The HP Laserjet P1505 is clearly aimed at the entry-level end of the Laser Printer market and can be found for under £90. At this price you cannot expect many extras and the P1505 is indeed a very basic model.

As more printer manufacturers shy away from giving details of how many ml’s of ink is contained in an inkjet cartridge it has become more important to understand page yields and how they are measured.

The Canon Pixma iP2600 is a budget, no frills inkjet photo printer. Retailing for under £30 and replacing the Pixma iP1800, this is an entry level, basic printer with few features.

The HP Photosmart C6280 is a printer with and identity crises. It is billed as a member of HP's Photosmart range but is in fact an office multifunction machine featuring items normally found in a business all-in-one

The LaserJet M2727 is a very versatile printer capable of handling most office printing requirements, it is let down by the quality of its output, which is a shame because for under £400 it offers a lot of very useful features and has low running costs.

The Samsung ML1630 is a mono laser printer unlike any other currently on the market. Forget the usual grey or beige plastic box sitting as hidden as possible, the Samsung is all sleek gloss black and looks like a piece of high tech furniture.

Canon has introduced an interesting new all-in-one inkjet printer, the Pixma MX7600. This is the first all-in-one printer to feature pigment ink in the cartridges, canon's new pigment reaction technology and professional quality LUCIA inks.

So you’re ready to purchase your first color laser printer but don't know where to begin. Here the colour laser printers are compared.