M. David Stone

Saving money is a good thing. If you need a new printer and youre on a tight budget, its surely one of the key issues that you care about. The trick is in knowing how to save money while still getting a reasonably capable printer. This roundup gathers an assortment of printers—including both stand-alone and […]

Printers—both single function and multifunction printers—are sometimes accused of having reached generic status. The truth is, theyre far from it. A box of nails is generic. Theres not much chance of telling one brand from another or finding one with better features. And if you found one, how would you know? Printers each offer their […]

Some ideas are so intriguing that they refuse to die, even if their early incarnations do. One such concept is combining a scanner with a keyboard. The most recent attempt at this is the KeyScan KS810 ($195 direct). Although veteran users will find it convenient, it lacks the software and the polish to be a […]

Back when monochrome laser prices were well into four figures, a lot of people called the ink jet—then a fledgling technology—the poor mans laser. I havent heard that description in a long time—not since ink jets shoved dot matrix printers into a nearly forgotten niche. But with ink jets like the HP Officejet Pro K5400dtn […]

Printers tend to be classified based on office size, into categories like home office, small office and enterprise workgroup printers. But the truth is that its better to think in terms of the volume of paper you need to push through the printer. A one- or two-person office with a lawyer who needs to print […]

Just as laptop computers let you operate wirelessly through a nearby access point, a growing number of printers and all-in-ones (AIOs) include wireless connectivity as a feature or an option. Advantages of wireless printing are that you wont need cables for it, and its more versatile and simpler. Printers come with any of several connection […]

The Brother MFC-8860DN ($499.99 list) monochrome laser AIO (all-in-one) is targeted at small workgroups in relatively large offices. But its also a near-perfect fit for busy small offices or home offices. The MFC-8860DN delivers fast print speeds and just about every function you can think of for an AIO. In addition to printing, the MFC-8860DN […]

You wouldnt know it from the model number, but the HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer ($99.99 direct) is a direct descendant of last years HP Photosmart 385 GoGo Printer. HP has changed its naming scheme, but the resemblance was obvious the instant I opened the box. The ink jet-based A516 has the same miniature-toaster […]

When I reviewed the ink jet–based HP Photosmart 475 GoGo Photo Printer last year, I basically said it was a nearly ideal small-format printer with all the features you could want. Except one. The output wasnt even slightly water resistant. Pass a photo around on a hot, humid day and it would likely come back […]

The Epson PictureMate Flash ($300 street) is Epsons new top-of-the-PictureMate-line photo printer. Its also the most complete personal photo lab available to date for printing 4- by 6-inch photos. Not only does it produce true photo-quality prints at fast speeds, but its built-in combination CD-RW burner and DVD reader make it easy to print from […]

Canon doesnt exactly own the Editors Choice slot for standard desktop ink jets, but its been doing an awfully good job of monopolizing it for the last couple of years—starting with the Pixma iP4000, and then the Pixma iP4200. When I started testing the Pixma iP4300 Photo Inkjet Printer ($99.99 direct), the iP4200 still reigned […]

The Konica Minolta magicolor 2500W isnt the first $300 (okay, $299 direct) color laser Ive looked at—that honor belongs to the HP Color LaserJet 1600. But it still earns big points for its low price. In fact, much of the printers appeal rests squarely on that price; though its speed and output quality are acceptable, […]