Best Inkjet Printers for Home
Today it is difficult to imagine how you can do without a printer. This applies not only to the office, but also to home walls. This device is especially needed for pupils and students who often have to transfer the results of their digital works to paper. One of the favorites was the inkjet printer for the home, which can be easily used by any user. In the further review we will try to find out how to choose the model that will satisfy the requirements of all family members.
Content
- 1 Selection rules
- 2 10. HP Officejet Pro 6230 ePrinter
- 3 9. Canon MAXIFY iB4040
- 4 8. Canon PIXMA G1400
- 5 7. Ricoh Aficio SG 3110DN
- 6 6. Canon PIXMA iX6840
- 7 5. Epson Stylus Photo 1410
- 8 4. Epson L805
- 9 3. HP Designjet T120 610 mm
- 10 2. Epson Stylus Photo P50
- 11 1. Canon PIXMA PRO-1
- 12 Summarizing what was said
Selection rules
When buying a printer should pay attention to work speed. Here the rule applies: the higher the speed, the worse the final print will be. Therefore, when choosing high quality, the process itself will be much slower. Usually it is about 3-5 pages per minute.
You can improve the quality of the image display by using good paper. It is better to choose with a density in the range from 60 to 135 g / m².
If you pay attention to the company of printers, you can see that among the leaders are three brands - Epson, Canon and HP (of course, they are not the only ones). The flagships of many of them provide amazing color mapping results, even with shadows. The top-10 inkjet printers, which were most popular in the period from 2016 to 2017, will help you figure out which inkjet machine is worth buying just for home use.
The rating of printers for home 2017 is ranked ascending - the review will go from 10 to 1 places. Each of the submitted candidates satisfies the "price-quality" ratio, the remaining advantages of the device can be judged by its characteristics.
10. HP Officejet Pro 6230 ePrinter
The printer with standard design is named one of the most successful in its price segment. He's great families with students and students: thanks to the high print speed, you can quickly get any document. It only takes a minute to print 18 pages of text or 15 images in color.
The equipment works in a four-color version of the cartridges.Supports two-sided and photo printing.
Impressive and device resources:
- 256 MB of internal memory;
- 800 pages of color cartridge;
- 200 pages of black and white cartridge.
HP Officejet Pro 6230 ePrinter also has its own powerful processor and is able to work with devices not only via traditional USB-channel, but also via Wi-fi.
Among the main advantages of the device are:
- low cost (from about 4100 rubles);
- reasonable prices for cartridges;
- possibility of direct printing;
- low speed in work.
However, it was not without drawbacks.
- The device is able to work with the maximum A4 format.
- Photo resolution is recognized as low - only 600 × 122 dpi.
Prices HP Officejet Pro 6230 ePrinter:
9. Canon MAXIFY iB4040
The design of this device is recognized as quite universal - the manufacturers have also tried over the practical design, which includes two paper trays. The total amount of sheets that can fit in these trays is 500 pages.
The ink tanks in the device are built-in and separate. It helps to refill them yourself. One refueling allows you to work with 2500 pages of black and white printing and 1500 color. In general, the work capacity per month is 30,000 sheets.
It connects perfectly via Wi-fi, accepts files and via smartphone. Even a novice user will be able to handle basic settings. Regarding the speed of appearance of prints, the printer is able to print 23 monochrome and 15 color images per minute.
Among the benefits are:
- fast work;
- economical use;
- ergonomic design;
- possibility of switching with any device.
Minuses can be called:
- restrictions in print format (no more than A4 format);
- noise in the work.
The price of the device is higher than the previous version - on the Yandex Market you can buy it from 5700 rubles
Prices Canon MAXIFY iB4040:
8. Canon PIXMA G1400
In this device, the manufacturer was the first to introduce a system of continuous ink supply, which usually had previously been encountered only in Epson counterparts. However, unlike the brand-competitor models, Canon consumables will be a bit cheaper. And you can not discount the pigment dye, which helps to obtain excellent quality even for the smallest font. But the pictures are much worse (and from such a place in the top 10) - this is due to the receipt of black shades.
The device prints at 8.8 ppm (black and white), 5 ppm (color). Resolution in this case reaches 4800 x 1200 dpi in both cases.
Among the advantages emit:
- Availability of original ink;
- Presence of ciss.
And here is the flip side:
- Low speed in the performance of tasks;
- Fast ink consumption (especially in the self-cleaning process);
- Small service life of printheads.
Prices Canon PIXMA G1400:
7. Ricoh Aficio SG 3110DN
Brand Ricoh is not the first year seeking to win the laurels of recognized leading manufacturers. This model is not only beautiful in appearance with its noble gray-white design - it is also capable of producing photos of excellent quality. 4-color inkjet printing based on work with gel ink, which allows you to create prints on any surface.
High quality is set by such incorporated parameters of maximum resolution: for both color and black-and-white printing it will be 3600 × 1200 dpi. The device has an excellent speed of 29 ppm for both types of printing. One cartridge refill is able to withstand 600 pages. But the built-in memory is only 32 MB.
The benefits are obvious:
- economy (consumption of only 22 W);
- work on glossy and matte paper;
- quiet move
The disadvantages include:
- warm-up time –35 seconds;
- the equipment is connected only through the USB port.
The recommended price starts from 10,800 rubles.
Prices Ricoh Aficio SG 3110DN:
6. Canon PIXMA iX6840
The color inkjet printer of this model primarily affects build quality and the presence of already five cartridges. The latter circumstance allows you to work with a margin of 1600 pages of monochrome texts or 330 color documents. Only a month the device masters 12,000 sheets. And all this is combined with simple installation and easy control, as well as the ability to connect via Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
As for the speed of printing, it is from 14 monochrome prints and 10 color images per minute. And this is at the maximum resolution of 9600 × 2400 dpi!
So, about bonuses:
- A3 print (you can create posters and announcements);
- the ink tanks are easily replaced by the system of CISS;
- silent operation;
- Wi-fi connection.
Not without drawbacks:
- expensive price for cartridges;
- small amount of ink tanks.
The price of the model will be 13 296 rubles.
Prices Canon PIXMA iX6840:
5. Epson Stylus Photo 1410
Already from the name it is clear that such a product with a strong body is perfect for printing high-quality color images. In this model is available six color inkjet print. Work is going on with both glossy and matte material (with the support of A3 format).
The speed of the head of the top five device reaches 15 pages per minute in both cases (both color and black and white). In this case, the technique can boast a resolution of 5760 × 1440 dpi.
Now consider the advantages of the device:
- model with CISS;
- high quality prints;
- possibility of direct printing;
- working with different materials - films, cards, labels, photographic paper, CDs and DVDs.
But even with this ideal version, it was not without drawbacks. The most important of them are:
- high price;
- work noise;
- large dimensions of the device;
- Connect only via USB 2.0 port.
By the way, about the really fabulous cost - it can be about 41,600 rubles.
Prices Epson Stylus Photo 1410:
4. Epson L805
In fourth place, the printer, which has received the highest praise even from professional photographers - it reproduces images so well.. Here, too, a six-color cartridge is used, which is designed for up to 3,000 text pages or 1,800 phototisks measuring 10x15. The maximum resolution in both versions (black and white and color) is 5760 × 1440 dpi.
Now about the speed - it is 37 ppm.The output of the first page is 12 seconds.
Immediately proceed to the pluses:
- wired and wireless connectivity options available;
- consumables are sold at an affordable price;
- ink tanks are large;
- can print on many types of media (from cards to discs).
There are downsides to the technology:
- format only up to A4;
- the technique is sufficiently heavy and large.
The cost of the device - from 15 910 rubles.
Prices Epson L805:
3. HP Designjet T120 610 mm
The model is the best suited for those who want to work in the home office for people of creative professions, as it is implemented working with A1 materials. This results in excellent image quality (and the possibility of taking prints without a field). The device is capable of producing up to 40 such photos per hour.
Immediately proceed to the pluses technology:
- printing is carried out on any carrier (from film to paper);
- the device has built-in memory up to 256 MB;
- management is simple and straightforward even to a beginner;
- inexpensive consumables are used;
- Wi-fi format supported.
But the following disadvantages can demotivate the purchase:
- high cost of equipment (from 26,500 rubles);
- heavy construction (25 kg);
- the case is glossy (which means brand);
- cartridges have a small resource and are not hot-swappable.
Prices HP Designjet T120 610 mm:
2. Epson Stylus Photo P50
The silver winner of the rating was a simple and clear Epson model in management. One of the important qualities - the work takes place on the CISS-support. And this, in turn, ensures fast printing speed (10x15 photo will be ready in 12 seconds). At the same time, the speed of black-and-white prints will be 37 pages per minute, and for the color version it increases to 38 pages.
Six-ink color printing can be carried out both on paper and other materials. And all this will go at a resolution of 5760 × 1440 dpi.
There is one important requirement - the printer should be used at least once every 7 days.
Now consider the advantages:
- excellent quality of work;
- low speed;
- high-quality color rendition.
By cons include:
- USB connection only;
- significant consumption in ink.
Prices Epson Stylus Photo P50:
1. Canon PIXMA PRO-1
The best inkjet printer is this model. She received this title, first of all, thanks to her work 12 cartridgeswhich make the quality of the photos simply unbeatable.
Maximum work format - A3.This size can be printed in less than three minutes. And now about the advantages of the device:
- cartridges are retractable;
- borderless printing on a wide variety of materials;
- direct print support;
- can be connected to an Ethernet network and via a USB input.
Even in this sample was not without drawbacks:
- high price;
- You can submit a total of 1 manual feed.
Prices Canon PIXMA PRO-1:
Summarizing what was said
Any printer from the top ten can be called a good option for purchasing in a home or even for working in an office. However, in order to make an optimal purchase, it is worth focusing on those needs that the future user is looking for in such a device. And if you do not plan to print at home canvases and paintings, there is no need to purchase models that work on a larger format A4. Another thing is when a hobby becomes a profession. In this case, the purchase of equipment, indeed, is able to pay off after a short time.