Multifunction Printers: Reviews

Updated January 2010
 

Multifunction printer with fax

HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 *Est. $200 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PCMag.com: M. David Stone at PCMag.com gives the Photosmart Premium Fax an Editors' Choice award, citing good text quality, excellent photo ...

ITReviews.co.uk: The Editors of British site IT Reviews give the Photosmart Premium Fax a Recommended designation. They like the unit's looks as ...

CNET: Justin Yu's CNET review of the Photosmart Premium Fax highly recommends this printer "to anyone who can benefit from its ...

TrustedReviews.com: Simon Williams at TrustedReviews.com complains about sluggish print speeds on the Photosmart Premium Fax, especially with duplex ...

PC World: Melissa Riofrio says that the price of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax is very high, but that its special features, such as ...

Amazon.com: Around 100 users offer reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax on Amazon.com. There are roughly as many positive reviews as ...

 

Compact MFP with fax

Epson WorkForce 610 *Est. $150 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

TestFreaks.com: Kristofer Brozio takes a blog-style look at the Epson WorkForce 610 after having reviewed the earlier model, the WorkForce 600, a ...

About.com: Peter Piazza, About.com's guide to printers and scanners, gives the Epson WorkForce 610 a high overall score. He finds the touch ...

JusTechn.com: Ryan McLaughlin, writing at JusTechn.com, praises the text printing of the Epson WorkForce 610, and finds that it generally ...

Amazon.com: The Epson WorkForce 610 has just over a dozen owner reviews to date, but the vast majority gives the model four or five stars. ...

 

Best budget MFP, no fax

Canon Pixma MP490 *Est. $80 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PC World: The Pixma MP490 is one of PC World's current top 10 printers, getting four out of five stars in this review. Susan Silvius finds ...

PC World (Australia): The Australian version of PC World does its own review of Canon Pixma MP490 and gives it 3.5 out of five stars. James Hutchinson ...

TrustedReviews.com: The Canon Pixma MP490 gets a Recommended rating at British site TrustedReviews.com. Simon Williams notes that Canon has been ...

Amazon.com: About 20 owner reviews of the Canon Pixma MP490 are posted so far at Amazon.com, but all but a few give it four or the maximum ...

 

Best all-in-one printer for photos, no fax

Canon Pixma MP990 *Est. $200 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PC World (Australia): James Hutchinson at PC World (Australia) says the Canon Pixma MP990 compares quite favorably to the older MP980 -- print times ...

PCMag.com: PCMag.com says the Canon Pixma MP980 (predecessor of the MP990) earns an Editors' Choice rating because of its exceptional photo ...

Imaging-Resource.com: In a review geared to photographers, Mike Pasini gives the older Canon Pixma MP980 "outright prolonged applause" overall, ...

Amazon.com: Three-quarters of the 20 or so user reviews of the Canon Pixma MP990 at Amazon.com are highly favorable. The disgruntled owners ...

 

Tabloid-sized MFP with fax

Brother MFC-6490cw *Est. $275 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PCMag.com: PCMag.com's review gives the Brother MFC-6490cw an Editors' Choice award, primarily because it's inexpensive given its capability ...

ConsumerReports.org: ConsumerReports.org thoroughly tests and ranks about 40 multifunction printers, including the Brother MFC-6490cw. There is a ...

TrustedReviews.com: TrustedReviews.com produces solid testing, including speed and cost per print, and assigns each printer an overall score as well ...

PC Pro: PC Pro publishes short reviews, but hands-on testing is evident. The Brother MFC-6490cw "excels at no particular printing, ...

IT Reviews.com: IT Reviews is certainly credible, but its reviews are short and usually don't compare printers. This review generally likes the ...

Amazon.com: The Brother MFC-6490CW gets a high average score based on over 70 owner reviews, with almost everyone rating it four or the ...

 

Monochrome laser all-in-one printer

Brother MFC-7840W *Est. $275 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PCMag.com: PCMag.com diligently tests the Brother MFC-7840W and gives it an Editors' Choice award. Writer M. David Stone says it offers ...

Macworld: Macworld bases its reviews on thorough testing and assigns a score that makes for easy comparison. Reviewer Brian Chen calls the ...

TrustedReviews.com: TrustedReviews.com not only rates printers -- the Brother MFC-7840 gets a score of nine out of 10 -- it also publishes results of ...

PC Pro: PC Pro rates printers after hands-on testing. Mike Jennings likes the Brother MFC-7840W well enough as a versatile and ...

About.com: About.com's printer guide, Peter Piazza, gives his maximum rating to the Brother MFC-7840, saying it's a good choice if you don't ...

Amazon.com: Over 125 owner reviews combine to give the Brother MFC-7840W a very high rating, with about 60 percent giving it the highest ...

 

Multifunction Printers Runners Up:

HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 *Est. $270

5 picks including: Amazon.com, PC Advisor…

Epson Artisan 810 *Est. $200

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

Canon Pixma MX7600 *Est. $380

3 picks including: Amazon.com, PC Pro…

HP OfficeJet 6500 Wireless *Est. $125

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

HP Officejet J4680 *Est. $100

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

     
 
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer
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Epson Artisan 810 Wireless Touch Screen Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer (C11CA52201)
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Canon PIXMA MX7600 Office All-in-One Printer
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HP Officejet 6500 Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer
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HP OfficeJet J4680 All-in-One Wireless Printer
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