Canon's Selphy CP1500 cranks out quick, high-quality dye-sub snapshots, with operating costs low enough to make its optional battery and sticker-paper adapter reasonable add-ons.

With high-quality output and fast print speeds at default settings, plus remote printing support, Epson's Expression Home XP-5200 All-in-One printer is at home in a home office.

The Instax Square Link connects to smart devices via Bluetooth and prints photos onto Instax Square film, offering a photochemical alternative to Zink and dye sub printers.

The mono-laser Pantum M6552NW delivers acceptable speed and output quality for its intended use as light-duty personal all-in-one printer for a small or home office.

The top-notch Brother PocketJet PJ883 delivers good speed and output quality for a mobile thermal printer, plus offers lots of connection choices, an optional battery, and support for both PCs and mobile devices.

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The Epson LabelWorks LW-Z5010PX boasts all the capabilities most companies need for printing industrial labels, making it a top-flight heavy-duty label maker.

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The Epson EcoTank ET-15000 all-in-one printer is best suited for offices that need to print on super-tabloid-size paper, and also print enough overall for its low running cost to make up for its high initial price.

The HPRT MT800 portable printer can be a useful traveling companion, particularly for printing from mobile devices, but it's strictly manual feed—one page at a time—and its graphics and photo quality is uninspired.

Kodak's Step Slim Instant Mobile Photo Printer churns out good-looking, sticky-backed 2-by-3-inch photos at a reasonable price.

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The Brother MFC-J5855DW all-in-one (AIO) printer prints on up to tabloid-size paper, and it delivered good speed and output quality in our tests, but some missing ADF functionality limits its usefulness.

The Canon imageClass MF452dw is a workhorse all-in-one mono laser printer that boasts top-tier output quality, plus suitable speed and paper capacity for heavy-duty printing, scanning, copying, and faxing.

The Canon imageClass MF453dw offers top-tier mono laser output quality and an easy-to-use color touch-screen control panel, making it an effective all-in-one printer for small offices.

The pocket-size Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2 Bluetooth printer relies on instant film for prints and we love the photo quality, but we're less enthusiastic about the micro USB charging and the Instax Air filter feature.

A workhorse single-function printer, the Canon Maxify GX5020 stands out for its low cost per page, paired with print speeds and paper capacities that actually let you take full advantage of the potential savings.

The Pantum BM5100ADN AIO printer delivers on speed and paper capacity, and it offers automatic duplexing for printing and scanning. It's a solid choice for a small office or workgroup.

The iDprt SP310 label maker offers fast performance and accepts multiple thermal paper types, but confusing software may leave you wondering what the best setup choices are.

In addition to its basic four AIO functions, the HP Smart Tank 7602 All-in-One offers internet faxing and is cheap to run, making it a good fit for heavy-duty personal or even small-office needs.