Epson Aculaser C 3900 DN

Fast for a colour laser ; Duplex print as standard ; Unusually natural colour photos

Not as fast as Epson thinks ; Occasionally slow to start print ; Display font from {i}Asteroids{/i

Despite its rather unusual design, this printer does well in most of the key areas. It prints quite quickly, though colour print is not as quick as Epson believes, and produces good quality text and graphics. It would be a fine addition to a small...

Offering some very decent performance figures and a strong set of specifications that includes that superb Gigabit ethernet interface, the Epson C3900DN provides a very good deal for its relatively modest price tag. In fact, that Gigabit interface...

Fast, good print colour for mono and colour, competitive running costs

Initial purchase price of toners is very high – but still good over the long term

Good performance, whether printing text or colour graphics; strong set of specifications including a fast gigabit ethernet interface; low running costs; suitable for heavy use

Slow to print in PDF test; space needed to allow access to input trays

Epson’s standard one-year warranty can be extended to three, and you’ll want to keep this colour laser going for as long as possible, given its low running costs. You’ll spend around 1.7p for a page of text, and 7.4p for colour.