Best Overall
HP LaserJet M209d Laser Printer, Wired Connection Only
Our verdict: No Wi-Fi radio at all, a USB cable in the box and automatic duplex.
The HP LaserJet M209d is a monochrome laser sold as wired connection only, with a USB cable included and automatic duplex printing. There is no wireless radio to disable, which is the point: with no chip inside, there is nothing to switch back on after a firmware update. It sells for $100 to $200, the lowest laser price here.
It ranks first because it is the only printer in this guide that is genuinely wireless-free. The Brother DCP-L2640DW adds scan and copy but keeps a radio you must switch off, and the Canon costs far more. Toner also lasts for thousands of pages and does not dry between jobs, which suits a home office printing at irregular intervals.
Buy it for black text documents. The caveat is the missing scanner, color and the requirement that it sits near the computer. Skip it if you need to scan, copy or print color.
- Connection
- Wired only, USB
- Monochrome laser
- Duplex
- Automatic
- In the box
- USB cable
What we like
- +No wireless radio at all
- +USB cable included
- +Automatic duplex
- +Lowest laser price here
Watch out for
- −Black and white only
- −No scanner or copier
- −Must sit near the computer
Buy it if: Text-heavy home offices that want no wireless.
Skip it if: You need to scan, copy or print color.







