Best Colour Printers
Want a good cheap colour printer for home use? This site is dedicated to giving simple clear printer advice.
In a hurry? Here are the best of the best printers - last updated 04 Sep 2010.
1. Canon Pixma MP620
Price: £150.00 / £97.86 (lowest price)
Our rating: 
5/5
Packed full of features and with reduced running costs you're unlikely to find a wireless all-in-one printer that has print and photo quality as good as the MP620.
2. Canon Pixma MP630
Price: £159.99 / £135 (lowest price)
Our rating: 5/5
It may be lacking Wi-Fi but the Pixma MP630 more than makes up for that with superb printing quality, text and photos look great as the MP630 continues where the MP610 left off.
3. Epson Stylus Photo PX710W
Price: £199.99 / £149.99 (lowest price)
Our rating: 
4.5/5
Built in wireless, CD printing and fast, high quality printing make this unique, sleek, low all in one printer an amazing all in one offering.
4. Kodak ESP 5250
Price: £129.99 / £99.99 (lowest price)
Our rating: 4.5/5
Basically a newer version of the ESP 5. Easy network setup and great photo quality. In realworld tests, this model is 40% faster than the ESP 3250. Compared to the ESP 5 this 2009 printer has WiFi but a smaller screen and no bluetooth dongle capability.
5. Kodak ESP 3250
Price: £89.99 / £75.24 (lowest price)
Our rating: 4.5/5
A very good choice at the budget end is this enhanced 2009 version of the ESP 3. Reasonably quick. Good photo quality. No networking (wifi or bluetooth) so go for the more expensive 5250 if that's important to you (the 5250 prints faster too).
6. Canon Pixma MX7600
Price: £379.99
Our rating: 4.5/5
Aimed at the high end market and for good reason, the Canon Pixma MX7600 is a superior all in one printer with fax, high quality speedy printing and is capable of performing any print task cleanly and efficiently.
7. HP Photosmart Premium C309g
Price: £229.99
Our rating: 
4/5
HP introduce touchscreen controls to the all in one printer world but don't think that’s all this very capable, Wi-Fi ready printer can do, the C309g is packed full of high quality features making it worthy of the high end price tag.
8. HP Deskjet D1660
Price: £49.99
Our rating: 4/5
If you're looking for high class printing on a budget the HP Deskjet D1660 is the perfect choice, it may come with few features but it combines great print quality with low buying and running costs.
9. Kodak ESP 9
Price: £149.99 / £171.59 (lowest price)
Our rating: 4/5
Great wireless all in one 2009 printer with cool looking blue controls. If you want Kodak photo print quality and a FAX then the ESP 9 is your only option. Real world speed of around 2-5ppm is not that quick and it's a bit noisy. Go for the 5250 if you don't need a FAX.
10. Kodak ESP 3
Price: £69.99
Our rating: 
3.5/5
Good all in one home printer from 2008 but probably better to go for the slightly pricier 2009 model 3250 which has an LCD display, although you can still print without a computer (via PictBridge). Real world printing speed of about 3-4ppm is not bad.
11. Lexmark X7675 Pro Series
Price: £159.99 / £126.46 (lowest price)
Our rating: 3.5/5
With extremely simple Wi-Fi set-up and high quality printing the Lexmark X7675 Pro Series All in one printer produces wonderful text and photo prints.
12. Kodak ESP 5
Price: £99.99
Our rating: 3.5/5
A 2008 model aimed at the home printer market from Kodak, very similar to the ESP 3. Using it in practice it's not much easier to use than the ESP 3. Prints around 2-3ppm in the real world.
13. Epson Stylus SX610FW
Price: £169.99
Our rating: 3.5/5
The 4 in 1 Epson Stylus SX610FW printer is the complete all in one package, featuring printing, scanning, copying and faxing with Wi-Fi connectivity and super fast printing speeds this is an ideal all in one printer for any business user.
14. Lexmark X3650
Price: £109.99 / £39.14 (lowest price)
Our rating: 
3/5
If your looking for a all in one printer on a budget the Lexmark X3650 provides all of the essential features and printing quality expected form this entry level all in one printer.
15. Kodak ESP 7
Price: £169.99 / £127.44 (lowest price)
Our rating: 3/5
A lower spec version of the ESP 9 without FAX which looks good despite having an LCD panel rather than an OLED panel like the ESP 9. No touch screen capability or Auto Document Feeder either so most reviews go for the ESP 9 or the ESP 5250 instead.
Kodak printer reviews There has been a lot of interest in Kodak printers after their UK television campaign. Kodak printer reviews online have also been generally positive for the 2010 range. There are some reliability concerns but the general opinion is that running costs are indeed low (although perhaps not as much as claimed!). Take a look at our Kodak ESP Printer Features Comparison to see the differences between Kodak printer models.