We put a selection of high-capacity office printers to the test. We analyse what printer is best for your workplace and what dosn't work.

Impressive print quality, a good turn of speed and decent features, but it simply costs too much to own.

Yet another solid HP laser, but it’s beaten by ?rivals in virtually every key area.

A great printer for the road with a microscopic footprint, but average performance holds it back from greatness.

There isn't much point, after all, in owning a network printer capable of printing thousands of pages per month at a ridiculously low price per page if the people that use it don't print out that much on a day-to-day basis.

Output quality is an undoubted strength, as are its looks, but most businesses will find the lack of capacity annoying.

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

Dell has rounded out its printer line-up with two new colour models for business, one A4 device claimed as the fastest of its type in the world, and the company's first A3 colour model.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Superb print quality at consistently high speeds, and it’s packed with useful features too.

Ignore the price – incredibly low running costs Make this a winner.

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

The best Canon home all-in-one yet, with flawless quality and an impressive feature list.

The HP Officejet Pro 8500 is one of the best office inkjet alternatives for under $350. Being feature packed, small businesses may be tempted to try this over the latest expensive laser printer.

The FS-2020D puts in another excellent display for a business laser printer that swept all our printing awards and catagories. It dosn't get much better than this Kyocera printing marvel.

Superb quality, packed with features and cheap to run. A worthy alternative to the Kyocera.

The Xerox Phaser 3125N isn’t much to look at, with a design not unlike business lasers from the early nineties. Unlike its ancestors, however, it’s only a fraction of the size and significantly more powerful.

Very compact and incredibly cheap for an A3 all-in-one, but speed and print quality are only average

Excellent features and an innovative interface are dealt a killer blow by average print quality.

The initial purchase price of a printer can be difficult to see past when you're making a buying decision, and it's tempting to simply go for the cheapest available - but inkjet printing can be deceptive.