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2026 Buying Benchmark

Best Printing & Imaging (2026 Buyer's Guide)

Every printing & imaging we stock, ordered by how little there is to warn you about. Each product's recorded drawbacks are listed on its page, so the ranking can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Which printing & imaging has the fewest recorded drawbacks?

HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer, with 3 recorded drawbacks against it. The step that matters is the cartridge, not the speed: HP 148X holds about 9,500 pages, so at roughly $199 a cartridge this prints for about 2.1 cents a page.

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#1 Best Overall Pick3 recorded drawbacks

HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer

The step that matters is the cartridge, not the speed: HP 148X holds about 9,500 pages, so at roughly $199 a cartridge this prints for about 2.1 cents a page. The 148A standard cartridge holds about 2,900 pages for around $110, which works out near 3.8 cents -- buying standard cartridges out of habit costs more than the price difference within a year. It is a Dynamic Security model, so third-party and refilled cartridges are blocked by firmware. That is a permanent constraint on running cost, not a temporary one.

Why It Wins:

  • About 2.1 cents a page on the 148X high-yield cartridge
  • 50-sheet reversing document feeder for two-sided scanning
  • Gigabit Ethernet and dual-band Wi-Fi with proper workgroup queuing
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#2 Runner-Up / Value Pick3 recorded drawbacks

Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer

Brother does not lock its cartridges by firmware, which is the practical difference from the HP equivalents -- compatible TN760 toner is widely available and the printer will use it. It is a printer only: no scanner, no copier, no feeder. That is the reason it costs a third of the multi-function machines beside it. The drum is separate at about 15,000 pages, so the true running cost is toner plus a periodic drum, not toner alone.

Key Strengths:

  • No cartridge firmware lock, so compatibles work
  • Automatic duplex at 36 ppm
  • Separate drum, replaced far less often than toner
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