| Name | Price at time of Review (£) | Rating | Comment | PPM | MAX DPI | PS | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page | Additional comments, notes | |
| Mutifunction printers/scanners/fax are listed under peripherals `multifunction printer/scanner/fax/modem' | ||||||||||||
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| Brother HL 1260 | 1,249 | **** | Very fast output. A no frills printer with a small footprint. | 12 | 600x600 | N | Brother | 0161 330 6531 | 9 | 62 | ||
| Brother HL 1260 | 1,249 | **** | Capable and reasonably priced. A good network printer. | 12 | Level 2 | Brother | 0161 330 6531 | 7 | 99 | |||
| Data Products LZR888-1 | 1,265 | *** | Lacking in features but a good choice for the space conscious. | 8 | 600x600 | N | Dataproducts | 01734 884777 | 9 | 62 | ||
| Digital DEClaser 3500 | 1,600 | **** | Very fast but mixed quality output. | 12 | 600x600 | Y | Digital | 01709 547177 | 9 | 63 | ||
| Epson EPL-5200+ | 839 | **** | Fast page processing and high output quality. | 6 | option | Epson | 01442 611144 | 10 | 102 | |||
| Epson EPL-3000 | 399 | **** | Cheap yet capable. | 4 | option | Epson | 01442 611144 | 7 | 96 | |||
| Epson EPL-9000 | 1,745 | *** | Comparably slow but excellent output quality and easy to use. | 8 | 600x600 | N | Epson | 01442 611144 | 9 | 63 | ||
| FACIT P8086 | 875 | **** | Good image quality and paper handling at a low price. | 8 | 600x600 | N | Facit | 01634 868000 | 9 | 64 | ||
| Genicom 791R | 1,299 | **** | A network managers dream. | 12 | 1200x1200 | Y | Genicom | 9 | 64 | |||
| HP LaserJet 4M Plus | 1,749 | ***** | A leading performer. Good for networks with remote control. | 12 | 600x600 | Y | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 9 | 67 | speed and quality | |
| HP Laserjet 4V | 1,899 | ****** | Excellent network printer, with A3 output as a bonus. | 16 | option | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 1 | 99 | recommended | ||
| HP Laserjet 5M | 1,659 | ***** | A worthy successor to the Laserjet 4, with pin-sharo output. | 12 | 600x600 | Level2 | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 21 | 120 | recommended | |
| HP Laserjet 5MP | 970 | ***** | Personal and workgroup laser printing at its very best. | 6 | Y | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 8 | 101 | recommended | ||
| HP LaserJet 5SiMX | 4,049 | ***** | Ideal departmental workhorse with excellent print speed. | 24 | Y | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 15 | 90 | recommended | ||
| Kyrocera FS-3400 | 1,859 | ***** | Admirably compact, very fast. | 18 | Y | Kyrocera | 01734 311500 | 8 | 105 | recommended | ||
| Kyrocera FS-3500 | 2,769 | **** | Very fast, with wide range of expansion options. | 18 | option | Kyrocera | 01734 311500 | 2 | 130 | |||
| Kyrocera FS-1600 | 1,469 | *** | Good with simple tasks, gets slower with more complex jobs. | 10 | 600x600 | option | Kyrocera | 01734 311500 | 9 | 67 | ||
| Lexmark Optra R | 1,299 | **** | Excellent ergonomics and front panel design. | 12 | 1200x1200 | Y | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 9 | 68 | distinction | |
| Lexmark Optra | 299 | ***** | Flexible, well specified and competitively priced. | Y | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 6 | 104 | recommended | |||
| Lexmark Winwriter 200 | 479 | ***** | Quality output on a budget price. | 4 | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 3 | 104 | recommended | |||
| Lexmark Oprta E | 549 | *** | Comparatively high price, though good print speed. | 6 | N | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 18 | 96 | |||
| Mannesmann Tally MT9104w | 389 | **** | Dreadful paper feeder, but good quality output. | 4 | option | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 1 | 104 | |||
| Mannesmann Tally T9008 | 1,109 | **** | Definitely no frills. A solid if unexciting workhorse. | 8 | 600x600 | N | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 9 | 68 | ||
| Mannesmann Tally MT T9005 Plus | 749 | **** | No nonsense desktop printer with high specifications. | 5 | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 6 | 107 | ||||
| Mannesmann Tally T9108 | 449 | **** | A reasonably compact and straightforward printer. | 8 | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 22 | 136 | ||||
| Oki OL400W | 379 | **** | Compact with good output. Paper handling disappointing. | 4 | N | Oki | 01753 819819 | 15 | 91 | |||
| Panasonic KX-P6100 | 369 | **** | Delivers good quality low volume output. | 6 | Panasonic | 01344 853508 | 11 | 105 | ||||
| QMS 1060e Print System | 2,195 | **** | Well featured with a large RAM. | 10 | 600x600 | Y | QMS | 01784 442255 | 9 | 76 | Value | |
| Sharp JX-9200 | 329 | ***** | Compact alternative to inkjet. High quality, fast output. | 4 | N | Sharp | 0800 262958 | 14 | 130 | recommended | ||
| Silentwriter Superscript 610 Plus | 420 | **** | Fast GDI printer, enticintly affordable. | 6 | NEC | 0345 300103 | 6 | 110 | ||||
| Star Wintype 4000 | 399 | **** | Aggressive price and more features than some. | 4 | Level 1 | Star | 01494 471111 | 2 | 127 | |||
| TI Microlaser 600 | 699 | ***** | Beautiful printing at an affordable price. | 5 | Y | Texas Instruments | 0181 875 0044 | 6 | 102 | recommended | ||
| TI Microlaser Win/4 | 399 | *** | Incredibly small. Question marks over system compatibility. | 4 | N | Texas Instruments | 0181 875 0044 | 18 | 97 | |||
| Xerox 4510 | 1,479 | **** | Mixed quality but good all round performance. | 10 | 600x600 | Y | Xerox | 01895 251133 | 9 | 76 | ||
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| Canon BJ200EX | 259 | *** | A good performer for the small office or home user. | 3 | 720x360 | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 9 | 96 | |||
| Epson Stylus 820 | 219 | **** | Good quality output, but noisy and flimsy feel. | 2.50 | Epson | 01442 611144 | 17 | 95 | ||||
| Mannesmann Tally T7010 | 245 | *** | Neat and light. Flimsy construction. | 2 | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 13 | 118 | ||||
| Laserjet | ||||||||||||
| HP LaserJet 5L | 479 | ***** | Small footprint. Recommended for low print volumes. | 4 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 13 | 106 | recommended | ||
| Pentax PocketJet | 400 | **** | Tiny, very light portable printer. | N | Europatec | 0171 431 5051 | 13 | 101 | ||||
| Specialist printing | ||||||||||||
| Brother P-Touch PC | 399 | **** | good if pricey label printer but width not wider than 24mm. | Brother | 0161 330 6531 | 8 | 106 | |||||
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| Oki OL600EX | 419 | *** | Compact and sturdy, but weak graphic performance. | N | Oki | 01753 819819 | 19 | 116 | ||||
| OkiPage 4W | 220 | **** | Small, neat and cheap with good quality output for the price. | 4 | Y | Oki | 01753 819819 | 22 | 138 |