Fast, accurate printing at a low ongoing cost is a hallmark of laser and solid-ink printers. Found in busy office environments, network laser printers allow multiple computer users to easily print from the same machine. An appropriately chosen laser or solid-ink printer will frequently give the lowest ongoing costs of any printer. Multifunction lasers can also act as photocopiers and scanners, reducing floor space requirements for office machinery.

Low initial costs and photo quality prints are two of the reasons to consider an inkjet printer. High quality inkjet printers, sometimes with six or more colour cartridges, are indistinguishable from photo lab printing. Newer models are also available with a variety of multifunction uses; such as scanning, reading directly from memory cards or printing to DVDs and CDs.

Specialised printing needs require specialist printing devices - including wide format (A3 and larger sizes) printing, impression-based dot matrix printing and T-shirt printing. Using a variety of printing techniques and technologies allow these printers to deliver their specific results at optimal quality.