Compact printers are in, what with digital cameras and people working out of home. Priyanka Joshi says you would be spoilt for choice
SIZE DOESN’T MATTER
The Samsung ML 1666 is one of the smallest laser printers in the market but it packs a lot of punch. It offers one-touch features It prints 16 pages per minute and into the product design.
Price: Rs 6,499
Available: Available across Samsung authorised centres and leading electronics stores
SENSE AND SIMPLICITY
This machine is simple to use, thanks to its easily recognisable buttons for print, copy and scan. The 2” LCD screen also functions as a preview screen
Price: Rs 11,995
Available: Croma, Reliance Digital and at most leading electronics stores
PICTURE PERFECT
The Kodak ESP 7250 prints pictures from smartphones and even documents from Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerrys. A 2.4” colour LCD display screen facilitates easy printing and memory cards ensure that it can read data from external devices too.
Price: Rs 24,000
Available: At all Kodak authorised centres
SPEED THRILLS
The Lexmark Interpret S405 can connect by USB cable and also supports Wi-Fi, which means you can print from anywhere in your house. If speed is what you want then this is a good buy, as it prints 30 pages a minute and 4x6 inch (standard size) photos in just 25 seconds.
Price: Rs 8,999
Available: At Lexmark authorised retail centres and leading electronics stores
HEAVY DUTY
The HP OfficeJet H470 is just a little heavier than some notebook computers yet it’s comparable with desktop printers in speed and quality. Apart from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, it can print from memory cards and PictBridge cameras.
Price: Rs 15,954
Available: At all HP authorised centres and leading electronics stores
SMALL COMFORTS
Canon’s Selphy ES3 is a snapshot printer that uses dye-sublimation technology to produce prints with the look and feel of traditional photo prints. Besides offering decent print quality for a snapshot printer, it also allows wireless printing from a camera-phone
Price: Rs 13,995
Available: Croma, Reliance Digital and other multi-brand electronics retail chains