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Best Laser All in one Printer for home use - under $500

Nov 30, 2014 6:34PM PST

Hello ,

I'm going to buy a All-in-one for home-use and student use(10 papers /week) so I need a high quality All in one printer , Please suggest some printers that have high DPI in scannnig and printing.
sometimes i need to print Pictures with high quality(although it couldn't be same as special Printers for photo but it can be significant).

Until now I find some items but I accept your suggestions :wahoo:

HP LaserJet Pro 200 M276nw All-in-One Color Printer
HP M476nw LaserJet Pro Wireless Color Laser
Lexmark CX410e Color Laser MFP
HP Officejet Pro X551dw Printer

which one? If none, what is your suggestion?

Features I'm looking but not important:

Auto-duplexing
Wi-fi
printing,coppying and scanning A3 or A2


Thanks

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Have you seen laser photo output?
Nov 30, 2014 11:13PM PST

Right there, is that what you call quality? I don't.
Bob

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No , I haven't
Dec 1, 2014 6:07AM PST

Do you have any suggestion?

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Yes.
Dec 1, 2014 6:46AM PST

Go get demo prints. Unless we look at the old Tektronic dye sub laser, I don't think laser is the answer for the photo output.
Bob

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Go cheap?
Dec 1, 2014 8:35AM PST
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Should have added this.
Dec 1, 2014 8:43AM PST
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Any other suggestions?
Dec 2, 2014 1:27PM PST

Any other suggestions?

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Until you see laser photo output you might
Dec 2, 2014 1:48PM PST

Keep asking.

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Printers
Dec 3, 2014 1:47AM PST

Basic rule of thumb, Laser for quantity, especially when doing a LOT of mono-b/w prints, copies. Inkjet best for photo/color. It really depends on what you are doing from a quantitative standpoint. Some use an inexpensive mono laser printer for large quantities of b/w copies and have a decent color unit linked to the system for photo and higher quality color. If you are only doing 10 copies a week I'd go with a mid range inkjet all in one, frankly it doesn't sound as if you really need a laser.