Best budget home inkjet printers
- — 07 September, 2010 13:00
If you're a home user, your printing needs might be very basic — the occasional A4 or 6x4in photograph, maybe a school assignment or a quick scan of some personal documents. A cheap printer should be all you'll need for these simple tasks, so here is our round-up of the best low-cost inkjets from Canon and HP.
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Not quite a bargain bin printer, Canon's PIXMA MP490 inkjet multifunction is still a decent impulse buy. It provides decent quality photo and document printing and an easy-to-use interface.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 3rd Nov., 2009
- James Hutchinson
- Canon
- Rating:
- Price:
- $ 99.00
- Pros:
- Good photo print quality, direct scanning, easy to use
- Cons:
- No front paper cassette, no PictBridge USB port, poor LCD, expensive consumables



