Colour inkjet multi-functional devices aren't quite ten-a-penny, but the starting price is well under £100 and there are dozens of models to choose from. By comparison, colour laser printers with built-in scanners are scarce

The Samsung CLP-300N is only slightly larger than many an inkjet printer. Yet it still comes with a full compliment of features. It offers an effective 2400 x 600dpi, just like the big boys in its class, and sports a healthy 32MB of memory

Samsung CLP-510 is a rather large beast, so if you have workspace issues it's worth taking a closer look at how much square footage thisprinter swallows up before you buy. It also doesn't perform quite how you'd expect.

A newcomer into the photo printing sector, Samsung has recentlylaunched two compact photo printers based on dye-sub technology, ofwhich the SPP-2040 is the more up-market.

Available for under £350, this powerful and flexible budget laserprinter proves that cheap needn't mean nasty. While its wrestler's bulkwill clash with your chic Mac setup...