Top 5 Photo Printers
Affordably print your digital photos on these best-of-breed photo printers. Ratings and rankings can change due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.
Edited by Danny Allen
Bottom Line:
Very good print quality and fast printing make the iP5200R versatile. It has Wi-Fi, though no media card slots or LCD.
PC World Rating:
82.7 (Very Good)
- B&W Pages per Min.: B&W PPM:30
- Price When Reviewed: $230
- Color Pages per Min.: Color PPM:24
- Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600
- Max. Color dpi: 9600-by-2400
- Tray Capacity, pages: 150
Bottom Line:
The iP6700D boasts a big color LCD, two-sided printing, and nice photo output, but text quality and speed were average.
PC World Rating:
74.0 (Very Good)
- B&W Pages per Min.: B&W PPM:18
- Price When Reviewed: $200
- Color Pages per Min.: Color PPM:17
- Max. B&W dpi: 9600 by 2400
- Max. Color dpi: 9600 by 2400
- Tray Capacity, pages: 300
Bottom Line:
Includes impressive software and plenty of buttons. But it employs multi-ink cartridges and the LCD is small.
PC World Rating:
85.9 (Superior)
- B&W Pages per Min.: B&W PPM:30
- Price When Reviewed: $149
- Color Pages per Min.: Color PPM:24
- Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200
- Max. Color dpi: 4800-by-1200
- Tray Capacity, pages: 100
Bottom Line:
Fast at printing photos, the 8250 offers extensive software, but photo print quality was lower than on the other models.
PC World Rating:
88.3 (Superior)
- B&W Pages per Min.: B&W PPM:32
- Price When Reviewed: $199
- Color Pages per Min.: Color PPM:31
- Max. B&W dpi: 4800-by-1200
- Max. Color dpi: 4800-by-1200
- Tray Capacity, pages: 100
Bottom Line:
Photos suffer on plain paper, but shine on photo paper; photo-processing features are plentiful.
PC World Rating:
76.3 (Good)
- B&W Pages per Min.: B&W PPM:32
- Price When Reviewed: $150
- Color Pages per Min.: Color PPM:31
- Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200
- Max. Color dpi: 4800-by-1200
- Tray Capacity, pages: 100
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