Find your everyday printer

For most homes, an ink-tank printer is the right call, and the ET-2980 is the one we'd buy. PCMag names it the best all-in-one inkjet for homes, and RTINGS found its black-and-white documents superbly sharp. The bottles in the box are rated for thousands of pages, and refills cost about 0.3¢ per black page and 1.1¢ per color page at Epson's October 2026 prices.

It's a straightforward flatbed all-in-one with automatic two-sided printing and Wi-Fi, and it's one of the first EcoTanks with a waste-ink box you can replace yourself. Skip it if you scan stacks of paper: there's no document feeder.

The ET-3950 uses the same cheap ink as the ET-2980 and adds what home offices miss: a 30-sheet document feeder that scans both sides automatically, a 250-sheet front cassette, and Ethernet. PCMag gives it an Editors' Choice as the best inkjet for home offices.

RTINGS rates its color accuracy only passable, so it's better for documents than photos. It was hard to find in October 2026, including at Epson, so check stock before you set your heart on it.

If you print a few pages a week and don't want to spend much upfront, the MFC-J1360DW is a capable cartridge all-in-one at a low price, often under $100. It even has a 20-sheet document feeder and automatic two-sided printing, which is rare at this price. Consumer Reports got more pages than rated from its black cartridge.

The trade-off is ink. At about 8 to 10¢ per black page, it costs roughly 30 times more per page than an ink tank, and it won't print at all if one color runs dry. If you print more than occasionally, an ink tank pays for itself.

RTINGS' best home printer overall, the ET-8500 is for homes that print photos as often as documents. Its six inks, including gray and photo black, produce rich color and neutral black-and-white prints, and it handles photo paper, card stock, thick media and even CDs.

It costs more upfront than the document-focused tanks and has no document feeder. If photos are your main reason for buying, see our [best photo printers guide](/buying-guides/best-photo-printers), which includes its 13x19-inch sibling, the ET-8550.

If you print only black text, and sometimes go weeks without printing at all, a laser is the better choice: toner doesn't dry out and lasers never clog. The HL-L2460DW is RTINGS' best budget home printer, with automatic two-sided printing, fast output and full Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity.

Pages cost about 4¢ with XL toner and the drum, far more than an ink tank but with no wasted ink. Read our [full review](/reviews/brother-hl-l2460dw-review) for the details.

For a busy home office that scans, copies and faxes, RTINGS calls the MF665Cdw one of the best document printers it has tested. Its 50-sheet feeder scans both sides in one pass, the 5-inch touchscreen is easy to use, and Canon's three-year warranty is generous.

Color pages are expensive (Consumer Reports measured about 31¢ per color graphics page) and photos look flat, so it's a document machine. It's also big and heavy at nearly 49 pounds.