Oki Printers

The C610n is a low-cost colour laser for small workgroups, which delivers high print speeds, reasonable running costs and some useful print management tools

The concept is attractive – a fast colour A3 laser printer that’s not much bigger than an A4. Unfortunately it consumes a huge amount of energy, it’s noisy, and it’s slow to start up.

Scan quality could be better, but this is a solid multifunction printer with above-average print quality.

Delivers A3 colour printing at A4 prices, but colour output quality is below par

Supreme speed, combined with good print quality, makes this a cracking mono laser for sensible money

Superb speed, particularly for colour, matched with decent quality and built-in Ethernet mean the C5100n is a bargain at this price.

Laser printers, once the preserve of business users, have come down in price to the point where most people can afford one for the home or home office. The advantages of a laser printer over an…