Lacklustre colour quality, but good speed and value for money make the K8600 a contender if you like blowing things up to A3 size

Quality, speed and a huge array of features go some way to justifying the price

Good, but not good enough: it can’t compete with the winners this month

It’s not quite an office grade product, but the MFC-7840W is a great choice for a busy home office.

A fast printer let down by high running costs and few features

Beautiful double-sided prints, but it takes its time

Beguilingly affordable with great colour quality, but neither fast nor feature packed

Slick print quality and faultless speed, but lacking on the features front

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

A great value all-in-one printer that stands out because of its wireless printing ability.

Great design, great photos and some clever features, but it struggles to justify the high price.

An interesting new technology, but cheap running costs are let down by poor quality.

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

An excellent all-in-one, particularly when it comes to photo quality, but it’s possible to get more features elsewhere.

A bargain printer that’s well worth considering if you only need occasional colour.

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

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

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

The best home-office choice with an ADF and fax, plus good text speeds and quality. Those looking for a photo printer should look elsewhere, though.

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.