Epson WorkForce WF-3620DWF

amazon.co.uk A4 all-in-one inkjet, £95

This includes everything we look for in a home office printer. It’s speedy, hitting 17.4ppm when printing black text, while offering low costs of 6.1p per page of mixed test and graphics. It even includes a fax! REVIEW Issue 271, p71

Brother MFC-J5620DW

It may look dull, but this boxy A3 inkjet is user-friendly, delivers decent speeds (our 20-page mono doc appeared in 91 seconds) and has low running costs of 0.6p for a mono page and just 4.5p for colour. Watch out for occasional low-price deals, too. £188; printerland.co.uk REVIEW Issue 262, p81

Lexmark CX310dn

Lasers still win for pin-sharp text, and this colour unit impressed in a number of areas: great all-round quality, solid 18.7ppm mono and 11.9ppm colour speeds, and good running costs for a laser at 2.1p/9.7p per page. There’s a 50-sheet ADF, but no Wi-Fi. £180; ebuyer.com REVIEW Issue 262, p85