We buy them.
We break them.
We write about it.

Why we built this

Most printer review sites are either outdated spec dumps or thinly veiled affiliate advertising. The reviews are written by people who spent 30 minutes with a product, the "fix guides" are copied from manufacturer support pages, and anything that might reduce your spending is quietly omitted.

PrinterReview started as a frustration. Three of us — all working in environments where printers are a daily reality — got tired of the same useless advice. So we started writing down what actually worked.

We buy every printer we review. We don't accept review units from manufacturers because it changes what you're willing to say. We test in real conditions: offices, home setups, high-volume print environments. We note what breaks, how often, and whether the manufacturer acknowledges it.

We don't run sponsored articles. We don't take advertising from printer manufacturers. The affiliate links on some review pages earn us a small commission if you buy — but they never influence what we recommend. A printer that's a bad buy gets called a bad buy regardless.

Our testing process

Every printer we review undergoes the same baseline process: we run 500 pages through it in the first week to stress-test paper handling and ink/toner consumption. We connect via both USB and Wi-Fi where supported. We test print quality across text documents, mixed-content pages, and photos where relevant.

We then use it for a minimum of four weeks in a real working environment before publishing. Firmware updates that arrive during testing are applied. Any changes to reliability or quality are noted.