The 7 Best Printers for Windows 11 of 2026, Ranked & Reviewed

Our verdict: A compact laser with a full Windows 11 driver, scan tools, duplex and wireless.

The Brother DCP-L2640DW is a monochrome laser with automatic duplex and wireless connectivity, backed by a full Windows 11 driver package that includes scan and maintenance tools. Laser toner does not dry out the way inkjet ink does, so a machine like this survives weeks of idle time and still prints on the first try. That matters on a home desk where printing is irregular.

It ranks above the Canon TR4720 because toner economics and a durable compact body beat cheap hardware for text work. The Canon wins on color and feeder, but its cartridge ink costs more per page.

Buy it for contracts, invoices and school documents. The caveat is firm: it prints black and white only, with no photo output, so skip it the first time a color chart is required.

Type

Monochrome laser

Duplex

Automatic

Driver

Full Windows 11 package

Connectivity

Wireless

Our verdict: Colour all-in-one with an auto document feeder, fax and Canon's full Windows driver.

Canon's PIXMA TR4720 is a color all-in-one that adds an automatic document feeder, fax and wireless printing under the full Canon Windows 11 driver. Feeders are rare at this price, and they turn scanning a 10-page form from a flatbed chore into a one-button job.

It takes second place because the feeder and low entry price are hard to match. The Epson ET-2800 prints far cheaper per page but has no feeder, and the Brother DCP-L2640DW has cheaper toner but no color. The Canon sits between them on usefulness.

Students and small offices that scan paperwork should buy it. The caveat is ink: cartridge refills cost more per page, and with no Ethernet port you depend on Wi-Fi, so heavy printers should look higher.

Feeder

Auto document feeder

Driver

Full Canon Windows 11

Connectivity

Wireless

Functions

Print, scan, copy, fax

Our verdict: Refillable ink tanks and the Epson Scan 2 utility for regular Windows 11 printing.

The Epson EcoTank ET-2800 uses refillable ink tanks, ships with startup ink bottles, and pairs with the Epson Scan 2 utility under Windows 11. Tank printing flips the usual inkjet model: you pay more up front, then refill from low-cost bottles instead of buying cartridges.

It ranks third because its flatbed scanner has no document feeder, which caps its usefulness for paperwork. Against the ET-4800 below, it costs less and does everything a home printer needs, except stack scanning and wired networking.

Buy it for steady color printing at home, where lower cost per page compounds across years. The caveat is the missing Ethernet port and feeder: multi-page scanning is slow, and a shared-office setup will outgrow it quickly.

Ink

Refillable tanks

Driver

Epson with Scan 2 utility

Scanner

Flatbed, no feeder

Startup

Ink bottles included

Our verdict: Feeder, Ethernet and fax on top of a tank system. Stable for shared Windows 11 PCs.

Epson's EcoTank ET-4800 adds an automatic document feeder, Ethernet and fax on top of the refillable tank system, all under the full Epson Windows 11 driver. A wired link prevents the offline errors that plague Wi-Fi printers when a router changes or the printer wakes from sleep.

It ranks fourth, not higher, because it costs more than the ET-2800 and takes more desk space, which most single-PC homes will not use. The Canon TR4720 offers a feeder for less money, but without Ethernet or tank economics.

Choose it for a shared office or a paperwork-heavy desk where several PCs print and scan stacks daily. The caveat is size and price: an occasional home printer is overpaying for the feeder and fax.

Feeder

Auto document feeder

Connectivity

Ethernet and wireless

Ink

Refillable tanks

Extras

Built-in fax

Our verdict: Colour inkjet with automatic duplex and Brother's full Windows 11 driver.

The Brother Work Smart 1360 is a color inkjet all-in-one with automatic duplex, a 1.8 inch color display and a full Brother Windows 11 driver. Duplex on an inkjet is the feature that long-document users miss most, because it halves paper handling for reports and school packets.

It sits fifth because it has no document feeder and uses cartridges, so its running costs trail the EcoTank models above. A Refresh Subscription ink trial comes in the box, but that is a billing plan to read carefully, not a feature.

It suits a home user printing long color documents. The caveat is scanning: with a flatbed only, anyone who digitizes paperwork regularly should choose the Canon TR4720 or Epson ET-4800 instead.

Duplex

Automatic

Display

1.8 in colour

Driver

Full Brother Windows 11

Connectivity

Wireless

Our verdict: HP Smart app setup and monitoring, with a 3-month Instant Ink trial included.

The HP DeskJet 4355 is built around the HP Smart app, which handles setup, monitoring and mobile scanning, and it prints wirelessly with a flatbed scanner and a 3-month Instant Ink trial. For someone who wants to be printing in ten minutes, the guided app setup is its real selling point.

It ranks sixth because simplicity is the whole story. There is no feeder, no duplex listed in the guide and no tank economics, so it trails the Canon TR4720 in the same price bucket for anything beyond occasional pages.

Buy it for light home printing where ease matters more than cost per page. The caveat is the Instant Ink trial: it is a subscription that can bill after the trial ends, so skip it if you want to avoid recurring charges.

App

HP Smart

Scanner

Flatbed, no feeder

Connectivity

Wireless

Trial

3-month Instant Ink

Our verdict: Five individual ink tanks and Canon's full Windows 11 driver in a compact body.

Canon's PIXMA TS5320 uses five individual ink tanks, so you replace only the color that runs out, and it works with the full Canon Windows 11 driver in a compact all-in-one body. Separate tanks avoid the waste of three-color cartridges, where one empty channel forces a whole swap.

It closes the ranking because it has a flatbed with no feeder and is an older design. It beats the HP DeskJet 4355 on ink handling, but the Canon TR4720 gives you a feeder and fax for less money.

Photo-leaning homes with small desks should pick it. The caveat is paperwork: anyone scanning multi-page documents will be doing it one sheet at a time.

Ink

5 individual tanks

Driver

Full Canon Windows 11

Scanner

Flatbed, no feeder

Body

Compact all-in-one