Top 7 Multifunction Black & White Laser Printers

This multifunction laser printer tops the best of the multifunction printers list because it has features that aren't usually available at this price point, such as duplex printing and built-in networking capability. It also has 32MB memory, a full-featured fax (with PC fax capability), a 9600 dpi (interpolated) resolution color flatbed scanner, a 50 page automatic document feeder, and fast printing and copying (21 pages or copies per minute).

This mutifunction laser printer has a feature I really like, an optional high yield toner cartridge option which provides a 6,000-page yield meaning that the toner cartridges don't have to be replaced as often. It also has fast printing and copying speeds at 27 ppm (with a first page out time under 10 seconds), color scanning and a 33.6Kbps fax, performing all four tasks well, and comes with a 250 sheet paper tray and a 50 sheet automatic document feeder. There's no duplexing, but this all-in-one printer still delivers a lot of features for the price.

Samsung's SCX-4720FN All-In-One Laser Printer is promoted as "a serious multi-tasker for small to medium-sized businesses" - and it is. If you choose this multifunction laser printer, you'll get laser printing and copying at up to 22 ppm, flatbed scanning with enhanced scanning resolution up to 4800 dpi and a 33.6 Kbps fax machine that produces 3 sec/page output times. It comes with a 250 sheet paper tray and a 50 sheet automatic document feeder. The only feature missing is the duplexing. How much does it matter to you?

If duplexing does matter to you but you don't need a printer with fax capabilities, this all-in-one printer could be a good option; the 50-sheet Duplex Automatic Document Feeder lets you copy, print, and color scan from one or two-sided originals and produce two-sided output. Another feature that I really like is this laser printer's 500 sheet capacity front-loading paper cassette, twice the capacity of a lot of other printers. And you get print speed and quality, too - the MF6530 prints and copies at 23 ppm.

If you're looking for a deal on a four-function multifunction printer, this could be the multifunction laser printer for you. Print and copy speed are still fairly fast (19 ppm or cpm), and you get full-featured faxing, including broadcasting to 119 locations. Otherwise, it's a case of a little less of everything; less print and scan resolution (600 x 600 dpi), less memory (64 MB), and a smaller automatic document feeder (30 sheet) - but the price is less, too.

Brother's DCP-8060 is actually a "three-in-one" laser printer rather than an "all-in-one"; it has no fax capabilities. However, this multifunction printer offers the fast printing and copying speeds (up to 30 ppm), flatbed color scanning (with an optical resolution of up to 600 x 2400 dpi) and a 50 page automatic document feeder. If you don't need a fax machine, why pay for one?

This, the bargain multifunction laser printer on the list, also is a three function rather than a four function all-in-one printer. But for a multifunction office machine that prints, copies and scans, it's at a great price point; you may be able to pick this one up for under $200 USD. Even at this price, Brother's DCP-7020 boasts print and copy speeds of up to 20 ppm and color scanning. It may be all your small or home office needs.