What is an inkjet printer that would be comparable to a laser one?

Small Sub $500 one-shot double-sided inkjet or laser printer

• Is there a double-sided inkjet or laser printer out there that will fit on the desktop? I need a printer that will print on both sides of the paper without me having to turn the page over and re-feed into the printer. I know there are expensive laser printers that will do this, and they are huge... not desktop printers. Anybody got any suggestions?

• Answer:

  Hi tulsaoc3guy, This feature, which is called "duplex printing," is available on multiple printers in this price range. You didn't specifically define the size of the desktop, but I believe there are some in the "desktop" rather than "huge" category. I'll list a sampling of a few I was able to find easily. There are more than these on the market. The Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 6127 is a color inkjet printer with automatic duplex printing standard. It's 17.9 inches wide by 17.3 inches deep and lists for $249.99. http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/18972-236251-236261-14438-f51-83026-86859-88632.html The Brother HL-5150D is a laser printer with built-in duplex printing and an estimated street price of $249.99. It is 15.0 inches wide by 15.8 inches deep. http://www.brother.com/usa/printer/info/hl5150d/hl5150d_spe.html You can even get a color laser printer with duplex printing for under $500, the Samsung CLP-500. It's a bit bigger at 18.4 inches wide by 20.1 inches deep. http://www.samsung.com/au/products/printerfaxcopysolutions/printerfaxcopysolutions/clp_500.asp?page=Specifications CLP-500 prices on the newbie.org site. http://computers.newbie.org/computer_printers/Samsung_CLP-500_Laser_Printer.htm Now that you know the keyword "duplex," you can continue the search yourself. I hope this answer is helpful. --efn