The Kodak ESP 3250 is a good value–at just over $100 (or even less–I’ve seen it for $99 through PriceGrabber), it won’t break the bank, and neither will Kodak’s low-cost ink refills. The ESP 3250 puts out great looking photos and decent-enough prints from documents, and while it’s not super fast, it’s not pokey, either. If you need a lot of extras–an automatic document feeder, a big LCD, or multiple paper feeds–look somewhere else. But for a three-in-one that performs well, this is a very good, and inexpensive, choice.

The Canon Pixma MP610 does a fine job at scanning and printing photos as well as documents with graphics, though it was at times frustratingly difficult to use. It offers some real conveniences, like the very handy scroll wheel and the extra-large tilt LCD screen. While printing quality was fast and an overall positive experience, trying to edit photos on the machine itself was unnecessarily frustrating. Still, it’s a Pixma, and for the price, you can still do your photo editing on the computer.

I really enjoyed playing with this versatile wireless printer. It was easy to set up (including the wireless networking), its large and tiltable LCD made photo editing a snap while the touchscreen keeps the machine button-free, and the print quality–particularly for photos–was outstanding. A duplexer (available as an option) would be welcome, and there were some glitches in getting all the bells and whistles to work across the network, but overall this all-in-one printer is a best buy.

Dell wisely understands that the people who purchase all-in-one printers (particularly small/home businesses) are likely to have networked computers, and thus wireless or Ethernet connectivity is a key requirement. This wireless printer does a fine job with all the basics and the wireless and other networking features help boost it above the competition. It warms up fast, is easy to set up, and has an automatic document feeder. A duplexer would be nice on this all-in-one printer–there’s one available as an option–and the awkwardly placed paper-exit tray could be a bit tougher, but those are minor quibbles.