Skip to main content

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Why trust us?

Best printer deals: 10+ cheap printers on sale as low as $79

Even though a lot of our content is digital and on the cloud, there’s still a big need to print documents, especially if you’re going somewhere where you can’t really rely on having a digital device. Of course, there are a huge number of printers out there from the best printer brands, and it can be hard to pick the best printers and how you should go about buying a specific one. Well, luckily, we’ve gone around and collected some of our favorite printer deals across the board so you can find the best printer that fits your needs. Also, you may want to check out these related 3D printer deals if you’ve ever wanted to get into that hobby.

Canon Pixma TR4722 — $59, was $99

Canon Pixma MX492 1
Image used with permission by copyright holder

While it isn’t one of the best all-in-one printers, it’s certainly one of the most affordable. There’s something to be said about a printer that can come in at such a low price yet still offer quality printing. This printer will work well in any home, apartment, or dorm room setting. It even goes beyond printing and is capable of making copies, scanning, and faxing. It connects easily to your devices with built-in wireless connectivity, and it can print at a rate of about nine pages per minute monochrome and four pages per minute color.

Canon PIXMA TS6420a — $70, was $130

Canon's Pixma TS6420a is a compact and nice-looking printer.
Alan Truly / Digital Trends

Another great option from Canon is the PIXMA TS6420a, a budget-oriented printer that’s surprisingly fast and can do up to 13 monochrome images per minute. It’s also very small and easy to fit in smaller spaces and the fact that it’s lightweight means that it’s easy to move around. It’s easy to set up, and photo prints aren’t too bad, although the bigger issue is that the ink is quite expensive, so the upfront savings end up being paid down the line when you have to grab yourself some ink.

Epson Expression Premium XP-6100 — $100, was $190

Epson's Expression Home XP-6100 is a compact home printer with copying and scanning capabilities.
Epson

If you need a printer that’s a bit faster and more consistent across color and monochrome prints, then the Epson Expression Premium XP-6100 is the way to go. It can manage a lightning-fast 11.3 pages per minute for colors and 15.8 for monochrome, so it’s great if you need things printed quickly. It also has a really impressive scan resolution that goes as high as 9600 dpi, and the 30-sheet output tray means you can let things print and not worry about them too much. Connectivity is also good, and you have several options from Wi-Fi to ethernet.

Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2 — $125, was $140

Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2
Fujifilm

An interesting and fun option for a printer is the Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2, which is essentially a tiny little portable printer that creates photos similar to those that would come out of an instant camera. These 2 x 3-inch Polaroid-like prints print pretty quickly at around 12 seconds per image and will give you that same nostalgic development time experience where you wait to see what the photo looks like. While it doesn’t require any sort of ink cartridge, it does only work with Fujifilm’s Instax Mini instant film, so you are require to buy that only.

HP OfficeJet Pro 8139e — $190, was $260

The HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e All-in-One Printer against a white background.
HP

If you’re looking for a printer that can tackle heavier print loads, the HP OfficeJet Pro 8139e is a good place to start your search. It’s capable of printing up to 20 pages per minute in black and up to 10 pages per minute in color.With the HP Smart app you can print, scan and copy from your phone, and you can do it from anywhere. This printer is capable of printing at professional quality levels, which is good for things like forms, reports, brochures and presentations. It also has an automatic document feeder.

Epson EcoTank ET-2850 — $220, was $350

Epson didn't reduce the EcoTank ET-2800's print quality despite the low price.
Alan Truly / Digital Trends

While old-school printers need a cartridge to function, there is a new type of printer that will free you from the usual issues of having to deal with cartridges. Reservoir or Tank printers like the Epson EcoTank ET-2800 have a reservoir of ink in various colors, which you can refill if and when you need to. This one, in particular, comes with four different colors of ink and can make some really high-quality photo prints with 1200 dpi resolution scans thrown in to boot.

HP Smart Tank 7301 — $290, was $420

HP Smart Tank 6001
HP

Another solid option for a tank-based printer is this HP Smart Tank 7301, which has slightly faster print speeds than the Epson version, with up to 12ppm for black and white printing and up to 7ppm for colored print. It has a similar 1200 x 1200 scan resolution and a 600 DPI copy resolution, so it’s about standard for what you’d expect in this price range. Also, HP’s included inks should last you up to 8,000 colored pages and 6,000 black pages which is quite a lot considering most printing at home probably won’t reach that in a few years.

Canon MAXIFY MegaTank GX6021 — $450, was $700

Canon MAXIFY MegaTank GX6021
Canon

If you like the idea of a tank-based printer but need high-volume printing, then you’ll be happy to know that those options exist, like this excellent Canon MAXIFY MegaTank GX6021. It can do 15 ppm of color printing and a whopping 24 ppm of monochrome printing. Not only that, but the provided inks will last you up to 6,000 black pages and up to 14,000 color pages, which is substantial, plus it can hold up to 350 sheets of paper for continuous printing, which is a handy thing to have for high-volume printing.

More printer deals we love

There are a ton of great printer models out there. Check out these hot deals for more luck on a great printer:

  • Epson EcoTank ET-2800 Supertank Inkjet —
  • HP OfficeJet Pro 9135e color —
  • Lexmark MC3224dwe color —
Andrew Morrisey
Andrew Morrisey is an independent writer and filmmaker with a love for tech. You can read his books, blog, and other stories…
Best Buy is selling this Lenovo laptop for just $150 today
The Lenovo Ideapad 1.

The back-to-school season is just a couple of weeks away, and we’ll have our sights set on all kinds of Best Buy deals as they roll in. For now though, there are still plenty of great laptop deals to sort through, and one of them is actually a Best Buy exclusive: While the sale lasts, you’ll be able to take home the Lenovo 14-inch Ideapad 1 for only $150. That’s $100 off its normal selling price. 

Why you should buy the Lenovo Ideapad 1
This time of year is one of the best times to invest in a new laptop. Most companies know that student laptop deals are going to be at the top of many shoppers’ back-to-school essentials, and the Lenovo Ideapad 1 is an ideal PC for word processing, browsing the web, and taking an online course or two. The 14-inch screen uses Lenovo’s SuperBright technology in addition to a matte coating to preserve colors and contrast in the movies, shows, and games you decide to play on the Ideapad 1. And while the pixel count only tops out at 1366 x 768, that’s still an HD display. 

Read more
Best gaming PC deals: Lenovo Legion, ASUS ROG, Acer Predator
young woman playing video games on a PC

While you could always build a gaming PC from scratch, that can take a lot of time and effort, especially for those who don't really have a lot of tech-savvy and don't want to fuss around with costly parts. Luckily, there are a lot of excellent pre-built gaming PCs on the market that you can check out, especially since many of them have a lot of discounts and sales going on. That's why we've collected some of our favorite desktop computer deals and put them below, with many of these, bar the more entry-level ones without some compromises, being able to play the best PC games on the market.

Once you've grabbed a pre-built, check out gaming monitor deals for a chance to save on a nice display. If the machine you pick up needs some upgrades, you can save with GPU deals, SSD deals, and RAM deals.
Best gaming PC deal for entry-level gamers
CyberPowerPC Gamer Master Gaming Desktop -- $650, was $700

Read more
Best monitor deals: Gaming, office, curved, OLED and more
Dell UltraSharp 27 4K PremierColor Monitor

There are a lot of excellent desktop computer deals you can take advantage of, but you'll likely also need to supplement that with a really solid monitor. Whether you're looking for something really fancy to push a high-end GPU to its limits or just something to pair with a laptop or desktop, there are a ton of options that are worth grabbing. As such, we've collected a variety of our favorite monitor deals, from budget-oriented to high-end OLED and ultrawide options, and you can certainly find a pretty good selection of deals in those categories.

So, now is the best time to pick a monitor up since even the best monitors have some sort of deal on them, including some standout Samsung monitor deals. These will pair well with gaming PC deals, especially the 4K monitors and ultrawide monitors near the bottom of this list.
Best monitor deals

Read more