For a laser printer manufacturer, GCC has an unusual history. Formed in 1981, the company originally developed enhancements for coin-operated video games such as Ataris Missile Command and also brought us PacMan.

A good quality and speedy colour laser printer, but the running costs are unsettlingly high.

A workgroup printing workhorse that delivers classy mono and colour print quality

A workgroup laser with a good turn of speed and low running costs, but we expect better quality at this price.

Surely, this can't be right – a full-colour laser printer for only $1,800? You'd better believe it, The catch is that the 2300W is a GDI (graphical device interface) printer, so it doesn't have an internal processor and relies on the host system to do all the legwork in preparing the pages. Furthermore, it's parallel and USB 1.1 only and it can't accept a network card. That aside, the printer offers a fine set of features for the price. There's a 600 x 600dpi resolution with a 1,200 x 600dpi Fine ART mode, along with 4ppm colour and 16ppm mono print speeds.

An A3 colour printer with a good turn of speed, quality colour output and low running costs.

A workgroup printing workhorse that delivers classy mono and colour print quality.

The C5600n handles colour-related tasks well and at a price that makes it affordable for small businesses.

A compact workgroup laser suited to high-volume colour and mono printing, but delivering average photo quality

Top colour speeds are only achievable in draft mode, but output quality is quite remarkable

Good print speed, high expansion potential and quality colour output makes the C9650n a great total printing machine.