5 best and commonly used Multi-functional office inkjet printers under Rs.10,000.
In this article I am going to give a review on 5 most commonly used inkjet printers that are economical and efficient. A printer is the basic office equipment without which no paper work would be done efficiently. Go through the following article to know all about them.
Introduction
An office requires a wide variety of equipments for its day to day functioning. Some of them works on power whereas some other need manual operation. In this article I am going to discuss something about multifunctional printer machine that could do many useful functions such as print, fax, scan, easy access to internet and copy without being bulky and cumbersome. It occupies less space and is optimum for small office room. Further, it is tech smart and efficient. Let us go through what makes it an ideal choice for any office. Thus this multifunction office machine is a multitasking device which is a must for every office.
Some well known multifunctional 'all-in-one' inkjet printers in the market are as follows:
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3525 is one of the best all-in-one inkjet printer that can scan, print, copy and connect to internet. 
Description:
Configuring and operating this device is very easy with the help of display panel and keys on the printer. Its printing quality if far more superior than the best quality printers available in the market without compromising on the speed. For sharp and perfect prints, the Best mode is the best. For other printings, 'Normal Mode' is fine. One advantage of using HP Deskjet is that it saves a lot of time by automatically printing and copying on both sides of a single page. HP ink cartridges for this printers are cheap; this makes printing very much economical. It weighs 5 kg; comes with a 80 pages input tray and Wi-Fi connectivity. Speed
Print speed of HP Deskjet Ink Advantage for printing a color draft (10x15 photo)is upto 19 sec.Though the speed may vary depending on practical printing conditionsPrint Quality:
Best in this price range.Market Price:
Rs 7,699 (approx.)Cost per Copy:
With a black cartridge costing Rs 449 for about 600 pages, the cost per page comes to less than one rupee.
Pixma MP198 is one of the least expensive multi-functional machine which is a value for money device. This device have black ink yield of 219 pages which is quite satisfactory.
Description:
Print quality is not very spectacular as we observe in costly Laser printers but it is neither bad also. A little bit in print quality has been compromised by the company but it might be to keep the manufacturing cost and thus the market prices low. But still it gives a tough competition to many expensive devices in the field especially when a good quality photopaper is used for the printing process.
On default settings, a slight yellowish tinge is observed for color images. But this can be easily corrected by manual settings. Manual setting for intensity, brightness, saturation and color are available on the panel. Print quality:
Rating: Above average.Speed:
Canon Pixma MP 198 just scores average when it comes to time consumption. It takes about 170 seconds to print a 4 by 6 photo printout without any border. This is quite a long time compared to the fast but expensive printers available in the market.Cost per print:
For a cartridge costing about Rs. 870, the cost per print comes to be just less than Rs 4 p.p. which not a bad deal indeed. Market Price:
Rs. 4,600.(approx.)Limitation:
Photo prints obtained from Pixma MP198 lack saturation.
The main point in favour of Epson TX400 is its low purchase rate and even low running cost rate which is very much desirable for any business enterprise. The print copy appears above average in quality with no visible gaps in the printout copy. Edges appears sharp and clear. 
Description:
For printing photos using Epson TX400, the result was good when branded photo paper of good quality is used. But uneven filling is observed in solid color-fill areas. We observed no unwanted tints in the color reproduction of the photo. Controls for manual adjustment for brightness, CMYK levels, color and saturation is available on the panel. One advantage of using is Epson TX400 is the numerous options for quality control for printing texts as well as photos. Of all the control for 'Best Photo mode' is the most welcomed one in photo printing for fine quality. Another desirable feature of this machine is memory card readers and PictBridge for directly printing of photos.
Speed: For an A4 size paper, the color copy takes about 37 seconds and a B & W copy takes about 34 seconds. This is quite an efficient functioning.Market Price:
Rs. 7,299.(approx.)Print Quality:
Rating: Above average in normal text printing mode.Cost per print copy:
Considering the cost of a black ink cartridge about Rs. 490, the cost per print comes to be a little above Rs.2 per page which is not a bad deal.
HP Photosmart Plus is a multifunctional color inkjet printer which is the best choice for office as well as for home use. It is a fast and efficient printer with very good printout quality.
Description
HP Photosmart Plus is one of the most smart and efficient printing machines available in the market. It is very easy to handle which even a small kid could do and have an impressive design. The animated instructions included for setup and basic functional operations makes things more understandable for the beginners. It has a control panel which includes touch sensitive LED buttons and a 2.3 inch unique color LCD screen. The Menu panel include 'how-to' animation and instructions for troubleshooting for everyday tasks, such as removing paper in case of jamming, cleaning instructions, removing of cartridges and the like. An additional feature is Wi-Fi connectivity. Other additions include: SD card slot, memory Stick, XD-Picture Card media, and a PictBridge port.Speed:
In standard settings, Photosmart Plus prints about 8.9 pages per minute for text printing and about 4 pages per minute for graphical color printing. Though practical results may vary a bit. Printing Quality:
Rating: Above average.
The photo printout looks realistic. Even fine details were visible with no gaps in color fills. Scanning speed is a bit less but the print quality compensates it. The printed text copy looks clear and crisp. Even Photo copies were detailed which could be improvised by using better quality glossy papers.Market Price:
Rs. 8,999.(estimated)Limitation:
There is no automatic duplexing in the output tray's extension arm, which would have been very much desirable. Cost per copy:
For a black cartridge costing about Rs. 1600, for printing 800 pages, the cost per copy for plain black text comes to be nearly Rs 2 per pages.
HP Photosmart Plus is a power-pack machine which is not only economical to purchase but have low running cost as well. It's ink cartridges are also very economical. What else we could ask for? It is the best Printer in this price range.
The 'Pixma Office All-In-One Ink Efficient E600' printer is one of the most efficient and economical printers that lets you print, scan, copy and fax.
Description:
Pixma E600 comes with an operational panel with LCD dot buttons from where desired functioning can be easily selected.With its easy and economical functioning, you can print up to 800 pages with just one low-cost, high-capacity ink cartridge. Other attractions of Pixma E600 is its faxing capabilities, security and integrated auto document feeder. It weighs about 8.5 kg.Speed:
The ISO standard print speed for A4 size paper is up to 8.9 ipm for monochrome printing and upto 5.2 ipm for color copy. It can prints a (4 x 6 inch) borderless photo in 46 seconds.Print quality:
Above average.Market Price:
Rs. 8,745 (Approx.)
All-in-one smart printers with scan, copy, print, fax and internet connectivity features have made our office work very efficient without occupying larger space in our office room. Smart and multi-functional office equipment such as printers and shredders have made life so much easier and selecting the best one for our use requires a judicious understanding to these equipment which we will go on providing you.
I want to buy all in one printer for home use. I don't use printer regularly, may be around 150 to 200 pages per month. Laser or Inkjet - Which is better for me? Please suggest me the best printer below 10,000 rupees.