The 6 Best Home Printers - Winter 2021 Reviews

The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw is the best home office printer that we've tested. This all-in-one laser model is made of solid, sturdy plastic, with easy access to the toner and paper jams. It has a flatbed scanner for scanning items like fragile photos and books and an automatic document feeder with duplex scanning. Also, it has a large touchscreen display with good sensitivity and responds fast to touch commands.

The cost-per-print is impressive, and the cartridges have an incredibly high yield, regardless of what you print. Each cartridge has an integrated drum, which means you won't have to buy a separate one when it's time to replace the toner. It prints colored documents much faster than black-only ones and can print photos quite quickly as well. It has exceptional connectivity options, including Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and USB, and it has external storage support for USB flash drives.

Unfortunately, the display screen sticks out on the right-hand side, which prevents you from pressing the printer flush against a wall from this side. Also, while color accuracy is great, photo printing quality isn't as good, but this is to be expected of a laser model. Also, the cost of replacing the three color cartridges is expensive, which increases costs over time. That said, this is one of the best all-in-one printers we've tested.

The best home printer for family use we've tested is the Brother MFC-J995DW. It's an extremely versatile all-in-one model with an exceptional cartridge system. It has a very high page yield for both black and color cartridges, so you shouldn't have to replace them too often even if you print a large number of documents. Thanks to this, its cost-per-print is outstandingly low. It has good connectivity options, offering both wired and wireless methods.

It has great scanner features, including an automatic document feeder and a flatbed scanner with high resolution. The printing speed is good, although it's a bit on the slower end for both black-only and color documents. Photo printing quality is great, and images looking detailed with only some fine banding in shades of gray. It has okay color accuracy, and while it may not be good enough for professions that need exact color reproduction, it should be fine for casual photo printing.

Unfortunately, it can't perform duplex scanning, so any long, double-sided document needs to be scanned manually. Also, it doesn't support Bluetooth, and we couldn't print through Mopria Print Service, so this may be a disappointment if you like connecting through either of these methods. Nonetheless, this is an excellent family printer that should satisfy most of your needs.

The Brother MFC-L2750DW is the best home printer for black and white printing that we've tested. It's a monochrome laser model that has great build quality and provides easy access to paper jams. It has exceptional scanner features, including a flatbed scanner, an automatic document feeder that performs duplex scanning, and fax capabilities. You can connect to it via Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi, AirPrint, and Mopria Print, and you can also download the Brother iPrint&Scan app to print, scan, and perform maintenance tasks.

It has an exceptionally high page yield, meaning you can print large amounts of pages before the toner cartridge needs replacing. This helps to keep the cost-per-print incredibly low. High-yield versions are also available, and these should last even longer, though we haven't tested them. It takes some time for the first page to come out, but subsequent pages print significantly faster. The two input trays have sliders within them to adjust to different paper sizes.

Unfortunately, since it's a monochrome model, you need to make sure you won't need to print in color before committing yourself to buy it. Also, photos look terrible, with lots of graininess and banding, but this isn't surprising for a laser. All in all, this is a remarkable black and white model for home use, and it's also among the best printers for small businesses we've tested.

The best home printer in the budget category we've tested is the Canon PIXMA TR7520. This all-in-one inkjet model is fairly compact, so it should fit well in most tight spaces or on a small desk. It has great scanner features, including a high-resolution flatbed and a sheetfed that can automatically process long documents. It offers a variety of connectivity options, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and it also supports Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service.

Thanks to its reasonably-priced cartridges, its cost-per-print is impressively low. It's cost-efficient to print in black and color, and photos are also very affordable. Produced images look well-defined and deep; although colors look a bit inaccurate, they should be good enough for casual photos. Printing speed is somewhat slow for black-only and color documents, but photos print out amazingly quickly.

Unfortunately, its build quality is unremarkable due to some flimsy parts and difficult access to paper jams. Also, while it has a great cost-per-print, its page yield isn't very high, so you may need to replace the cartridges often, especially if you print in black ink frequently. Nonetheless, this is a decent budget option for home use, and it's one of the best cheap printers we've tested.