Printers, ranked by critic score
2 ranked by critic score · 4 more not yet ranked · 16 professional reviews
Home and home-office printers, judged on print quality, running costs and setup.
Image: EpsonEpson EcoTank ET-2980
6 professional reviewers tested the Epson EcoTank ET-2980, and 5 recommend it. Most praised: ease of use and performance. Most common complaint: price.
The catch: The display is tiny, and it has only a rear paper feed.
5 of these 6 outlets print no score. We estimated theirs from the review text, then adjusted the estimates against the ratings outlets actually print (ours ran slightly low). An estimate is never higher than 92.
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Of the 2 printers we score so far, the highest-rated by professional reviewers is the Epson EcoTank ET-2980: critic score 80 out of 100 from 6 reviews, 5 of them positive. Most praised: ease of use and performance. Most common complaint: price.
Early reads · 4 not yet ranked
Not ranked, listed A to Z. We publish a critic score once at least 4 professional reviews of the exact model exist; with 2 or 3 we show a provisional average.
- Brother MFC-L2820DW · 1 review so far (PCMag Middle East: 70)
- Canon Maxify GX4020 · provisional 82 from 2 reviews
- Epson EcoTank ET-4950 · provisional 85 from 2 reviews
- HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e · 1 review so far (Digital Trends: 89 est.)
Common questions
Which printer do critics rate highest?
Of the 2 we score, the Epson EcoTank ET-2980, with a critic score of 80 from 6 professional reviews. Most praised: ease of use and performance. Most common complaint: price.
Epson EcoTank ET-2980 vs Brother HL-L3280CDW: which is better?
Critics score the Epson EcoTank ET-2980 80 and the Brother HL-L3280CDW 79. We list the Brother HL-L3280CDW under “Best for mostly black-and-white”. Its main drawback: color toner is expensive, and there is no scanner or copier.