Neither Canon Pixma TS6320 nor HP OfficeJet 5255 were recommended by experts this month
On 4 Mar 2024 (24 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements , however neither Canon Pixma TS6320 nor HP OfficeJet 5255 were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Printer received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 or other critically acclaimed Inkjet Printers of this month.
For reference, Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 received 3 endorsements this month, from Rtings.com (29 Feb 2024), PCMag (2 Mar 2024) and PC Guide (5 Jan 2024).
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | Gadget Review | PC Guide |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
N/A | N/A | $400 | Canon Pixma TS6320 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | $198 | HP OfficeJet 5255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rank | Change | Price | Printer | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | Gadget Review | PC Guide |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
2 | - | $110 | Brother MFC-J1205W The Brother MFC-J1205W is a versatile printer with high-quality prints, multiple connectivity options, and the ability to handle different types of paper and media, but lacks automatic duplex printing and an ADF. | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
3 | - | Check price | HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
4 | +2 | $135 | Brother MFC-J4335DW The Brother MFC-J4335DW is a versatile all-in-one printer suitable for home and small office use, offering good print quality, decent speed, reliable paper handling, and efficient ink usage. | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [4]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 2
Highest score by PCMag | 80 |
Average score based on 4 reviews | 80 |
Lowest score by Sylvia Juncosa | 80 |
Score distribution:
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60-80 | |
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Expert reviews [10]
- with a score: 4
- without a score: 6
Highest score by Lifewire | 90 |
Average score based on 10 reviews | 85 |
Lowest score by Time for Hugs | 80 |
Score distribution:
80-100 | |
60-80 | |
40-60 | |
20-40 | |
0-20 |
- With a 1.44” OLED display and LED status bar easily navigate and view your printer status. The OLED display, displays deep, accurate color and the LED status bar provides simple printer status information – even from across the room
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- Replaces the HP OfficeJet 4650, HP OfficeJet 5255 comes with Bluetooth Smart, improved Wi-Fi connectivity, faster print speeds and more
- Accomplish everything in your home office – This all in one wireless printer adapts to everything your work day requires: print, scan, copy and fax efficiently with a 35-page auto-document feeder, automatic two-sided printing and touchscreen
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Technical summary
Canon Pixma TS6320 is a $400 injket printer.
HP OfficeJet 5255 is a wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner, copier and fax.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 10.0 ppm (7.0 ppm in color). It's recommended montly page volume is 250 and maximum allowed page volume is 1000.
It can scan a stack of up to 35 papers (using Automatic Document Feeder), as well as custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner. It has an extra perk of converting scans to PDFs.
HP OfficeJet 5255 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
Are they good for Occasional Home Use
- No wireless printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- No build-in Scanner/Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No status display
- No touchscreen
- No flatbed scanner
- No ADF Scanner
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing not supported
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Can't scan to email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- No Flatbed Scanner
- No Fax
- No Ethernet Port
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing not supported
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Does not have a status display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Print speed
- Scan-to-Email not supported
- No TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- No flatbed scanner
- No fax
- No Ethernet port
Is the price difference of $201 worth it?
The four main functions of printers are: printing, scanning, photocopying, and faxing. Either your device will be print only, print/scan/copy, or an all-in-one printer that does printing, scanning, copying, and faxing. Note that scanning and copying almost always come together, since the hardware for these features overlaps significantly. Generally speaking, all-in-one printers are larger, so those with space constraints may find this to be an inconvenience. Additionally, printers with a fax feature are typically more expensive. It would be wise to only consider this feature if you plan to fax often. If not, you’ll be satisfied with a print/scan/copy device.
Network printers can be wired or wireless. A printer with a wired network connection uses an Ethernet cord that connects directly to your router. A wireless printer connects to your home or office Wi-Fi network. Any computer also connected to your network can use your printer, whether it’s wired or wireless. You will have to install software, or printer drivers, on the computer before you can print. Also, there is a setup process for the printer to get it on the network. If your printer is not wireless, you’ll need to connect it directly to your computer via USB cable, which is not ideal if you have multiple users that need the printer simultaneously.
Outside of Wi-Fi, there are a number of ways a device can connect to a printer. If the printer is not wireless, you’ll have to connect to your printer via USB cable. Some people prefer using the wired connection because it allows for faster data transfers and quicker printing. Depending on the speed of your Wi-Fi and how strong the signal is, it can take time for the document to send from computer to printer over the network. Using a wired connection eliminates this issue. Other connections you may have are: Ethernet for wired connection to your network; Airprint or Google Cloud Print for quick direct printing over the cloud/internet; USB hard drive or memory card to print directly from storage devices; or PictBridge to print directly from cameras.
Printers with an LCD screen/display give you the option to control some settings directly on the printer, such as a one-touch print, scan, copy, or fax. You may also be able to adjust print quality, preview the print job, and/or view connection settings. Some screens are programmed to offer setup instructions for easy installation. For those who are not particularly tech savvy, this could be helpful.
- A4
- A5
- B5
- DL
- C6
- A6
- Simplex: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in
- Duplex: 3 x 5.5 to 8.5 x 12.2 in
- Up to 14 watts (Printing)
- 3.75 watts (Ready)
- 0.89 watts (Sleep)
- 0.11 watts (Off)
Canon Pixma TS6320 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as HP OfficeJet 250 or Brother J485DW .
Canon Pixma TS6320 is $50 more expensive than the average printer ($349.99).
HP OfficeJet 5255 is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as HP DeskJet 3630 or HP Envy Photo 6255 .
HP OfficeJet 5255 was released in 2018. There are a couple newer printers on the market. Show newer Printers
HP OfficeJet 5255 is $151.99 cheaper than the average printer ($349.99).