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= Preproduction product reviewed.
Products ranked on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best).
| Product | Company | Price as tested | In brief | Issue reviewed | Box score |
| PRINTERS | |||||
| Ink Jet Canon BJC-610 |
Canon Computer Systems 800-848-4123, 714-438-3000 | $449 (street) | Great output, separate cartridges for each color, Windows Printing System. | March 96 | 4.5 |
| Multifunction Office Machine HP OfficeJet 350 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. 800-752-0900 | $599 | All-in-one with Wizard-like software to perform every imaginable task. High quality output. | July 96 | 4.0 |
| Multifunction Office Machine JetFax M5 |
JetFax 800-7JETFAX, 415-324-0600 | $2,995 (street) | Plain paper fax, copier scanner and printer in one device. | July 96 | 4.5 |
| Page Brother HL-720 |
Brother International Corp. 800-276-7746 |
$350 | Six pages every minute, good output, and it prints on almost any kind of medium. | September 96 | 4.0 |
| Page HP LaserJet 5SiMX |
Hewlett-Packard Co. 800-752-0900 | $4,899 | A network printing powerhouse. | January 96 | 4.5 |
| Page Okidata OL810e/PS |
Okidata 800-OKIDATA |
$1,439 | Close to the top of the list for smaller-sized printers . | July 96 | 4.0 |
| Page SuperScript 860 |
NEC Technologies 415-528-6000IT's fast, with great output and low cost. |
$499 (street) | Takes very little desk space and gives 1200-dpi output for under $500. | September 96 | 4.5 |
| Workgroup Page HP LaserJet 5M |
Hewlett-Packard Co. 800-752-0900 | $1,799 (street) | 1200dpi printing at 122ppm, includes drivers for most network OSes. | June 96 | 4.5 |
| Workgroup Page Okidata OLI200/PS |
Okidata 800-OKIDATA |
$1,839 (street) | Well designed desktop printer with a variety of options for excellent printer output . | July 96 | 4.0 |
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