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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Looking for an all-in-one printer, scanner and copier

I shall shortly retire. Could you recommend a single box, not the size of a bus, which will provide me with photocopying, scanning and printing? Pete Cuthbert

I can't, but PC Pro magazine says the Canon Pixma MP610 (£110.30) is "the best-designed all-in-one we've tested". There's also the lower-resolution Pixma MP220 (£57.59), which is smaller, lighter, slower and cheaper. These are home-user inkjet machines: it's assumed you will value their ability to print colour snapshots. If you want something more like you have in the office, look at the Brother MFC7820N Laser Multifunction Centre (£228.14), which is a compact SoHo (small office/home office) product. If you don't need colour, look at the Canon MF3220 All in One Mono (£107.85) and similar machines. All prices are quoted from Amazon.co.uk. High-street stores stock alternatives from Epson and HP. Note: I haven't used any of these myself, so comments are particularly welcome.

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