10 Best Affordable Multifunction Printers

Starting from the 3rd quarter of 2009 to present, Multifunction Printers or also known as  MFP's are getting more popular, mostly in business industry. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) - The overall sales of colored laser multifunction printers that performs scanning, copying, fax and printing, grew 21% since March 2011.

These MFP's are commonly used for business by different workgroups because of its different functionalities and affordability. Here are some affordable multifunction printers that you can purchase in the market.

*Price as of December 12, 2011 and some may vary depends on the retailer.

1. WorkForce 840 by Epson - This products was named as the "World's fastest all-in-one-printer" among inkjet products, for double sided printing. WorkForce 840 can also access using mobile devices such as BlackBerrys, iPhones and more.
   
   
   
   Price: $299.99
   Printing Technology: Ink
    
2. MFC-J6910DW by Brother - It is an inkjet printer that has an embedded support over the internet. This product uses a super high yield ink cartridges that can make output for up to 2,400 (black) and an estimated of 1,200 pages for colored prints. It scan different document sizes for up to 11" x 17".
   
   
   
   Price: $379.00
   Printing Technology: Ink
    
3. Officejet Pro 8500A by HP - You can connect to this technology anytime, anywhere using a mobile device and an access on the cloud technology. It can help you save cost for about 50% against laser printers and it only uses 80% less supplies by weight, according to HP.
   
   
   
   Price: $449.99
   Printing Technology: Thermal
    
4. MFC-9970CDW by Brother - Is it possible to get a high-yield laser toner cartridge while saving your money at the same time? By using MFC-9970CDW from Brother the answer will be "YES". Also, you can use different apps to print in JPEG and PDF format such as, Android, iPrint&Scan and iOS.
   
   
   
   Price: $699.99
   Printing Technology: Laser
    
5. Color Laser 3115cn by Dell - Good for small to medium sized workgroup that requires color reproduction. It is a multifunction printer that has ColorTrack feature that will let you create a user or department accounts and allow or prohibit printing options per account.
   
   
   
   Price: $899.99
   Printing Technology: Laser
    
6. Phaser 6180MFP/D by Xerox - This printer is been a part of Xerox dry ink technology, it means that it does not use laser toner or inkjet cartridge instead it only use solid ink. Since it is melted on the surface, it produce more consistent, sharp color across pages and media.
   
   
   
   Price: $949.00
   Printing Technology: Dry Ink
    
7. ImageClass MF9220Cdn by Cannon - It puts high-end technology into a modest-size system. It also runs with Cannon User ID Management, that lets you track and disable printouts that put by different users.
   
   
   
   Price: $999.99
   Printing Technology: Laser
    
8. X548dte by Lexmark - Specially designed for midsize working groups that are interested in having more productive machine. Being connected in the network, it enables you to scan and distribute copies of the image for over 30 individuals or network folders and allows you to store data. The firm reward its members benefit from the lifetime pricing guarantee that cost of Lexmark toner cartridges, making sure that their printer will stay the same for as long as they have it.
   
   
   
   Price: $1,749.00
   Printing Technology: Laser
    
9. FS-C2126MFP by Kyocera - It is a product that in-lines with one of the long life machines of Kyocera's eCOSYS. Having the company's extra-durable drums, the printing engine segregate the toner from the drum, to make 300,000 pages.
   
   
   
   Price: $1,808.94
   Printing Technology: Laser
    
10. LaserJet CM3530fs by HP - A product that produce a lot of short-run printouts that is best suited for small group. Print a 3-5 page job in less than 40% of average printing time with a built-in stapler.
    
    
    
    Price: $2,999.00
    Printing Technology: Laser

Denise Rasalan
Owner, Great Prints Solutions

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