Fast, great quality prints at a decent price – the only real competition for the other Canon

We've found a digital compact under $150 that's not junk. Canon’s efforts to swamp the planet under five feet of compact cameras continues with its latest batch of PowerShot models.

The attractive looks are undermined by average image quality, although it remains good value.

A brilliant performer, particularly in terms of photo image quality. It’s superb value, too.

Capable of reproducing good photos, but it’s slow, a bit expensive to run and has a poor scanner.

The Canon LiDE 20 strikes a balance between quality and price. The scanner is well designed, with Z-hinges combined and the space-saving ability to stand upright.

The scanner is the only minor weakness in an otherwise near perfect home all-in-one

One of the fastest and best-quality printers on show. The scanner isn’t perfect and there aren’t as many features as the best here, but the MP170 is hard to beat for value.

An affordable and stylish option that provides decent quality, but at a leisurely pace.

Cheap to buy and run, the X5470 is great for mono printing, but less so for photos and images.

Economical running costs and a great scanner make it appealing, but it’s slow and hard to use as a standalone copier.

The quality of this diminutive cutie is almost as good as the high-end models, but the price means a compromise on both speed and features.

Excellent quality and speed for reflective media, but the V200 makes heavy work out of transparencies

A nondescript looking scanner that admits to a 36-bit colour depth, enhanced to 48-bit through its drivers.

Decent wireless printing, but the poor scanning, copying and speed let the Dell down

It is all well and good selecting expensive printers based on the quality of the photo prints they produce, but the general home user often wants something that can do basic print jobs well, and make the kids' homework look good.

Plenty of features, but printing and scanning results proved average at best

Interesting design and plenty of features, but it takes an age to produce mediocre results

Cheap, easy to use and quick. But the quality on offer lets it down.