Our Experts Written by James Bricknell Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Why You Can Trust CNET 16171819202122232425+ Years of Experience 14151617181920212223 Hands-on Product Reviewers 6,0007,0008,0009,00010,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,000 Sq. Feet of Lab Space How we test CNETs expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. What to consider Know what you want your printer to do If you want a great home printer to perform a specific task, make sure you're shopping for specifically that. Very few "all-in-one" printers are truly great at everything. Budget The cost of the printer isn't the only thing you need to know about upfront. Make sure you see the cost of ink as well. Table of Contents Our Picks Best overall printer HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e View details $190 at HP View details Best printer for multiple people Epson Workforce Pro WF-4830 View details $150 at Amazon View details Best budget printer Brother All-in-One J1010DW View details $60 at Amazon View details Best DTF printer for small crafting businesses Procolored Panda F8 DTF printer View details $2,799 at Amazon View details Best budget photo printer Canon Pixma TR4720 View details $67 at Amazon View details A great midrange printer with a lot of ink HP Smart Tank 5101 View details $180 at HP View details Made for purpose printer Nelko Bluetooth Thermal Shipping Label Printer View details $80 at Amazon View details Best sublimation printer Brother SP1 View details $400 at Amazon View details Best text printer on a budget Epson Expression Home 4100 View details $166 at Amazon View details Make your art come alive Sawgrass SG500 sublimation printer View details $619 at Walmart View details A good printer with a too high price tag Munbyn thermal printer (Update: Currently unavailable) View details $280 at Amazon View details Table of Contents We know that having a printer in your home feels unnecessary but there are a lot of good reasons to have one. Printing tickets to a show, doing your expenses or good old-fashioned kid's homework, a printer can save you time and effort. Since there are hundreds of printers available, it can be difficult to find the right one for you. Don't worry, though, because CNET is here to help. I've been testing this latest crop of printers for a while now, with dozens of printers running at the same time. It gets a little noisy, but with each printer I test, the field narrows, leading to the best overall options. What is the best printer overall?In this roundup, you'll find all sorts of printers, all capable of meeting your basic printing needs, such as mobile printing and wireless printing from a phone or any PC, Mac or Chromebook. In addition, you can also print over a cabled connection and via wireless printer connectivity. (Note that some, but not all, printers support Apple's AirPrint and Google's Cloud Print protocols, which are usually less onerous than the printer vendors' proprietary systems.) Some of the printers here go beyond the standard options. Weve included thermal label printers, sublimation printers and even DTF printers to offer a well-rounded selection for your printing needs.For a home office with just one or two people using it, the HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e is the best overall choice. The print speed was excellent, and all the printed words were crisp and clear. This isn't a photo printer, and it shows, but it works well enough for daily imagery tasks. If you're using it to print brochures or Word documents, this is an almost perfect printer for you.Best printers of 2025 Photo Gallery 1/1