Conclusion and Wrap-up
The printers we’ve had here are quite different from one another, but at least a few things became clear in our hands-on time with them.
If you want a home printer for the occasional print, but you also would like to be able to print photos at a decent quality, the HP Ink Advantage 4645 is a fantastic choice even if its running costs aren’t the lowest.
If having the lowest-possible running cost for an office printer that’s expected to handle a couple thousand pages a month is what you need, there really is no beating Epson’s L550 thanks to its Ink Tank system that prints good quality documents and photos at an incredibly low cost per page. Building printers that use an easily-refillable ink tank system as opposed to limited-capacity cartridges is a stroke of genius on Epson’s part, and will make a huge difference to your bottom line.
If you want to get an inkjet printer specifically for a small to medium-sized office that looks brilliant and produces great-looking documents and photos, Brother’s MFC-J3750 is a solid option.
Lastly, the OKI. It’s got all the features a serious small to medium-sized office needs, plus it delivers great quality at high speeds. It might look like a photocopier from the 90s and its running costs a bit on the high side, but beneath that retro exterior beats the heart of a high-quality productivity machine that’ll keep your business printing and your staff not queuing for their documents.
