Best Laser Printers of 2026

Manual two-sided printing is the first thing to understand about the HL-L2405W: it is the corner Brother cut to keep this mono laser small and inexpensive. The rest of the package is sensible. It prints at up to 30 ppm, holds 250 sheets, and fits in a 14.2 by 14 by 7.2-inch footprint that works on a shelf or a small desk. The 15.1-pound body is easy to move, and the output bin holds 100 sheets, enough for a normal job.

We found the manual duplex acceptable for the occasional two-sided form and annoying for a long report. That is the honest trade-off, and it is why this stays a budget pick rather than our top pick. We also like that it uses the TN830 toner family, which makes supplies easier to find, and that the 250-sheet tray is not downsized just because the printer is compact.

Wireless setup is less predictable than the printing. If the connection drops, USB is the steady fallback, and the printer keeps working as a local device. That is a small annoyance next to the money saved on the hardware, and it does not change the fact that the print engine is the reason to buy this one.

The M207dw is the laser printer we reach for when the footprint has to be small. At 12.4 pounds and roughly a foot wide, it takes up less desk space than a stack of notebooks, and the 150-sheet tray is the first clue that it is built for lighter duty. We like it for a small apartment office, a checkout counter, or a garage desk where the printer disappears when it is not needed. Automatic duplex is the feature that makes it feel more expensive than it is: two-sided documents come out without you handling the stack.

HP lists a seven-second first page and 28 ppm, which is the right kind of speed for one form at a time. The catch is capacity. A 150-sheet tray means refilling more often, and there is no second tray for letterhead or labels. The included dust cover is a small but welcome detail in a workshop or garage, where a printer can sit unused for a week and collect debris.

Output is crisp black text, and the duplex setting is easy to leave on. We did not miss color for forms, invoices, or shipping labels. The M207dw earns its place by doing the narrow job well and staying out of the way when it is done.

The Color imageCLASS MF753Cdw II is a color all-in-one that expects to stay put. It is built for a sturdy desk or a small-office counter, not a shelf you share with books, and its footprint leaves little room for a low cabinet above. We think that permanence buys a genuinely useful machine: 35 ppm in color and mono, automatic duplex, an auto document feeder, fax, and a 250-sheet tray.

The color output is the reason to choose it. Text is sharp, color documents look professional, and the ADF handles multi-page scan and copy jobs without feeding one page at a time. We also appreciate the three-year limited warranty, which is unusually long in this group. The control panel and software have more options than a home user needs, and wireless setup can take patience; Ethernet is the calmer choice if the printer stays in one place.

This is a small-office machine more than a home printer. It earns its space when color proposals, newsletters, or client packets are part of the weekly work. If you only need color pages and already have a scanner, the LBP646Cdw is the lighter, print-only alternative.

The LBP646Cdw is the printer we reach for when the job is color and the scanner is already handled elsewhere. It puts 26 ppm of color and mono output on the desk, duplexes automatically, and keeps a 250-sheet tray plus a single-sheet manual feed for envelopes and labels.

That manual feed turned out to be the detail we used most: shipping labels and odd-size paper go through without emptying the letter tray. The 5-inch LCD is also easier to navigate than the tiny displays on compact mono lasers. Color quality is the main event. Labels, school projects, and simple graphics come out bright and clean on plain paper, and black text stays crisp enough for invoices.

The focused design is the appeal: the money goes into color printing and duplexing rather than features another machine in the house already covers. For labels and short color runs, that focus feels deliberate rather than stripped down. If you need an all-in-one, the MF753Cdw II is the better fit. If you already scan with your phone and mostly need color pages, this is the right trade.

The 3105sdw reads like a small-team workhorse: 33 ppm, automatic duplex, a 250-sheet tray, and an auto document feeder for scan and copy jobs. It also adds scan-to-email, which is the feature a small office uses more than fax. We like the fast 4.6-second first page for one-off forms and the fact that the control panel is built for walk-up use rather than a phone app.

The machine is 23.1 pounds, light enough for two people to move but heavy enough to stay put on a side table. The 250-sheet tray is the right size for a team that prints in bursts, and automatic duplex keeps longer documents from turning into a paper pile. We also appreciate the wired Ethernet option when the wireless network is busy.

Where it gives up ground to the Brother MFC-L2820DW is completeness: the feature set stops short of a full office suite, and the menu system is less familiar than Brother's. For a small team that scans to email and prints a few hundred pages a month, those are manageable trade-offs. For a home office that wants one machine to do everything, the Brother is the safer default.