Top 6 Multifunction Laser Printers

A Black & White Multifunction Laser Printer Can Be a Great Choice

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 duplexing (two-sided printing, copying and scanning) and built-in networking capability ( wired or wireless). It also has flatbed color scanning (big enough for legal documents), full featured faxing, a 50 page automatic document feeder with an expandable 250-sheet paper capacity, a USB Direct Interface and fast printing and copying (32 pages or copies per minute). There's even a high yield replacement toner cartridge available. This is a great small office workhorse.

What's the difference between this multifunction printer and the first one listed? Not much. This is essentially the same multifunction laser printer without the fax capabilites. However, it still offers duplex printing, flatbed color scanning with a legal-size document glass, a 50 page automatic document feeder with an expandable 300-sheet paper capacity, a USB Direct Interface and fast printing and copying (32 pages or copies per minute) – and it's network ready. If you don't need a fax machine, why pay for one?

If you do need all four functions, the Lexmark X264dn laser printer is a sweet deal. Besides offering 24-bit color CCD scanning, 33.6 Kbps faxing, and print/copy speeds of up to 30 pages per minute, it also has duplex printing and the ability to scan your documents directly to email to save even more paper. What else? A monthly duty cycle of 50,000 pages and a Quiet Mode – just the thing to enhance a small office environment. Comes network ready and includes a 50 page automatic document feeder.

Features combined with price win this laser printer its place on this list of best multifunction laser printers. It offers fast printing and copying speeds at 30 pages per minute, flatbed color scanning, 33.6 Kbps faxing, "walk-up" USB port printing, a customizable paper size tray (which hold 250 sheets), a 50 sheet automatic document feeder and, like the Lexmark X264dn Multifunction Laser Printer, is network ready and quieter than a lot of the laser printers out there (measuring 49-52 dBA for printing and copying).

If you are going to opt for a multifunction laser printer that doesn't offer duplexing, and you want a laser printer that has all four functions (including faxing), I recommend this one. It's the most inexpensive printer on this list of best multifunction laser printers, and has pretty well all the features anyone would want for a printer in a small office environment; printing and copying speeds of up to 30 pages per minute, built-in (Ethernet) networking capability, color flatbed scanning, walk-up copying and faxing, and a 250 sheet paper tray with a 50 sheet automatic document feeder.

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, though, which is a serious omission to my mind for a laser printer at this price.