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Check out the best compact printers!

Last updated on: May 31, 2010 15:27 IST

Image: Samsung ML 1666.
Priyanka Joshi in Mumbai

Compact printers are in, what with digital cameras and people working out of home.

Size doesn't matter

The Samsung ML 1666 is one of the smallest laser printers in the market but it packs a lot of punch. It offers one-touch features It prints 16 pages per minute and into the product design.

Price: Rs 6,499

Available: Available across Samsung authorised centres and leading electronics stores

Check out the best compact printers!

Image: Philips printer 650.

SENSE AND SIMPLICITY

This machine is simple to use, thanks to its easily recognisable buttons for print, copy and scan. The 2" LCD screen also functions as a preview screen

Price: Rs 11,995

Available: Croma, Reliance Digital and at most leading electronics stores

Check out the best compact printers!

Image: Kodak ESP 7250.
PICTURE PERFECT

The Kodak ESP 7250 prints pictures from smartphones and even documents from Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerrys. A 2.4" colour LCD display screen facilitates easy printing and memory cards ensure that it can read data from external devices too.

Price: Rs 24,000

Available: At all Kodak authorised centres

Check out the best compact printers!

Image: Lexmark Interpret S405.

SPEED THRILLS

The Lexmark Interpret S405 can connect by USB cable and also supports Wi-Fi, which means you can print from anywhere in your house. If speed is what you want then this is a good buy, as it prints 30 pages a minute and 4x6 inch (standard size) photos in just 25 seconds.

Price: Rs 8,999

Available:
At Lexmark authorised retail centres and leading electronics stores

Check out the best compact printers!

Image: HP OfficeJet H470.
HEAVY DUTY

The HP OfficeJet H470 is just a little heavier than some notebook computers yet it's comparable with desktop printers in speed and quality. Apart from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, it can print from memory cards and PictBridge cameras.

Price:
Rs 15,954

Available: At all HP authorised centres and leading electronics stores

Check out the best compact printers!

Image: Canon Selphy ES3.

SMALL COMFORTS

Canon's Selphy ES3 is a snapshot printer that uses dye-sublimation technology to produce prints with the look and feel of traditional photo prints. Besides offering decent print quality for a snapshot printer, it also allows wireless printing from a camera-phone.

Price: Rs 13,995

Available: Croma, Reliance Digital and other multi-brand electronics retail chains

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