These days, markets are flooded with All-in-one (AIO) printers that come in so many models and variations that it becomes almost impossible to choose the right one. These printers are not only similarly priced, but also are similar in features. If you want to buy this type of printer, you need to address all your concerns as to what you want in your AIO. The most important thing for you to think about is the purpose of your AIO. How do you want to use it? The obvious question can be that do you want a home AIO or an office AIO. Home based AIOs have home-centric features where as office AIO have office-centric features like faxing. Few home AIOs can work as standalone photo labs. There are also a few AIOs that are specifically designed for a dual role in both home and home office.
A wonderful office AIO is the HP Officejet Pro L7590. It delivers impressive speed and output quality for documents where as the quality is on the lower side for photos. As its reviews, Office AIOs like this one can print, scan, and work as standalone copiers and fax machines. You can even fax from them directly. These office AIOs include an automatic document feeder (ADF) for handling multipage documents. They are capable of scanning legal as well as large size pages using the ADF.
Home AIOs, such as Dell P703w lack an ADF. Their performance is very different from that of office printers. These printers offer more impressive speed and output quality for images and photos than for documents. Usually all home AIOs lack a fax feature and are essentially photocentric. You can print directly from cameras and memory cards using these home AIOs. Another home based AIO is the Canon Pixma MP980 Wireless Photo All-In-One Printer.
Printers like the Epson Artisan 800, the Kodak ESP 9 AIO, and the Lexmark X7675 Professional are a combination of features of both home AIOs and office AIOs. These printers mix office-centric features like ADFs with photocentric features like good photo speed and output quality. All this information should help a great deal in choosing a good AIO.
