Cool new printers: Best of 2011

When it comes to choosing a nice printer, people are usually torn between a numbers of choices. However, the present scenario is being dominated by all-purpose devices. To help you choose, we will now discuss the various top-of-the-line options available:

1. HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer

HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer

The model enables people to generate good quality print-outs within the office. The sturdy battery, made of lithium can produce almost 500 pages when charged to full life. There is also a high-end adaptor that works with a hand-picked HP Notebooks.

2. Polaroid GL10 Mini Mobile Printer

Polaroid GL10 Mini Mobile Printer

This is the latest mobile printer to hit the markets from the Polaroid unit. The device includes a bouquet of features both intelligent and offering high quality. Polaroid flag off their Grey line team of devices through this printer. The GL10 Mobile Printer is slated to be marketed tremendously with lady gaga donning Polaroid’s creative director’s chair. Here is a piece of insider’s information - the model has been designed by Lady Gaga herself with active support from the Company’s design team.

3. HP Officejet H470b

HP Officejet H470b

Dubbed as the fastest device for mobile printing in the world, this HP beauty is offered with all the regular features a printer will normally include. Users get Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support. The device is also compatible with a host of operating systems such as Macintosh, Windows, Tablet PC, Palm and even Symbian. It can operate smoothly without a Personal Computer and users can easily get the printer connected to a Laptop, Digital Camera, PDA and a cell phone and start printing.

4. Canon Pixma MG6220

Canon Pixma MG6220

People with a penchant for devices allowing futuristic controls are sure to be left mesmerized by the Canon Pixma MG6220 printer. The scanner lid comes with LCD screen and controls and your first foray into their world will come across feeling as heavenly as ever. Apart from that, the printer also specializes in pumping out high-end printouts and performs scans decently. What’s even better, the product from the stable of Canon works really fast thanks to an Inkjet MFP. The flipside is the printer may cost people running on a budget way beyond their affordability standards. Priced at $200, the device even accounts for a towering amount in terms of ink costs. The best part is getting the device set up which is fairly easy if you are using Ethernet, USB or a Wi-Fi. The manufacturers have re-worked the appearance of the dialog box for installation routine. On a brighter note, the printer integrates high-end software efficient at handling OCR, scanning and a host of other functions smoothly.

5. Epson Stylus NX430

Epson Stylus NX430

The name speaks at length of the printer’s prowess. The prime feature of the device is probably compactness. The multifunctional device may be placed in locations that you will normally not reserve for the bunch of other printers around. The functions are tailor made to fulfill domestic requirements. Hence, the cute little product may not serve you optimally during office applications. Nonetheless, people can always squeeze the device into a tight spaced hostel dorm.

6. Kodak ESP Office 2170

Kodak ESP Office 2170

These all-under-the-same-roof beauties from the stable of Kodak are designed specifically to serve as a printer, scanner, fax-machine and a photo-copier. It connects to Computer using Wi-Fi. Users are also treated to a direct printing facility from blackberry and a host of other iOS gadgets like iPad or iPhone.

7. Epson WorkForce 845

Epson WorkForce 845

Speed may be pointed out as the defining feature of this Epson device. It, furthermore, specializes in producing quality outputs. The hardware is dedicated to autoduplexing full time and wireless networking. The printer offers excellent support for mobile printing via the manufacturer’s suite enabling mobile printing devices to connect. However, the device is not devoid of its own share of demerits. The regular inkjet will beat the model in terms of speed during photo print out operations. Moreover, you will not find Ethernet cables and USB included in the package.

8. HP Officejet Pro 8000 Enterprise Printer

HP Officejet Pro 8000 Enterprise Printer

Let us discuss what features await consumers buying these HP printers. In the first place the display comes with a dual line LCD. Ethernet, USB and optional cables are added features. Moreover, the excellent speed makes these devices ideal for office applications.

9. Epson Stylus Photo R2000

Epson Stylus Photo R2000

Here is a device dotted with high-end features and costs you scandalously less. The model figures prominently in the list of the most affordably priced printers from the stable of Epson. The device has been designed specifically for graphics and photos. However, that does not forbid you from using the Stylus Photo R2000 to accomplish a series of other office tasks. The model is speedy, provides quality outputs and likely to serve the professional graphic designers and photographers best. In fact, the prices are so low that the printer may successfully draw attention from the amateur crowd too.

10. Canon Pixma MG8220

Canon Pixma MG8220

It will be wrong to judge a printer on the basis of how well it produces photo print outs nowadays. Even the regular printers can generate spectacular photo printing outputs. A very few among them can, however, compete with the tremendously successful photo printers from Canon’s line of Pixma devices. People may not expect the devices to provide them with productivity of professional standards, yet the depth and high detailing makes the printers one of the best consumer-grade models around.