LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the imageCLASS D1370, D1350, D1320 multifunction digital copiers, the imageCLASS LBP6670dn laser printer and the FAXPHONE L100 as new additions to the company’s lineup. Particularly ideal for mid-volume office environments, these five additions provide a variety of document management options to fit almost every need and price point for today’s fast-paced businesses. The products offer advancements in speed and incorporate high-volume paper handling capabilities to help improve overall productivity.

“With these new additions to our imageCLASS and FAXPHONE lines, we are delivering on today’s tough market demands for greater value and performance by providing end-users powerful tools to meet their individual document needs,” said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager, Marketing, Business Imaging Solutions Group, Canon U.S.A. “These imageCLASS models offer a compelling blend of speed and functionality, ideal for busy offices.”

imageCLASS D1300 Series Copiers – High Performance and Reliability

Developed to address the needs of today’s fast-paced end-users, the imageCLASS D1370, D1350 and D1320 laser multifunction series copiers allow small businesses, medium businesses and workgroups to maximize productivity with convenient copy, print, scan and fax (excluding the D1320) functionality in a fully networkable device. Ideal for multi-user environments, the copiers feature a variety of technologies found in many high-end commercial copiers to maximize office efficiency, including “Department ID Management” control, which allows network administrators to monitor and control device usage, and a 50-sheet Duplex Automatic Document Feeder that provides two-sided copying, printing, scanning and faxing to help reduce paper costs and increase productivity. Expandable up to 1,050 sheets of paper in a variety of sizes, the D1300 series copiers deliver quick copy and print speeds of up to 35 pages per minute (ppm), simplex and 17 ppm, duplex. All three models deliver a first print time of six seconds or less.

Beyond the basic features of the D1300 series, the Canon D1370 supports PCL 5e/XL 3.0 and PostScript 3 Emulation languages in addition to Canon’s host-based UFR II LT language to provide printing versatility. Furthermore, the D1370 adds Secure Print, which asks a user to simply enter a unique PIN code during printing to ensure confidential document handling, and it can send scanned documents or route incoming faxes directly to email or network folders as compressed PDF files for additional office efficiency.

imageCLASS LBP6670dn Laser Printer – IT-Ready, Hassle-Free Network Solution

Businesses can lose significant time and money if any part of their operational infrastructure, such as printing, goes down. Canon addresses this issue with the imageCLASS LBP6670dn, which provides IT administrators with the ability to manage the device via a powerful remote user interface. Built on a foundation that includes Canon’s legendary imaging technology, the imageCLASS LBP6670dn has print speeds of up to 35 ppm, simplex, and 17 ppm, duplex, utilizes a simple, easy-to-navigate, 5-row backlit control panel and is expandable to 800 sheets from a standard front-loading 250 sheet paper cassette and a 50-sheet multipurpose tray. The LBP6670dn also delivers on Canon’s environmental goals by using just one watt in Energy Saver Mode and by delivering two-sided printing right out of the box. The compact imageCLASS LBP6670dn offers a quick first print time of seven seconds or less.

FAXPHONE L100 – Radically Redesigned Desktop Laser Fax

Targeting small businesses such as insurance companies and restaurants, the FAXPHONE L100 is a speedy and compact laser fax that delivers quick results whether faxing, printing or copying, with the added convenience of a telephone handset. Sporting a radical redesign including a flip-up control panel, while delivering exceptional fax capabilities and a 19 ppm laser printer engine, this space-saving business machine functions in the place of three devices with the performance quality of laser output. The FAXPHONE L100 incorporates a 30-sheet automatic document feeder, Super G3 facsimile technology and more than 500 sheets of memory capacity. Rich with features such as Fax Forwarding, Error Correction Mode and Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection, this machine allows users to manage fax operations efficiently. The directory search function allows users to look up and dial the correct number by easily viewing the up-to-30 stored speed- dial phone numbers and 100 coded dials for a comprehensive address book.

To deliver high-quality prints and copies, each model announced today incorporates the Canon Single Cartridge System which combines the toner, drum and development unit into one easy-to-replace cartridge. With this system, the end result is excellent image quality retention and eliminating the complication and warehousing of separate toner and drum consumables.

The new imageCLASS models meet the ENERGY STAR guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) and exceed the European Union RoHS Directive standards.

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the addition of three PIXMA Office printers to the lineup: the MX512 Wireless all-in-one (AIO), MX432 Wireless AIO and the MX372 AIO. These new print, copy, scan and fax models help continue this tradition and are designed to provide users with the confidence that the final output will match the original concept.

Available for both new wireless models is the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint mobile app, for use with compatible Apple and Android smart phones and tablets, allowing documents to be scanned on the printer and sent directly to a compatible device. Users can print PDFs of documents that were created with the app directly from compatible devices, whereas in the past only photos could be printed.

With 802.11n Wi-Fi capability, the PIXMA MX512 and MX432 Wireless Office AIO Printer models are capable of a high-speed network transfer rate. Setting up a wireless network can be easily accomplished with the press of one button when using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).

“With many people making the decision to work from home, it is more important than ever to have a printer you can rely on to produce high-quality prints no matter the project,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, Canon U.S.A. “Canon has recognized this trend and will continue to make products designed to satisfy the needs and wants of the end user.”

Located on the front of the printer, the FastFront system allows users to open the front panel of the printer to easily access both the ink and paper for easy replacement. Each printer utilizes the two-cartridge ChromaLife 100 ink system – one black cartridge and one color cartridge- providing high-quality prints on plain paper, while still delivering high-quality photo prints. With the exposed user interface, the user can scan or copy important documents without having to worry about the document blocking the control panel and buttons required to perform the task.

The Canon PIXMA MX512 Wireless, MX432 Wireless and MX372 Office AIO printers deliver high-quality output whether on plain or photo paper at a maximum color resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi. For the first time in a Canon printer at the $149.99 price point, the PIXMA MX512 Office AIO printer will feature a Dual Function Panel for easy navigation through menus, an Ethernet port for increased connectivity and Auto Duplex printing to help conserve paper usage. This new model also features a 2.5-inch TFT screen for easy viewing of menus and images while producing output at approximately 9.7 ipm for black-and-white documents and approximately 5.5 ipm for color⁸.

The PIXMA MX432 Wireless Office AIO printer delivers output at approximately 9.7 ipm for black-and-white documents and approximately 5.5 ipm for color. The PIXMA MX372 Office AIO printer provides output at approximately 8.7 ipm for black-and-white documents and approximately 5.0 ipm for color. All three printers can produce a 4-inch-by-6-inch borderless photo in approximately 46 seconds.

The PIXMA MX432 Wireless and MX372 Office AIO printers will have an estimated selling price of $99.99 and $79.99, respectively.

The year 2012 is going to be a good one for printers. While printing technology will (most likely) not change, printer manufacturers will be adding mobile printing via Wi-Fi and cloud printing via email to all the printer models they release in 2012. This technology will allow printers to follow their users away from their desks and on to their smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.

Gone are the days where we must be using a computer sitting next to a printer to print anything. Now we’ll be printing from just about anywhere we want, to any printer we want. Get ready to embrace mobile printing and cloud printing.

In 2011 Apple, Google, HP, and Lexmark all introduced mobile and cloud capabilities in their printers and services to enhance our printing capabilities. Google’s Cloud Print App lets users print via email on any printer connected to a computer that has Internet access. Apple introduced AirPrint, which lets you use Wi-Fi to send a variety of print jobs directly from an iOS device to any nearby AirPrint compatible computer. HP unveiled ePrint, a service allowing you to email a print job from anywhere to an ePrint compatible HP printer. Lexmark’s SmartSolutions apps allowed users to display a limited amount of web based information on their printer’s LCD screen.

In 2012 we will see these manufacturers expand their mobile and cloud print offerings while others begin to get in the game. Canon, Epson, and Kodak will all release printers, this year, that are mobile and cloud print enabled. Canon’s printers will offer Easy-PhotoPrint (for printing from Android and Apple phones and tablets) and PIXMA Cloud Link (for printing from Google Docs and Gmail from your mobile device) apps. Epson will will release the same type of printer apps under the name Epson Connect.

Kodak will following suit, but has chosen to focus on the size of the email message users can send to their printers. As of now, mobile and cloud printing apps only accept print jobs of a certain size. I imagine other printer manufacturers will follow Kodak and over the course of 2012 we will see less limited size constraints.

If you are in the market for a printer this year, definitely make sure you check out mobile and cloud printing apps before buying. They promise to be a very useful technology.

Canon’s new Pixma MG6220 multifunction printer carries an impressive list of features compared with other consumer-level printers that sell for $200. This capable machine achieves top-scoring marks in both speed and output quality, but also innovates with features you can’t get with the competition, like a 3-inch display that pairs well with the touch-sensitive control panel. The touch sensitivity can use some tweaking, but if you’re on the hunt for a printer truly worthy of its all-in-one moniker, the Canon Pixma MG6220 won’t disappoint.

Design
The Pixma MG6220 features a thin shape and a unique design that incorporates folding trays to keep the footprint small. The printer measures 18.5 inches wide, 14.5 inches deep, and just under 7 inches tall with both front and rear trays folded. It also weighs slightly more than average at 20.1 pounds due to the rear-mounted ADF and the six internal ink tanks, but it should still be relatively easy for anyone to transport around the home or office.

The far left side of the printer houses the only hard button for power. Touch-sensitive virtual buttons for copy, scan, and print controls light up the top-mounted interactive panel when you initially hit the hard power button, but the printer only illuminates the commands necessary for each function once you select a print mode. This feature helps eliminate confusion typical of heavily populated control panels.

The MG6220 will always display the “home” and “back” navigation buttons regardless of which application you access (print, copy, scan), but you can also scroll through the menus and adjust the number of print copies using the active touch wheel. Finally, an ample 3-inch color LCD screen lifts up from the middle and tilts 90 degrees forward and back to allow visibility no matter where the printer sits in relation to the user.

The new “as-needed” buttons are useful and easy to use, but I hope the next version will let you adjust sensitivity settings. The fixed setting is so sensitive that a quick swipe can easily trigger an accidental press, and even hovering your finger over the sensor can activate it.

Dual 150-sheet paper trays fold out of the top and bottom of the MG6220 and adjust forward and backward to accept a range of paper sizes from 4-inch-by-6-inch snapshots all the way up to legal-size sheets. The 300-sheet overall paper capacity means you can put different-sized media in both compartments, but the trays themselves both feel easily breakable; I can’t vouch for their durability over time and continued use.

The MG6220 can also print labels for your blank CD and DVDs using the extra feed tray included in the box. Canon calls it the Printable Disc tray, and it even has notches that fit full-size CDs as well as mini-media, but the special slot located just above the paper output tray can only accept one disc at a time. Regardless, the process is easy to use thanks to Canon’s free label-printing software (included) that lets you design and print your own stickers.

Setting up the printer is simple no matter how you choose to connect it to a computer, and the installation disc offers onscreen instructions that guide you through three connectivity options using either 802.11 b/g/n wireless, an Ethernet cable, or a simple USB cord. You can choose Easy Install to grab everything, or pick Custom Install for a-la-carte features, including Easy-PhotoPrint EX for managing your digital photos, MP Navigator EX to guide you through the scanning process, and more. Keep in mind you’ll need 691 megabytes of free hard drive space on your computer if you go with the comprehensive Easy Install.

Once Easy Installation is complete, Windows users will notice several new buttons displayed above the taskbar on the lower right side of the screen. These shortcuts are designed to give you quick access to five of the most commonly used printer functions: Scan a document, Layout print, Photo Print, Show Main Screen, and Hide.

The MG6220 also includes Canon’s HD Movie Print that pulls still photos out of videos shot with compatible Canon HD video cameras. I tested the printer with a Canon Powershot S95 top-flight handheld camera and was impressed with the Canon Solution Menu EX software’s step-by-step walkthrough instructions.

The software allows you to edit video images and prepare a moving clip for grabbing still shots from the video. It’s as simple as selecting a video snippet and either capturing a group of 10 frames or hitting the “capture” button to select single images. Once that’s finished, you can edit the image to reduce noise and sharpen images and although the SD95 is only capable of 720p video resolution, the software supports true 1080p digital SLR cameras like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

The lid of the MG6220 lifts to reveal the five-ink cartridge bay for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink tanks, and there’s another high-capacity pigment black cartridge inside that only draws ink when you toggle the “monochrome” mode within the driver preferences. This convenient feature actually saves you money in the long term by extending the longevity of the smaller black cartridge, since it only gets depleted in color print mode.

Printing functions aside, the MG6220′s copy function has all the features you’d expect from a diligent multifunction printer. You can enlarge the original copy up to 400 percent or simply fit the entire document to a page. Other special features include two-sided copying, borderless copying, exact duplication, cropped copy, and 2-on-1 and 4-on-1 photo collages.

Scanning is also typical, with save options that include sending the file straight to your PC, as an e-mail attachment, scanned as a PDF, or simply opening it to an application. You can save all documents as TIFF, JPEG, BMP, or PDF files, and the scanner now supports film and negatives as well. The negative and slide holders are accessible underneath the document protector underneath the lid. The scanner supports document sizes up to 8.5 inches by 11 inches, but the fixed hinge makes it difficult to stretch the scanner cover over thicker documents and books.

Performance
The disparity between the MG6220′s impressive text and presentation speed output versus the time it took to print photos and pages of color graphics is surprising. It’s no match for the Epson WorkForce 610 and drops down to second place in the text-page test with a respectable 8.24 pages per minute (PPM) but loses momentum and falls to the bottom of the pack at a sluggish 1.02 pages of color graphics and 0.87 full color photo snapshots per minute. Despite polarizing speed test results, you’re unlikely to notice the subtle differences as a consumer unless you’re printing consistently high numbers of pages of text or photos. To that point, the MG6220 isn’t the best performer for busy offices, although I wouldn’t hesitate to use its high-quality graphics prints in a boardroom presentation.

Contrary to the speed tests, the Pixma MG6220 performed well in CNET’s quality examination. It printed solid, dense text with fully formed characters down to five-point font size, and the color graphics emerged solid and evenly distributed. I did notice small portions of the graphic print outs had more neutral tones than the original image, specifically in areas with gradual color gradients. To confirm, I repeated the test three times and the imperfections were consistent, if subtle, throughout. In most cases, snapshot photos came out with vivid coloration and with even tones.

Service and support
Canon supports the Pixma MG6220 with a standard one-year limited warranty program that includes InstantExchange and a year of toll-free phone support. In addition, the product page for the printer features frequently asked questions, registration, recycling information, driver downloads, and more.

Conclusion
The Canon Pixma MG6220′s slower-than-average print speeds are offset by its competent extra features, including HD Movie Print, AirPrint compatibility, and dual paper trays that let you store up to 300 sheets at a time. In the future, I’d like to see Canon allow you to adjust the sensitivity of the control panel, but overall I’m satisfied to recommend this printer that finally achieves a balance between the modern luxury of touch sensitivity and the need for quick access to the control panel.

(Review by Justin Yu on CNET – Justin Yu covers headphones and peripherals for CNET. When he’s not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture every morning on The 404 podcast.)

Giving a printer? Thinking about buying one for yourself? Deals are abound, but before you head out to make that purchase take a few minutes to read our Holiday Printer Buying Guide. Inkjet or laser? Multi or single function? How much to spend? We’ve got the scoop on the best printers available this holiday season.

Brother, Canon, Epson and HP. They’ve all made our list. If you are out shopping make sure you check out the following.

Epson Workforce 635 Wireless All-in-One

The Epson Workforce 635 is built for office environments, but will work great for anyone. You may not want to spend the money (starting at $140.00) unless you do a lot of printing though. For those looking to save paper, and the environment, it automatically prints on both sides of a piece of paper. Printing photos? This may not be the printer for you. It’s photo print quality is average and its photo print speed is slow. The 635 is a visually appealing printer (shiny black) with a large, and easy to use, control panel. Replacement ink cartridges are reasonably priced. If you are looking for an office type printer (lots of text printing) this may be just what you need.

HP OfficeJet Mobile

Need to print documents, presentations, and handouts while on the road? The OfficeJet Mobile Printer is for you. Business professionals will love  it’s sleek design and print quality. HP has increased the printing speed over previous models and added Bluetooth wireless printing capabilities.  The printer also features a rechargeable battery. The drawback? It’s expensive (starting at $219.00). If you spend a lot of your work time on the road and need the ability print, this is the mobile printer you need.

Canon ImageClass MF3010

Easy to set up. Easy to use. Reasonably priced (starting at $109.95). The Canon ImageClass MF3010 is great for students, office professionals, and you budget minded folks. Here’s the bummer . . . No wireless networking or auto document feeder! If you can get past those two missing features get yourself this printer. You’ll be very happy with the print speed.

HP Photosmart Premium C410a

This printer is great for the home office crowd. Print, copy, scan, and fax all from the same printer. You are going to get quick print speeds and quality print outs. Those who don’t need to put a whole ream of paper in the paper tray every time they replace paper won’t mind the capacity of the paper tray (it holds a max of 125 sheets). The C410a will features wireless printing and offers access to HP’s Web printing technologies. A fair amount of features for its price (starting at $119.90).

Epson WorkForce 840 All-in-One

Another Epson printer! This multifunction inkjet printer quickly produces great prints (text and graphics). It also offers auto duplexing, wired/wireless networking, and support for mobile printing. If photo speed and quality are what you are looking for, you may want to skip this printer. This printer costs quite a bit more than the average All-in-One inkjet printer (starting at $314.99), but may just be worth it depending on your needs.

HP LaserJet Pro M1217nfw

This is HP’s most inexpensive multifunction laser printer (starting at $199.99). Small budget minded offices are going to get the most bang for their buck with this printer. You’ll be printing, copying, scanning, and faxing in just a matter of minutes (set up is very simple). The M1217nfw offers a driver-less set up and both wired and wireless connections. It’s a work horse printer for small offices that do a lot of monochrome printing. Unfortunately, no auto duplex printing here.

Brother HL-2270DW

The only Brother printer on our list! Basic printing functions at a budget price (starting at $89.99). Brother’s reliable and easy to use printer is just right for home users or students. This monochrome laser printer features wireless networking and quick print speeds. Get is for good looking black and white print outs, not for graphics (not good!).

Lexmark Pinnacle Pro901

Lexmark printers don’t typically make these types of lists, so they’ve done something good with the Pro901. The good I am referring to is Lexmark’s decision to make a lower performing printer in favor of a printer that is cost effective. They are jumping on the “printer ink is to expensive” bandwagon, and hoping to sell a lot of printers because of it. With the lowest black ink cost per page available Lexmark is hoping consumers will look past black prints that are not of the same quality as other printers, slow copy speeds, and poorly designed SmartSolutions app in favor of a low printing cost. The printer itself might be slightly overpriced (starting at $147.00) for the features you get.

We’ve added the Canon CLI-226 series of black and color ink tanks to the web site.

You should use genuine Canon CLI ink for long lasting, beautiful photos and documents. The CLI-226 Black and color ink tanks offer an amazing color gamut and color fastness. The individual ink tank system increases efficiency because you only replace the ink tank you use.

Canon CLI-226 Black Ink Tank

Canon CLI-226C Cyan Ink Tank

Canon CLI-226M Magenta Ink Tank

Canon CLI-226Y Yellow Ink Tank

Canon PGI-225BK Black Ink Tank

These cartridges feature Canon’s ChromaLife 100+ system for optimal photo print results, and work in: Canon  PIXMA IP482, CanonPIXMA MG5120, CanonPIXMA MG5220, CanonPIXMA MG6120, CanonPIXMA MG8120

We recently added the Canon GPR-22 (0386B003AA) toner cartridge to product offering. This black toner cartridge will yield up to 8,400 pages.

The GPR-22 toner cartridge works in the following Canon printers: Canon imageRUNNER 1018, Canon imageRUNNER 1022, Canon imageRUNNER 1023, Canon imageRUNNER 1023iF, Canon imageRUNNER 1023N, Canon imageRUNNER 1025, Canon imageRUNNER 1025iF, Canon imageRUNNER 1025N

Have you had a chance to use this cartridge? If so, leave a few comments about how it worked for you. Thanks!

I’ve got some new cartridge releases to share with you. This week Pacific Ink released 14 new compatible printer ink cartridges for use in Canon printers. These additions bring our the total number of cartridges we offer to 3,582!

First released was a set of 11 compatible cartridges that replace the  Canon PGI-9 cartridges. Just as Canon brand cartridges, these cartridges provide:

• Quality and reliability
• Ink formulation for photographic print quality when used photo paper
• Professional quality black and white Photos with matte black, photo black, and grey inks
• Individual black and color ink tanks so you only have to replace the cartridge that is empty

These cartridges work in the Canon PIXMA MX7600 and the Canon PIXMA Pro9500 printers.

Our other releases this week were:

• Compatible PGI-35 Black Ink Cartridge
• Compatible CLI-36 Color Ink Tank
• Compatible PGI-7 Black Ink Cartridge

Have you had the opportunity to use any of these cartridges yet? If so, let me know what you think about them. Thanks!

Here is a list of the top selling printers at Amazon.com during December 2009. I also thought is would be useful to include some ratings from some of the consumer electronic rating web sites. If you are in the market for a printer, these are some of your best choices.

	Canon PIXMA MP560 Wireless Inkjet All-In-One Photo Printer (3747B002) Pros: Very nice photo quality, Fast scanning speeds, Automatic duplexing and roomy paper trays Cons: Mediocre print speeds Bottom Line: For a reasonable price, you get automatic duplexing and dual 150-sheet input trays, but the trade-off is mediocre print speed.
	Canon PIXMA MX860 Wireless All-In-One office Printer Pros: Large 2.5-inch LCD; built-in memory card reader; stylish design; robust software suite; fast output. Cons: Output quality can use improvement Bottom Line: The Canon Pixma MX860′s auto-document feeder, large LCD screen, and quick print speeds are sure to increase your productivity, but it also includes plenty of software to nourish your creative interests. At $199, this multifunctional printer earns our recommendation.
	HP DeskJet F4480 Inkjet All-in-One Printer (CB745A#B1H) Bottom Line: With a very simple setup you’ll be printing, scanning and copying in no time Easily make prints, scans and copies with clear, straightforward buttons Have ink ready when you need it thanks to automatic low-ink alerts Print great-looking photos right at home with borderless printing Save money and energy Use paper more efficiently Take a step to a greener way of life Print from the web easily and efficiently Enjoy high-quality, worry-free printing.
	Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer Pros: Low price, fairly compact size, good quality output, drum rated at 12,000 copies, easy to setup Cons: Not recommended for large print jobs or photos, cost of toner cartridges Bottom Line: I have been a brother laser printer fan for about 10 years. I started with the HL-1240, then moved on to the HL-2040 and now I have an HL-2140. Every time I get near the end of the life cycle with the drum unit, I find that it is cheaper to just buy another printer. I’ve never had a problem with a brother and am happy with mine.
	Canon PIXMA MP490 Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer (3745B002) Pros: Inexpensive; excellent documentation, Simple, intuitive control panel Cons: Garish skin tones; expensive black ink, Poor paper tray design Bottom Line: It’s a surprisingly decent machine for the price, but its high black ink costs are the tradeoff.

If you own one of these printers, please take a minute and give us your review of it. Thanks!

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Looking for a bargain. Check out these ten printers . . . all priced under $100. We can’t offer you the printers, but we can take care of any printer cartridge needs you have.

Brother MFC-3360C – The Brother MFC-3360C does decent quality text and graphics, but anyone printing a large volume of photos won’t be happy with the extremely slow output speed. If you’re set on buying a multifunction printer, put your $90 toward a more capable device, like the Canon Pixma MX330.

Brother DCP 165C – The counterintuitive setup, bland design, deplorable print quality, and crawling output speeds earns this printer a double thumbs down. Spend $30 more and you can get the Canon Pixma MX330, an all-in-one printer that adds a fax machine on top of the copy, scan, and print features.

Epson Stylus NX515 – The Epson Stylus NX515 is a capable machine that will improve the efficiency of any office or work-at-home setup. Not only is it a lightning-fast all-in-one, but it also has a broader range of features than most other $150 AIOs. As long as you don’t need a full creative software suite, the Epson Stylus NX515 will make a dependable sidekick to your computer.

HP Deskjet D2660 Printer – HP’s basic Deskjet D2660 inkjet has a fold-up paper tray and a unique paper corral that make it easy to store away. We noticed several flaws in the output quality, but if you don’t expect too much in terms of photo output, this $50 inkjet will make an excellent at-home printer for intermittent use.

HP Officejet 6000 – We like the simplicity of the HP Officejet 6000 single-function inkjet printer. The print quality meets HP’s high standards, and it outputs full color photos at an impressive rate, but its lack of an LCD screen takes some getting used to. Nevertheless, the HP Officjet 6000 performed well and earns our recommendation as a great single-function printer.

Canon Pixma MX330 – The HP Photosmart C6380 is a good fit for beginning photographers who want more than just a simple printer. Its six-ink cartridge bay, and scanning and copying capabilities extend its versatility, and while the output quality suffers a few missteps, the C6380 remains a worthwhile deal for the money.

HP Officejet J4680 – The HP Officejet J4680 offers more features at a cheaper price than most of its competitors, and small offices and home professionals will appreciate its print quality as well. Unfortunately, its negatives far outweigh the positives: your office productivity will take a major hit because of sluggish output speeds and faulty paper handling. For a better rounded all-in-one printer, we recommend picking up the Lexmark x7675 Pro or investing an extra $90 in the HP Officejet J6480.

Dell All-in-One Wireless Printer V305w – The Dell V305w is cosmetically appealing and inexpensive, but the output quality needs significant improvement, and the cost to maintain the printer is much higher than the industry standard. We recommend checking out the competition for a printer that will give you longer-lasting inks, cheaper replacement cartridges, and more acceptable photo-quality prints.

Canon Selphy CP770 – The Canon Selphy CP770 is a neat, little dye-sublimation printer that includes a bucket for easy travel, but the wireless accessories aren’t included. If you’re shopping for a convenient travel-friendly printer, check out the Canon Selphy CP760 that offers the exact same technology with a similar style for a better price.

Canon Selphy CP760 – The Canon Selphy CP760 takes the pain out of printing photos with its plug-and-play design and straightforward usability, and the $100 price tag makes it an excellent companion printer for quick prints in the home.

*Review summary compliments of CNET.com