87
Rank
|
Kagoo Score
|
Average Review Rating
|
Price
|
Colour Printing
|
Maximum Resolution
|
Print Speed
|
Release Date
|
|||||||||||||||
88 ![]()
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet Enterprise M507
|
$345.28
eBay
+6 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
43ppm
Info
|
Jan 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
86 ![]()
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet Pro M404dw
|
$200.00
eBay
+9 more shops
|
Info
|
4800 X 600 DPI
Info
|
38ppm
Info
|
Jan 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
86 ![]()
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Lexmark B2236DW
|
$111.37
SaveCentral Outlet
+7 more shops
|
Info
|
600 X 600 DPI
Info
|
36ppm
Info
|
Jan 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
85 ![]()
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Lexmark CS410DN
|
$170.48
eBay
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
30ppm
Info
|
Oct 2012
|
||||||||||||||||
85 ![]()
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet M506DN
|
$269.00
Adorama
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
43ppm
Info
|
Sep 2015
|
||||||||||||||||
85
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet Pro M404dn |
$139.99
eBay
+6 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
38ppm
Info
|
Jun 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
85
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Lexmark CS310DN
|
$160.14
eBay
+1 more shop
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
25ppm
Info
|
Jan 2013
|
||||||||||||||||
85
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Lexmark CX310DN
|
$169.87
eBay
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
23ppm
Info
|
Sep 2015
|
||||||||||||||||
85
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet M402N
|
$168.99
Overstock
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
38ppm
Info
|
Oct 2016
|
||||||||||||||||
84
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet M553DN
|
$439.00
Adorama
+1 more shop
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
38ppm
Info
|
Jul 2017
|
||||||||||||||||
84
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Lexmark C2425DW |
$45.00
Adorama
+3 more shops
|
Info
|
2400 X 600 DPI
Info
|
23ppm
Info
|
Nov 2018
|
||||||||||||||||
84
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet Pro M404n |
$134.00
eBay
+3 more shops
|
Info
|
4800 X 600 DPI
Info
|
38ppm
Info
|
Jun 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
84
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Xerox VersaLink C400
|
$249.99
eBay
+3 more shops
|
Info
|
600 X 600 DPI
Info
|
36ppm
Info
|
Apr 2017
|
||||||||||||||||
83
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet M452DN
|
$172.18
eBay
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
600 X 600 DPI
Info
|
27ppm
Info
|
Oct 2015
|
||||||||||||||||
83
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP Neverstop Laser 1001nw |
$204.00
eBay
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
600 X 600 DPI
Info
|
21ppm
Info
|
Apr 2020
|
||||||||||||||||
85
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Lexmark MX410DE
|
$299.00
Sage Sustainable Electronics
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
38ppm
Info
|
Sep 2015
|
||||||||||||||||
82
Compare
Shortlisted
|
HP LaserJet Pro M15w |
$108.99
BestBuy
+2 more shops
|
Info
|
600 X 600 DPI
Info
|
18ppm
Info
|
Apr 2018
|
||||||||||||||||
82
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Lexmark B2865DW |
$564.00
eBay
+6 more shops
|
Info
|
1200 X 1200 DPI
Info
|
61ppm
Info
|
Feb 2020
|
||||||||||||||||
80
Compare
Shortlisted
|
Samsung M2885
|
$222.94
Overstock
+1 more shop
|
Info
|
4800 X 600 DPI
Info
|
28ppm
Info
|
Sep 2015
|
No matching products found.
Today's Best Laser Printer Sales
What Are The Best Laser Printer Brands?
We looked at the reviews for every laser printer and used this to calculate the average overall rating of each brand. The top rated laser printer brand is HP with an average rating of 86%. Compare all award winning laser printers.
Rank | Brand | Number of Laser Printers | Price Range | Average Rating | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | HP Laser Printers | 172 | $100 - $9,012 |
86%
1,167 reviews
|
|
#2 | Lexmark Laser Printers | 99 | $40 - $4,291 |
75%
109 reviews
|
|
#3 | Ricoh Laser Printers | 41 | $62 - $3,856 |
73%
143 reviews
|
|
#4 | Canon Laser Printers | 74 | $25 - $889 |
72%
300 reviews
|
|
#5 | Samsung Laser Printers | 38 | $76 - $1,200 |
70%
1,366 reviews
|
|
#6 | Xerox Laser Printers | 43 | $100 - $2,278 |
70%
369 reviews
|
|
#7 | OKI Laser Printers | 36 | $33 - $3,999 |
56%
10 reviews
|
|
#8 | Kyocera Laser Printers | 29 | $97 - $2,939 |
33%
1 review
|
|
#9 | DELL Laser Printers | 27 | $28 - $490 |
29%
2 reviews
|
|
#10 | Brother Laser Printers | 69 | $89 - $409 |
Trending Laser Printer Comparisons
Latest From the Kagoo Blog
Signup For Our Free laser printer Deals Newsletter
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Laser Printer Buying Guide
There are 2 main types of printers available on the consumer market - inkjet and laser printers. Both have strengths and weaknesses, and your choice will largely depend on what you plan on using your printer for. This guide will concentrate on information about laser/LED printers - for a detailed rundown of laser printers, please see the guide under the inkjet printer category.
Laser printers work by using a very fine laser to help minuscule particles of powdered ink (toner) ‘stick’ to the page in the shape of the letters and numbers to be printed. The page is then passed through between 2 heated rollers (a ‘fusing unit’), ‘burning’ the toner onto the page. Because the laser can move very fast, a laser printer can print at a very fast rate - far faster than any inkjet printer. Also, because the laser is extremely accurate, it allows for extremely crisp prints, with little chance of smudging or blotting.
Cost
Compared to inkjet printers, laser printers are far more expensive - sometimes double or more the cost of an equivalent inkjet model. However while the initial cost is high, the day-to-day running costs are far lower: toner cartridges last far longer than ink cartridges, and are cheaper to replace. Both these factors mean that if you routinely print large amounts of documents, a laser printer will be far more economical over time compared to an inkjet.
Types of Laser Printer
There are 2 main types of laser printer on the market at the moment - laser and LED printers. Both work by the same process - using focussed light to trace a path for toner particles on a page. However while a laser has to track across the page from one side of a line to the other, an LED printer can use a static bank of LEDs to ‘flash’ an entire line in one go. This means that LED printers are far faster than laser printers which achieving the same high-quality prints. However since LED printers are a new technology, you can expect to pay more for an LED-enabled printer. If you find yourself regularly printing a lot of documents, the saving in time may well be worth the expenditure.
Black & White vs. Colour
Laser printers are primarily monochromatic, since they only use a single colour of toner. However colour laser printers do exist - they work by having 4 separate cartridges and drums (black, yellow, magenta and cyan) so the paper is passed through each colour of toner in turn, building up a fully-coloured print as it goes.
Print Speed
Laser printers are far faster than inkjet printers, and are capable of a very high rate of pages printed per minute. That said, there is a large variety in printing speed within laser printers, with some models capable of printing pages twice as fast as other devices. This is especially true of LED printers, which are capable of an extremely high page-per-minute rate. All of our printers have detailed stats on the number of pages they can print a minute, broken down into monochrome and colour, as well as by quality (draft, normal, high-quality). This will allow you to make the best decision as to the laser printer that best suits your needs.
Connectivity
Most newer models of laser printers have an array of network connectivity options to make printing easier and more efficient. Ethernet connectivity is now a common feature in modern laser printers - so data can be transferred over a network without having to plug your computer into the printer directly. This makes it far easier to share printers with groups: the printer can be placed in a central area and used freely by everyone around.
Additionally, many models of laser and LED printer also have wifi and/or bluetooth connectivity. These options mean that you do not even have to use a cable to use the printer - data can be transferred over wireless connection.
Finally, the newest models of these printers have support for cloud or app printing. These options allow you to send a document to print from anywhere in the world - from a browser over the cloud, or from an app on your smartphone. While you will pay more money for these options, the convenience they provide may be worth the extra expenditure.
Laser Printer Retailers, Prices and Features
Laser Printer Prices
In total we found 236 laser printers ranging from $25 to $9,012. A new laser printer costs on average $826 and 80% of laser printers are priced between $150 and $1,943. The HP M880Z is the most expensive laser printer that we found at $9,012, and the Canon LBP251DW is the cheapest at only $25.
Laser Printer Brands - Price Range
The highest average laser printer price out of all brands is HP laser printers with an average price of $1,425. HP laser printers start at $100 and their most expensive laser printer costs $9,012.
Ricoh laser printers start at $62 and their most expensive laser printer costs $3,856. The second highest average laser printer price out of all brands is Ricoh laser printers with an average price of $1,156.
The third highest average laser printer price out of all brands is Lexmark laser printers with an average price of $810. Lexmark laser printers start at $40 and their most expensive laser printer costs $4,291.
Laser Printer Brands - Average Ratings
We have checked 410 expert reviews and 3,066 user reviews for laser printers and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of laser printer. The top three laser printer brands are HP, Lexmark and Ricoh. HP has an average rating of 86%, Lexmark has an average rating of 75% and Ricoh has an average rating of 73%.
Biggest Laser Printer Retailers
The biggest laser printer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 155 current laser printer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Adorama with 138 offers. That means eBay is slightly bigger than Adorama when it comes to laser printers. Overstock is the third biggest retailer with 90 current offers.
When Are Most New Laser Printers Released?
We couldn't see any clear trend in the release dates for new laser printers over the last 3 years. Four new laser printers were released in January 2020 making it the biggest month that year for new laser printer releases. Also the biggest month in 2019 for new laser printer releases was January, with 42 new laser printers released that month. August was the biggest month in 2018 for new laser printers, with 19 new laser printers released that month.
How Fast Do Laser Printer Prices Drop After Release?
On average laser printers drop in price by 13% in the first 6 months after release.
A typical new laser printer costs on average $826. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $103.
Maximum Resolutions
'Maximum Resolution' denotes the largest resolution that the laser printer is capable of printing at.
We found 361 laser printers that are 1200 x 1200 DPI laser printers, which makes this the most common maximum resolution amongst new laser printers. 600 x 600 DPI is the second most popular maximum resolution amongst new laser printers. We found 131 laser printers that are 600 x 600 DPI laser printers.
Print Speeds
'Print Speed' measures how long it takes the laser printer to print a single black & white A4 page at normal quality.
Across the range of laser printers, the print speeds range from 8ppm to 75ppm. The print speeds of most laser printers range from 35ppm to 40ppm. The laser printer with the fastest print speed is the HP LaserJet Enterprise M612dn, which is a 71ppm print speed laser printer and is available at $1,813.24. The DELL C1760NW, which is on sale for $368.00, has the slowest print speed and is a 15ppm print speed laser printer.
Colour Printing
'Colour Printing' denotes whether the laser printer has the ability to print in colour, or whether it's limited to black & white.
The number of new laser printers that do and are laser printers which do not support colour printing is roughly the same. 296 out of 652 do are laser printers which support colour printing and 356 laser printers (55%) are laser printers which do not support colour printing.
Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Laser Printers?
The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying laser printers. For each retailer it shows the total number of laser printers where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying laser printers. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 111 of their laser printer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.
Proportion of Laser Printers for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?
Assessing how cheap each retailer is for laser printers by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of laser printer prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's laser printer prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 71.6% of their laser printer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.