Best Printers Under $2,000
Top-scoring printers you can buy for under $2,000. Independent benchmarks, no sponsored picks.
Ranked by the weighted Specdex score — 0-100 composite of real-world and synthetic benchmarks.
- #1
- #2Brother
Brother HL-L2460DW
Mono laser · Wi-Fi · Duplex · subscription-free
The boring printer you want. Fast, cheap per page, no subscription traps.
- #3Epson
Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550
Photo EcoTank inkjet
Epson's Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 — Photo EcoTank inkjet.
- #4
- #5
- #6Brother
Brother MFC-L3780CDW
Color laser · 27ppm · Duplex · ADF
The home-office workhorse. Color laser MFP with single-pass duplex ADF — toner economy beats inkjet within 6 months for any volume of printing.
- #7Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-2850
Inkjet · Refillable tanks · AIO
Epson’s refillable AIO — huge savings per page if you print frequently.
- #8
- #9
- #10
- #11
- #12Canon
Canon PIXMA G7020 MegaTank
Color inkjet · refillable tanks · AIO
Canon’s refillable ink-tank AIO — low per-page cost for families who print photos without the cartridge racket.
- #13
- #14HP
HP Color LaserJet Pro 4301fdw
Color laser AIO
HP's HP Color LaserJet Pro 4301fdw — Color laser AIO.
- #15
Head-to-head
The two highest-ranked products compared side-by-side.
Frequently asked
What is the best printer right now? +
Epson SureColor P900 leads our Best Printers Under $2,000 list. Epson's Epson SureColor P900 — Fine-art inkjet.
How does Specdex rank products? +
Specdex does not run benchmarks in-house. Rankings reflect editorial judgement based on manufacturer-published specs and public reviewer consensus. See the methodology page for sources and how the verdicts are formed.
How often is this list updated? +
The ranking is regenerated on every page load from our live D1 database. Scores re-calibrate whenever we add new products or firmware updates change benchmark results.