Best budget printers 2025: Cheap home printers to buy for your office

Ink and toner cartridges are where printer companies make a large chunk of money, so consider how often you’ll hit that ‘Print’ button before opening your wallet. If you only print documents once every month or so, then picking up something with a low initial cost might be better, even if it’s not the most economical option out there – we're thinking about cost-per-page here.

On the flip side, if you’re printing documents frequently, you’ll want a printer with the lowest possible cost-per-page that your budget can accommodate.

Depending on your needs, you might also want to consider a laser printer instead of an inkjet.

In our round-up below, we've picked printers which are around the £100 price mark. Some are cheaper and some are slightly more expensive, but the more expensive printers are cost-effective in the long run.

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Best budget printers UK at a glance:

• Best printer for home use with cheap ink: HP ENVY 6132e, £78 £59.99 (save £18.01 or 23%)
• Best budget laser printer: HP LaserJet M110w, £109.99 £89.99 (save £20 or 19%)
• Best budget photo printer: Epson Expression Photo XP-8700, £129.99
• Best budget inkjet printer: Canon Pixma TS3355, £44.99 £34.99 (save £10 or 22%)
• Best budget all-in-one printer: Canon Pixma TS7450, £99.99 £69.99 (save £30 or 30%)
• Best budget wireless printer: HP DeskJet 2820e, £59.99 £39 (save £20.99 or 35%)
• Best sustainable budget printer: HP ENVY Inspire 7220e, £74.99
• Best all-in-one with HP Instant Ink: HP DeskJet 4220e, £69.99 £45.98 (save £24.01 or 34%)
• Best affordable Epson: Epson Expression Home XP-4200, £74.99 £59 (save £15.99 or 21%)

How to choose a budget printer

As in all of RadioTimes.com Technology team's best lists, such as best budget projectors and best budget laptops, we've put together top tips to help you secure the best printer for you as cheaply as possible.

Look at the cost-per-page

Keeping an eye on running costs, such as ink and toner costs, is a key consideration when shopping around for the best budget printer in 2025.

In terms of which printers have the most affordable ink, HP has some of the lowest prices going for HP 305 black ink and tri-colour (cyan, magenta, yellow) cartridges. These cost £13.09 per cartridge and come with enough ink for roughly 120 and 100 printouts, respectively. That works out at a cost-per-page of 10p and 13p.

That’s about the standard per-page price you can expect from an affordable inkjet printer, but it’s not the cheapest option available to you.

For example, a single HP 934 black toner cartridge is priced at £46.49, far more expensive than the HP 305 ink cartridges, but it promises enough toner for around 1,000 printouts – which means that the cost-per-page falls to below 5p. As we mentioned, sometimes it's better to opt for a more expensive printer to save money in the long run.

Even better value for money in terms of running costs is bottled ink. Printers like the Epson EcoTank ET-2750 – excluded from this round-up because at £349.99 it's outside of the cheap price range – are cheap to run, with cost-per-page working out to be less than a penny.

Research which ink subscriptions are the cheapest

A lot of printers these days are covered by subscription plans, which can save you money, not to mention the hassle of having to order fresh cartridges yourself.

These are typically only offered if you’re buying a printer that can be connected to the internet because services like HP’s Instant Ink and Epson’s ReadyPrint work by the printer monitoring the device’s ink levels and alerting the manufacturer when ink levels are getting low. Cartridges are then popped into the post and sent out to you in advance of you running out of ink.

The HP Instant Ink and Epson ReadyPrint subscription prices are based on how many pages of paper you print in a month. Here's a breakdown of the current pricing:

HP Instant Ink subscription prices

Epson ReadyPrint subscription prices

Consider what you'll be printing

If you are buying a printer just for documents, then get a mono printer. This means the printer will only print in black and white. Even if the mono printer is not as cheap as a colour version, it's a good choice purely for the fact that you’ll only ever have to buy black ink to replace it.

However, if you want to print out the occasional photo or document with colour images, then there’s absolutely no point in buying a mono printer, even if it does have a lower RRP.

Best affordable printers to buy in 2025

HP ENVY 6132E

Best printer for home use with cheap ink

Pros:

• Comes with HP+ and Instant Ink
• Compact and good for home use
• Automatic duplex printing

Cons:

• Dependence on HP's ecosystem
• Limited paper tray capacity

If you're after a compact yet feature-rich printer to support you with your moderate printer needs at home, then this is the one for you. The HP Envy 6132e is multifunctional, acting as a scanner and photocopier with wireless features, and is recommended for people printing between 100 and 400 pages a month.

For a budget printer, it offers impressive resolution and clarity of both text and images, and you'll save on paper thanks to the duplex printing. You can also use features such as AirPrint, enabling you to print directly from your phone!

Buy HP Envy 6132e:

• HP | HP ENVY 6132e, £78 £59.99 (save £18.01 or 23%)
• Currys | HP ENVY 6132e £79.99 £59.99 (save £20 or 25%)

Epson Expression Home XP-4200

Best affordable Epson

Pros:

• Helpful LCD screen
• Fast and lightweight

Cons:

• Delicate

With a price point of around £60, this budget printer is a great choice if you are a fan of Epson models and want to save money. The Epson Expression Home XP-4200 is a stylish choice, with the ability to print, scan and copy in black/white and coloured ink. We like that it has an LCD display on the front, too, so you can easily navigate the settings once it's connected to your device, whether that’s a phone, tablet or computer.

It is one of the lightest models on our list, weighing in at just over a kilogram, so can be moved as you please. Its compact design also means it won't take up much space. Ink replacement is not too expensive and you can buy the colours separately so you only need to replace each colour when you run out.

Buy the Epson Expression Home XP-4200:

• Amazon | £74.99 £59 (save £15.99 or 21%)
• Very | £69.99 £64.99 (save £5 or 7%)

HP LaserJet M110w

Best budget laserjet printer

Pros:

• Easy to use
• Quick at printing

Cons:

• Expensive toner and ink

This is a black and white LaserJet printer and is 'perfect for home office'. The small but mighty printer is designed for high-speed and high-volume printing. It can spew out 20 pages per minute and is compatible with computers, phones and tablets.

Due to the speed and reliability of this type of printer, they use toner and are more expensive than inkjet models. This one comes with enough toner for up to 300 pages. It is an easy-to-set-up printer and is a dynamic security enabled printer.

Buy the HP LaserJet M110w:

• Amazon | £109.99 £89.99 (save £20 or 19%)
• HP | £109.99 £89 (save £20.99 or 19%)

Canon Pixma TS3355

Best budget inkjet printer

Pros:

• Very cheap to buy and run
• Good overall print quality
• Easy to set up and use

Cons:

• Slow printing speeds
• Ink smudges easily
• No Wi-Fi or mobile app support

The Canon Pixma TS3355 is a reasonable and cheerful colour inkjet printer. Very cheap to buy at around £35, the TS3355 is a no-frills option, with basic printing, scanning, and photocopying functions.

Aimed at buyers who want a cheap, sub-£50 printer to use every so often, the TS3355 is included as it’s one of the cheapest colour printers on the market. It’s very easy to set up and use and is suitable for running off homework, letters, boarding passes and the like.

Despite its low price, the Canon Pixma TS3355 can even print photos on glossy photo paper. The print quality is generally very good, and, in fact, a lot better than you might expect from such a cheap printer.

Buy the Canon Pixma TS3355:

• Currys | £44.99 £34.99 (save £10 or 22%)

Canon Pixma TS7450/1

Best budget all-in-one printer

Pros:

• Excellent overall print quality
• Fast printing and scanning speeds
• Reasonably cheap to run

Cons:

• Photos need to be printed on glossy paper
• Double-page printing is slow
• Only economical with XL cartridges

The Canon Pixma TS7450 is an excellent all-round colour budget printer, scanner, and copier which can be had for around £100 RRP, but is currently on sale for £69.99.

It’s not especially speedy, but the quality is high, and the Pixma TS7450 is versatile, able to print on plain paper and glossy photo sheets, as well as print on both sides of plain A4, so it’s handy at producing letters, essays and homework, as well as high-quality holiday snaps.

You can connect to the Canon Pixma TS7450 via Wi-Fi or USB, and control is with iOS and Android apps, as well as Windows and Mac machines. It supports Apple AirPrint, so getting up and running on a Mac OS device takes no time at all.

Running costs are about average, with the standard-sized Canon PG-560 (£18.80) and CL-561 (£18.80) cartridges, which give you 180 pages’ worth of ink each work out at 9p per page each.

Not bank-breaking, but not cheap either, and while the bigger XL cartridges work out at 6p and 7p, respectively, there’s no option to go for a subscription, meaning it’s less economical for heavy use. This probably won't matter if you only print once in a blue moon or can pick up bundle deals on cartridges for cheap elsewhere.

The Pixma TS7451 is the same model but in the colour white.

Read our full Canon Pixma TS7450 review.

Buy the Canon Pixma TS7450/1:

• Canon | £99.99 £69.99 (save £30 or 30%)
• Amazon | £99.99 £69.99 (save £30 or 30%)

HP DeskJet 2820e

Best budget wireless printer

Pros:

• Cheap and easy to use
• Good all-rounder

Cons:

• No two-sided printing
• Small capacity

If you need a new home printer, the HP DeskJet 2820e should be able to handle any basic task you throw at it – including both black/white and colour documents. It is a wireless model, too, so that cuts down on fussing over wires to your main device, whether that’s a laptop or smartphone.

You get three months of HP Instant Ink included and automatic ink detection, so if you subscribe you'll be sent ink before you run out. It has print, scan and copy features, but does have a smallish capacity compared to other printers on our list with space for just 60 sheets of paper.

Buy the HP DeskJet 2820e:

• Amazon | £59.99 £39 (save £20.99 or 35%)
• HP | £60 £39 (save £21 or 35%)

HP DeskJet 4220e

Best value all-in-one printer with HP Instant Ink

Pros:

• Good at printing graphics and photos
• Lightweight
• Easy to install

Cons:

• Text quality is middling
• Alignment issues
• Not cheap to run without Instant Ink

The HP DeskJet 4220e hits a lot of tick boxes for buyers in the market for a cheap colour all-in-one printer. It’s capable of printing on glossy paper as well as regular A4, it can print over Wi-Fi and USB, and quality is very good, considering it’s a sub-£100 device.

Text quality on the default setting is admittedly pretty average, but move things up to higher quality settings, and you get higher quality results. The HP DeskJet 4220e uses the HP 305 Black (£13) and HP 305 Tri-Colour (£13) cartridges, which promise 120 and 100 pages’ worth of ink, which comes to a cost-per-page of around 10p and 13p each.

The HP DeskJet 4220e is also not the fastest printer on the market, which is perhaps understandable given the price. On the plus side, it’s lightweight and doesn’t hog desk space, so it’s ideal for home offices that are on the small side.

Buy the HP DeskJet 4220e:

• Amazon | £69.99 £45.98 (save £24.01 or 34%)

Epson Expression Photo XP-8700

Best for printing photos

Pros:

• Great for printing photos
• Touchscreen
• Fast printing speed

Cons:

• On the more expensive side

The Expression Photo XP-8700 is great if you're looking for an A4 printer that can cater for both everyday printing and producing glossy photographs. It aims to make everyday tasks easy and includes options to print straight from your mobile and tablet. It has a large touchscreen which makes printing, scanning and copying easy to control.

The printer is on the more expensive side compared to most of our budget picks but is a great option if you're looking to print photos. Pairing the printer with Claria Photo HD Inks, Epson promises that photos can last up to 300 years in a photo album and have a real professional feel.

Buy the Epson Expression Photo XP-8700 from:

• Amazon | £129.99

HP ENVY Inspire 7220e

Best sustainable budget printer

Pros:

• Decent tray capacity
• Sustainably made
• 3-months free ink

Cons:

• Not the fastest printing speed

The HP ENVY Inspire 7220e is a great sustainable choice and is an impressive printer as well as being environmentally conscious. The printer is made from 45% recycled materials and HP promises net zero-deforestation prints and closed-loop cartridge recycling.

At just over £100 is fairly expensive for a budget printer but you do get three months of free ink for this price using HP's instant ink subscription, so this can make it worth the price if you plan on printing a lot. The printer has a good tray capacity of 125 pages and can also print photos well with its built-in photo tray. The only drawback is the printer's printing speed which is below average at 15 pages per minute for black text.

Buy the HP ENVY Inspire 7220e from:

• John Lewis | £87.99

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