The best laser printer for all your home office needs

At the expensive end of the scale for our best laser printers, the HP LaserJet Pro M255DW has many features that make it worth the investment. As well as a printing speed of 21 pages per minute (in both colour and monochrome), it has strong security, double-sided printing and the freedom to work anyway with Wi-Fi capability. Impress with colour and increase efficiency with the top dog.

A sound option if you need a colour laser printer and don't want to fork out on expensive ink cartridges. This printer is small and compact, so it will work well for your home office. Speed isn't this printer's strongest point, with a colour printing speed of four pages per minute but, remember, laser printers aren't typically designed for colour printing, so this is pretty good.

Customers like the size and ease of use. However, opinions are mixed on performance - as some have experienced misprints and paper jams. Others have had issues with connectivity.

However, it is a lot speedier if printed in black and white and can produce 19 pages per minute. And as well as printing straight from your smartphone you can also scan documents too, using the HP Smart app. For crisp colour prints, this laser printer is definitely up there.

This monochrome printer is an investment for a small-medium-sized office that prints a lot of documents. It's neat, light and compact so won't take up much room and can hold 900 pages and prints at a super fast speed of 40 pages per minute. It's an affordable price for a printer that gets the job done quickly, but you have to factor in the cost of the expensive toner it needs to run as it bumps up the overall price. As well as automatic double-sided printing to help save you paper, we really like the auto on/off technology this printer has, to help save energy.

Earning a 4.3/5 star rating from HP customers, this 4002DW comes well-recommended for offices, even home use. It's said by many to be a good printer, at a good price. One customer commented that it was quick and easy to set up, despite the software taking a little bit of time. Another said that it connected really easily to their wifi - plus, the app is super easy to use. Small enough to sit in a little corner, many would recommend - but, found it tricky to set up (from software to WiFi). Plus, there's no colour printing or scan/fax functions which may be desired by some.

This is a nifty printer that automatically prints double-sided and has one of the fastest printing speeds from our printer selection at 30 pages per minute. The Brother HL-L2400DWE EcoPro Ready Mono Laser Printer also has wireless connectivity for printing away from your computer and is compact and lightweight, making it an ideal size for a home office.

Clocking in a fabulous 4.6/5 star average on Amazon UK, this is said to be a fantastic printer. Customers praise it for its simple, fast and great-quality print for everyday use. This B&W is perfect, you won't miss printing in colours. Overall, customers enjoy the quality, performance, size and ease of use of this Brother printer. However, some have issues with the dual-sided printing functionality.

Get printing straight away with the Canon i-SENSYS LBP673Cdw Colour Laser Printer. It is a high-performing laser printer with supremely low running costs, so if you're a small business that prints a high volume of documents it's worth snapping as there are no hidden costs for toner. It is also one of the best on our list for print quality, so even if you're printing photos and graphics in greyscale or colour, the quality is still clear and detailed.

Said to be perfect for high-volume printing, document/presentation printing, and printing in high resolution, this Canon printer is well-rated at Canon. Reviews are very satisfied with the quality and performance. However, we're not sure if it's compatible with your smartphone...

This BROTHER DCP-L3551CDW printer has it all. Another Brother printer on the list, this time a multifunction version that has colour and monochrome print, scanning, copying and double-sided printing capabilities. Its printing speed is a little slower than some of our other picks at 19 pages per minute. You can even print documents away from your computer with wireless printing via Wi-Fi or Apple AirPrint. The only downfall is it is a little on the larger side, so make sure you have the space needed to set this up if you're using it at home.

Don't want to break the bank? Then this HP laser printer is a good contender, as it's super easy to set up and comes way under budget for your home office needs. This cheap printer has a decent quality print for the cost, with fast printing capability at 20 pages per minute. It doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, but it does come with built-in WiFi so that you can do wireless printing from your phone or tablet. If you just need a basic entry-level printer, you can rely on this one will do the job.