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In this ranking, I have collected the best laser MFPs of 2022. Choosing an MFP for our office, I was amazed by the variety of devices on the market — from simple budget devices with average performance to top models with high performance and wide features. To choose the best option for yourself, you should clearly understand the purpose and intensity of use of the MFP. And my TOP of the best models for 2022, collected taking into account the feedback from the owners, will help with this.

TOP 5 best color laser MFPs

Canon i-SENSYS MF643Cdw

The rating is opened by the most budgetary model among color laser MFPs with the functions of a printer, scanner and copier. A4 paper is fed through the tray, the output is designed for 100 sheets. Provides manual feed one sheet at a time. Equipped with four cartridges, one of which is black with a yield of 1500 pages (color — 1200 pages).

The press is made on various materials with a density of 60–200 g/m²: cards, labels, glossy, matte paper, envelopes. 45 fonts (PCL) are provided. The printer warms up quickly (13 seconds) and performs automatic two-sided printing at a normal speed of 21 lines per minute. The first print comes out in 10.4 seconds. The maximum resolution is 1200×1200 dpi. The MFP can be controlled from the 5” color display. Works in collaboration with Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Mac OS. There is Wi-Fi Direct and the ability to print from mobile phones, laptops.

Equipped with 800 MHz processor with enough memory (1024 MB). Scanner in MFP tablet type. Large compartment for originals (up to 50 sheets), with one-sided automatic feed. Color depth — 24 bits. It has a high scanning speed in color — 14 images per minute, in black and white — 21. You can send a scan by email. The copier produces 999 copies per cycle at 21 ppm. The zoom range is standard — 25-400% in 1% increments. For connection, a network cable (LAN), a USB connector is provided. Consumes 370 W (11 W in standby mode). Moderately noisy during operation — 51 dB.

Advantages:

1. Stylish. Attractive look.
2. Easy, quick to set up.
3. Good print quality.
4. Pretty great functionality.
5. Prints from all mobile devices.
6. Reasonable price.

Flaws:

1. Small tray.
2. Bulky, heavy.
3. The screen protrudes beyond the contours of the device.
4. Noisy.

Canon i-SENSYS MF643Cdw for 18,800 rubles is good for the office. Prints, scans at a good speed, providing decent quality. 78% of model owners recommend it for purchase.

KYOCERA ECOSYS M5521cdw

The model continues the rating, in addition to the described features of the Canon i-SENSYS MF643Cdw, it has a fax. The tray is designed for 50 sheets, and the output is up to 150. Four cartridges, which are enough for 1200 pages. Prints, in addition to the above, also on film and heavier media — up to 220 g / m². Unlike Canon i-SENSYS MF643Cdw supports Post Script, more PCL fonts (93).

Equipped with a memory card reader. Own memory is less — 512 MB (maximum — 1536 MB). Processor Cortex-A9 (800 MHz). Similar type printer, but with a longer warm-up time of 32 seconds. Scanner performance is higher — 23 pages per minute color, 30 — black and white. Fax with a maximum resolution of 400×400 dpi and a transmission rate of 33.6 kbps. Consumes slightly less power — 345 W (in standby mode — only 1 W). It is less noisy — 46.2 dB.

Advantages:

1. Wireless connection.
2. Scans to a flash drive.
3. Sends by email.
4. Quick warm up.
5. Good speed and quality of printing and scanning.
6. Very functional.

Flaws:

1. Big.
2. Complicated setup.
3. No duplex scanning.
4. Doesn’t handle thick paper well.

The price of KYOCERA ECOSYS M5521cdw is 29 thousand rubles. Advantages — high speed and resolution of printing, acceptable scanning, wired / wireless connection, the ability to transfer data from external media. The model surpasses the Canon i-SENSYS MF643Cdw in terms of paper output, print media varieties, energy efficiency and more features (fax, memory card reading). 70% of users are completely satisfied with the quality of work and functionality.

HP Color LaserJet Pro M281fdw

Longer cartridge yield model — 1,300 pages for color printing and 1,400 for black and white. In addition to the indicated types of paper, it also prints on photo paper. It has a smaller display diagonal — 2.7″. The amount of memory is less — 256 MB. The characteristics of the printer and copier are similar to KYOCERA ECOSYS. The scanner works at a speed of 26 pages per minute. Equipped with a fax machine with 1300 pages memory and 300×300 resolution.

Advantages:

1. Looks monolithic, reliable.
2. The quality of materials is excellent.
3. Easily connects via Wi-Fi.
4. Rich functionality.
5. Print speed and quality are excellent.
6. Convenient control panel.

Flaws:

1. Big for home.
2. Small capacity cartridges.
3. Expensive.

The price of HP Color LaserJet Pro M281fdw is 29,300 rubles. According to reviews, the printer prints quickly, with high quality, the scanner and copier work flawlessly, the fax with a good resolution. Unlike KYOCERA ECOSYS M5521cdw can print photos. Suitable for a medium sized office. 92% of buyers recommend the model for purchase.

Konica Minolta bizhub C227

Tall and massive device (58.5×73.5×66 cm) without fax. The manual feed tray is designed for 100 sheets, the minimum paper output is 250 (the maximum is 3200). Can print on A3 sheets. It has the longest cartridge yield among the rating models: color toner lasts for 21,000 pages, and black and white — for 24,000. Prints on all types of paper with a density of 60–256 g/m². Supports more fonts: 137 for Post Script, 80 for PCL. Equipped with a small 7” display. Management is possible from the web interface.

It features a large amount of memory (2048–4096 MB), a powerful processor (Power PC MPC8536 – 1200 MHz). The hard disk is designed for 250 GB. The printer is ready to use in 20 seconds. Printing is automatic two-sided, at a speed of 22 pages per minute, regardless of color on A4 sheet and 14 pages — on A3 format. The scanner has a large original compartment (100 sheets) with automatic two-sided feeding. Scanning speed is high — 45 documents per minute. The possibility of sending data by email is provided. The copier works at the same speed as the printer. Produces 9999 copies per cycle. With high power consumption — 1580 watts.

Advantages:

1. Excellent functionality.
2. Cartridges are enough for a large amount of work.
3. Quality and speed of printing.
4. Scans documents quickly.
5. Remote control.

Flaws:

1. Installation only by the master.
2. Cartridges and scanner cover not included.
3. Drivers, web interface are not Russified.

The price of Konica Minolta bizhub C227 is 83 thousand rubles. The device can be called the top in the line of analogues designed to work in large and medium offices, since it has capacious cartridges, excellent performance in all types of work, and allows you to print and scan A3 paper. This is a practical, user-friendly MFP that requires professional installation. Owners are satisfied with the work — 89% of users gave the highest rating.

Ricoh MP C2011SP

The TOP of the best is closed not just by an MFP, but by a small printing house, since it performs a variety of work involving many functions. The paper used for printing is 52-300 g/m², so the device can be used for reproduction and production of promotional products. The amount of memory is less (1536 MB). The printer warms up quickly (in 19 seconds). Although its speed is lower (20 ppm), this is not a minus, because the Ricoh MP C2011SP thoroughly approaches the matter, slowly and smoothly doing its job. The scanning speed is higher — 54 sheets per minute. The productivity of the copier is much less than that of Konica Minolta: only 999 copies per cycle. But it allows you to use SD-cards. Consumes more energy — 1700 watts.

Advantages:

1. Works in high resolution.
2. A3 format.
3. Prints on any surface.
4. Stop printing with a button.
5. Flash drive printout.
6. Great scanner.
7. The print quality is good.

Flaws:

1. Big, takes up a lot of space.
2. Slow printing.
3. There are no toners included.
4. No WiFi.
5. High price.

The Ricoh MP C2011SP for 92,700 rubles is inferior to the Konica Minolta bizhub C227 in some characteristics, for example, in terms of print speed and copier productivity. But it provides greater versatility by printing on any media, you can connect memory cards. 75% of owners are satisfied with the work and compare it with a small personal printing house. But even for an office MFP is considered too cumbersome. The main disadvantage is the lack of Wi-Fi, which is simply unacceptable for such a price.

TOP 7 best black and white laser MFPs

Pantum M6550NW

The most budgetary MFP in the ranking of medium dimensions (41.7 × 30.1 × 30.5 cm), combining all devices, including fax. Has a large 150-sheet feeder, works only with A4 format. It is equipped with one cartridge with a resource of 1600 pages (20 thousand pages a month). You can print on cards, matte or glossy paper, transparencies, labels, envelopes with a density of 60–163 g/m².

The MFP is equipped with a monochrome screen that displays the stages of work. Compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac OS. But it has a small amount of memory — 128 MB. A printer with a good resolution (1200×1200 dpi), heats up quickly (7-8 seconds), prints at a speed of 20 pages per minute. Scanner with a scan size of 216×297 mm and a resolution of 600×600 dpi. The copier is similar in speed to a printer, it produces 99 copies per cycle. Fax (Pc Fax) with a memory of 650 pages and a speed of 33.6 Kbps. Connects to a network by wire (LAN) or via Wi-Fi, and to a PC via USB.

Advantages:

1. Appearance.
2. Compactness.
3. Simple control.
4. Doesn’t lose Wi-Fi connection.
5. Connection — via network wire, USB.
6. Sufficient speed.
7. Scans well.
8. Functional.
9. The possibility of refueling yourself.

Flaws:

1. Small resource.
2. A cartridge chip that prevents the toner from being used up.
3. Dear gas station.
4. The toner in the bundled cartridge is not black enough.

The price of Pantum M6550NW is 8500 rubles. A large set of functions that ensures the good performance of all devices. Compact, easy to connect and manage, the device is suitable for home or small office. 86% of users are completely satisfied with their choice and are ready to recommend it for purchase.

Samsung Xpress M2070

Unlike the previous rating model, Samsung does not have a fax. Designed for less toner resource — 1000 pages. The monthly workload is half as much — 10 thousand pages / month. The cartridge can be refilled independently. The scanner has a higher resolution than Pantum (1200×1200 dpi with the possibility of improvement to 4800×4800). Energy efficient model — 310 W. Not very noisy — only 50 dB.

Advantages:

1. Nice design.
2. Well assembled.
3. Small dimensions.
4. Ready for print quickly.
5. Scans and prints well.

Flaws:

1. Small chip cartridge.
2. Not very convenient paper feed tray.
3. Doesn’t scan if cartridge is empty.
4. Replacing toners is expensive.

The price of Samsung Xpress M2070 is 9900 rubles. 72% of buyers have no complaints about the quality of printing, scanning and copying. Separately, they note simple control, an informative screen. Despite the high price, the model is somewhat inferior to the Pantum M6550NW in terms of cartridge consumption and the absence of a fax, but it is superior in scanning quality.

HP LaserJet Pro MFP M28w

Desktop small-sized MFP with a shorter resource of work — up to 5 thousand pages per month. Works, except for Windows, also with iOS and Android. The print speed of the printer and copier is 18 pages per minute. Scanner, copier in terms of performance are almost similar to Samsung Xpress M2070. The model allows you to transfer data via Wi-Fi or via USB. Can print from phone.

Advantages:

1. Compact.
2. Noise is within the normal range.
3. Ability to print and scan from your phone.
4. Wi-Fi connection.
5. Fast printing.
6. Good functionality.

Flaws:

• Overheats quickly and stops printing.
• Small capacity cartridge.
• Consumables are expensive.

HP LaserJet Pro MFP M28w costs 10,700 rubles. Good product for home or small office. The advantages over other rating models are the presence of Wi-Fi, the ability to transfer data from a phone and other devices, although the MFP is inferior to them in performance. 87% of users rated its work positively.

Brother DCP-L2500DR

The rating continues with the DCP-L2500DR model with a long cartridge yield of 1200 pages. Productivity is higher — 10 thousand pages per month. Compatible with the same OS as Samsung Xpress M2070. The amount of memory is small (32 MB). Equipped with an ARM9 processor at 266 MHz. Prints on almost all types of paper, like previous models. LCD display. The warm-up time of the printer is short — 9 seconds.

Performs two-sided automated printing at a good speed of 26 pages per minute. The scanner has the ability to improve the resolution up to 19200×19200 dpi. The standard definition copier (600×600dpi) is ready to make the first copy in 10 seconds at an excellent speed (26ppm). Consumes more energy — 480 W, but less noisy in operation — only 49 dB.

Advantages:

1. Small dimensions.
2. Cartridge with a good resource and self-refueling.
3. Duplex printing, copying.
4. Fast scanner.
5. Informative control panel.
6. Quality work.
7. Acceptable price.

Flaws:

1. No automatic sheet feed for scanning.
2. There is no USB cable included.

Brother DCP-L2500DR costs 12,200 rubles. Suitable for organizations that need to print a lot and often. The model outperforms the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M28w in productivity, double-sided printing and copying, and faster speed. 91% of users are completely satisfied with its functionality and print quality.

KYOCERA ECOSYS M2235dn

Model with higher capacity for internal (350 sheets) and manual tray (100). The cartridge is designed for 3000 pages. Works with paper weights 60-220 g/m². Unlike Brother DCP-L2500DR supports Post Script (93 fonts). It has a larger amount of memory (512 MB, maximum — 1536 MB). The 1200×1200 resolution printer warms up in 17 seconds and runs at 35 ppm. Scanner with one-sided feed of originals, the capacity for which is designed for 50 sheets. Scans 40 pages per minute. Differs in large weight, power — 661 watts.

Advantages:

1. Easy setup.
2. High quality printing.
3. Inexpensive service.

Flaw:

1. Single sided scanning.

KYOCERA ECOSYS M2235dn for 18250 rubles is a good MFP with high-quality printing, copying and scanning. This is a higher class model than the Brother DCP-L2500DR, therefore it surpasses it in the number of supported fonts, speed and performance. 84% of users recommend the device for the office.

Canon i-SENSYS MF3010

Smaller unit with smaller paper tray (150 sheets). The cartridge has a smaller resource — 1600 pages. There is a toner saving mode. Average monthly productivity (up to 8,000 pages). The control panel is simple, without a display. The memory is much smaller — 64 MB. Printer warms up in 10 seconds, runs at 18 ppm. Scanner with a resolution of 600×1200 dpi and the possibility of upgrading to 9600×9600. Copier delivers first copy in 12 seconds, runs at 18 ppm. The cycle is 9 copies in total. It has a high power — 960 watts. During operation noisy — 65 dB.

Advantages:

1. Nice design.
2. Compact.
3. Economical toner consumption.
4. Inexpensive cartridges.
5. Front display.
6. Decent print, scan and copy quality.
7. Ease of use.
8. Inexpensive to maintain.
9. Normal MFP for small loads.

Flaws:

1. Noise at work.
2. No duplex printing.
3. During operation, the paper tray sticks out, taking up extra space.
4. Weak scanner cover.

The price of the Canon i-SENSYS MF3010 is 16,700 rubles. The model is perfect for work in a small office where high productivity is not required. Unlike KYOCERA ECOSYS M2235dn does not support Post Script and duplex printing. But on the other hand, the owners note the low price of consumables, which makes its maintenance low-cost.

Xerox B1022

Closes the rating of the best larger MFP with a 100-sheet tray (feed — 350 sheets). Unlike the Canon i-SENSYS MF3010, it also works with A3 format. The cartridge has the largest resource among black-and-white MFPs — 13,700 pages. The monthly load is also the most significant — 50 thousand. Supports Post Script. Equipped with a monochrome screen. Compatible with many OS. It has more memory — 256 MB.

The printer with automatic two-sided printing operates at a speed of 22 A4 pages per minute or 11 A3 pages. The output of the first sheet — in 9.1 seconds. Standard resolution (600×600) scanner with automatic document feeder processes 30 images per minute. The copier produces 999 copies per cycle.

Advantages:

1. Reliable device.
2. Large resource of the cartridge.
3. A3 format.
4. There are all necessary functions.
5. Convenient touch screen.
6. Good print speed.
7. Fast Scan.
8. Easy to maintain and operate.

Flaw:

1. Scanning is mediocre.

Xerox B1022 for 21,200 rubles is a complex design that combines three functions. It has advanced features compared to the Canon i-SENSYS MF3010: it works with A3 format, has a capacious cartridge and high performance. Prints and copies perfectly, at high speed. 93% of buyers recommend the model to buy for the office, where good productivity is needed.