital Trends is credible, basing its reviews on decent testing. The HP Photosmart D7560 gets a score of 7.5 out of 10 as a good ...

Amazon.com: About two dozen user reviews combine to give the HP Photosmart D7560 an excellent rating, just a few scoring it fewer than four ...

 

Best photo quality, but expensive

Epson Stylus Photo 1400 *Est. $280 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

photo-i.co.uk: This is the most detailed review we found of the Epson Stylus Photo 1400. The review includes extensive photos of the printer ...

CNet.com: The majority of this review is dedicated to the Stylus 1400's design, features and specifications. Text printing is addressed ...

Shutterbug.net: In his tests, David B. Brooks throws the most difficult-to-print images he can at the Epson Stylus Photo 1400, hoping for ...

PopPhoto.com: Michael J. McNamara reviews the Canon Pixma Pro9000 and Epson Stylus Photo 1400 (as well as a briefer evaluation of the Canon ...

PCMag.com: PC Magazine has, arguably, the largest database of printer reviews to be found online. As such, printer expert M. David Stone has ...

Amazon.com: About 50 owner reviews combine for a good average score; only about 10 users trash the Epson Stylus Photo 1400. Some indicate a ...

 

Office inkjet printer with networking

HP Officejet Pro K5400dtn *Est. $150 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

CNet.com: Yang's review opens by explaining that the Officejet Pro K5400 is somewhere between an inkjet and a laser printer in ...

PCMag.com: Stone's review holds the Officejet Pro K5400dtn up largely against sub-$500 color laser printers, rather than other inkjets. ...

Macworld: Macworld's review diverges from others in that photo printing with the HP Officejet Pro K5400 is deemed "very good" and text ...

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports magazine lists the Officejet Pro K5400 on its inkjet printer ratings grid, along with other tested inkjets. The ...

Amazon.com: There are only a handful of reviews here for the HP Officejet Pro K5400dtn. Two-thirds of its users are very happy with print ...

 

Inkjet Printers Runners Up:

HP Photosmart Pro B9180 *Est. $600

8 picks including: Amazon.com, O'Reilly Digital Media…

Canon Pixma iP4500 *Est. $95

7 picks including: Amazon.com, PC Pro…

Canon Pixma Pro9500 *Est. $700

4 picks including: Amazon.com, PrinterInfo.com…

HP Photosmart Pro B8850 *Est. $500

4 picks including: Amazon.com, PopPhoto.com…

Epson Stylus Photo R1900 *Est. $500

4 picks including: Amazon.com, CNet.com…

Canon Pixma Pro9000 *Est. $450

3 picks including: Amazon.com, CNet.com…

Canon Pixma iP3600 *Est. $80

3 picks including: About.com, Amazon.com…

Epson Stylus Photo R2880 *Est. $750

3 picks including: Amazon.com, PC Pro…

Canon Pixma iP100 *Est. $235

2 picks including: Amazon.com, CNet.com…

     
 
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Canon Pixma iP4500 Photo Inkjet Printer (2171B002)
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Canon Pixma Pro9500 Professional Large Format Inkjet Printer (0373B001AA)
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HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Professional Photo Printer (Q7161A#B1H)
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Epson R1900 Large Format Photo Printer
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Canon Pixma Pro9000 Professional Large Format Inkjet Printer (9995A001)
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Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002)
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Stylus Photo R2880 Inkjet Printer
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Canon iP100 Mobile Photo Printer (1446B002BA)
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