Epson Workforce 310 All-In-One Printer

Epson's documentation could be more helpful. The full User's Guide is available online only, and downloadable only in small sections. It contains a decent amount of how-to instruction, but basics like a diagram of the control panel are nowhere to be found.

Unfortunately for any small office, the ink costs are high. The standard-size, 245-page black cartridge costs $17 or a whopping 6.9 cents per page, while each 340-page color cartridge costs $12.34, or 3.6 cents per page. A page with all four colors would cost 17.8 cents. The high-yield versions include a 410-page black cartridge, which costs $20, or a reasonable 4.9 cents per page. Each 525-page color cartridge costs $17, or 3.2 cents per page. A page with all four colors would cost a pricey 14.6 cents.

Epson's Workforce 310 offers a useful list of features for a low initial price, and it's fast to boot. The small businesses whom it targets will suffer later over the high ink costs, however, and that dampens our enthusiasm for the product. We like Canon's Pixma MX330 a little better, despite a similar level of tradeoffs; but HP's $200 Officejet 6500 Wireless is even better (and available in a $150 version without Wi-Fi).

For more choices, see our Top 10 Inkjet Multifunction Printers.

--Melissa Riofrio and Susan Silvius