The 6 Best Printers for High-Volume Printing of 2026, Ranked & Reviewed

Our verdict: The fastest and sturdiest machine here for offices that never stop printing.

The Canon MF753Cdw II is a color laser rated at 35 pages per minute, and it bundles an automatic document feeder, duplex printing, fax, copy and scan. That combination matters at volume: a feeder lets one person scan a stack unattended, and duplex halves paper use on every long job. A three-year limited warranty is the longest coverage in this group.

It beats the Brother HL-L3220CDW, at 19 ppm, by a wide margin. A 500-page job that takes about 14 minutes on the Canon takes closer to 26 on the Brother. The Epson tanks trail further, at 18 ppm, though they print color more cheaply per page.

Buy it for a shared office that prints color all day. The caveat is footprint: it is the largest machine in the ranking, and laser toner for color gets expensive at low volume, so skip it under a few hundred pages a month.

Engine

Color laser

Rated speed

35 ppm

Warranty

3-year limited

Extras

ADF, fax, duplex

Our verdict: A compact black-and-white workhorse for text-heavy volume.

The Brother DCP-L2640DW is a monochrome laser with automatic duplex, copy and scan, wireless and mobile printing, and a compact body built for sustained use. Dropping color removes the costliest part of a laser's consumables, which is why text-heavy offices running invoices, contracts and reports tend to see the lowest cost per page from mono engines.

It sits behind the Canon because it gives up color, the faster rated engine and fax. Against the HL-L3220CDW below, it is the smarter buy if color never appears in your workflow, since you are not paying for toner you will not use.

Choose it for a legal, accounting or admin desk. The limit is blunt: any client chart or branded handout must be outsourced, and the listing shows no fax, so check before replacing an old fax line.

Engine

Monochrome laser

Duplex

Automatic

Functions

Print, copy, scan

Connectivity

Wireless and mobile

Our verdict: Refillable tanks that keep color cheap over thousands of pages.

The Epson EcoTank ET-4950 swaps cartridges for refillable ink tanks, rated for up to three years of ink refills, and adds an automatic document feeder and a 2.4-inch color touchscreen. Tank systems move the economics: bottled ink costs far less per page than cartridges, and color stops being a luxury line item.

It lands third because 18 ppm cannot keep up with the Canon or a big queue. What it does beat is every laser here on the cost of a color page. Against the ET-4800 below, the touchscreen and longer rated ink supply justify stepping up.

Pick it for a color-heavy shop that prints steadily rather than in bursts, such as a design or real estate office. The caveat is refilling: bottles are messier than swapping a toner cartridge, and fast bursts of pages are not its strength.

Ink system

Refillable tanks

Rated speed

18 ppm

Ink supply

Up to 3 years rated

Screen

2.4-inch touch

Our verdict: A modest color laser for steady volume without the Canon bulk.

The Brother HL-L3220CDW is a color laser at 19 ppm with automatic duplex, a 250-sheet tray and wireless and mobile printing. It is print-only, with no scanner or feeder, which keeps the machine smaller and cheaper than the Canon while still giving you laser-sharp text and color.

It ranks fourth because it trails the Canon on speed by nearly half and lacks any scan function. Compared with the mono DCP-L2640DW above, you pay for color capability that only earns its keep if clients or marketing work need it regularly.

It suits an office that prints color documents in moderate runs and handles scanning elsewhere. The 250-sheet tray is the practical limit: heavy days mean frequent refills, so this is not the machine for a queue that never stops.

Engine

Color laser

Rated speed

19 ppm

Paper tray

250 sheets

Duplex

Automatic

Our verdict: A small tank printer that ships with two years of ink.

The HP Smart Tank 5101 is a compact refillable ink tank all-in-one that ships with about two years of ink and prints, scans and copies over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. Bundling that much ink at a low entry price makes the first two years of color unusually cheap, and it takes less desk space than larger tank models.

It ranks below both Epson tanks because it has no automatic document feeder, so every multi-page scan or copy becomes a manual page-by-page job. The Epsons also offer faster paths to scanning stacks. The size trade is real, though, since the HP is the smallest tank machine here.

Best for a home office or small team that prints color on a budget but scans single pages. The sharper caveat is Wi-Fi: it joins only 2.4GHz networks, so check your router band before ordering.

Ink system

Refillable tanks

Included ink

About 2 years

Wi-Fi

2.4GHz only

Feeder

None

Our verdict: Older but capable tank printer with Ethernet and fax.

The Epson EcoTank ET-4800 uses the same cartridge-free tank approach as the ET-4950 but adds Ethernet alongside Wi-Fi, plus fax, an automatic document feeder, scanner and copier. Wired networking matters in shared offices, where wireless drops under load can stall a print queue mid-job.

It closes the list because the ET-4950 is the newer design with a touchscreen and a longer rated ink supply. The ET-4800 is the cheaper way into tank economics, and it beats the HP Smart Tank 5101 on feeder and Ethernet, though it sits in the same price bucket.

Choose it for a budget office scaling up to heavy printing that wants a wired connection and fax. The caveat is age: it is an older model with fewer conveniences, and no touchscreen.

Ink system

Refillable tanks

Network

Wi-Fi and Ethernet

Extras

Fax, ADF

Functions

Print, scan, copy