Lexmark MS826de mono laser printer A4, 66 ipm, duplex

According to the manufacturer, the MS826de prints 66 images per minute measured to ISO/IEC 24734. That standard describes printing typical office documents, so the figure can be compared fairly with other printers measured the same way. At this speed a hundred-page report is done in under two minutes, and no queue builds up at the printer even when a whole floor shares it.

The standard input tray holds 550 sheets, more than one ordinary 500-sheet ream. The output tray also takes 550 sheets, so large jobs do not overflow it straight away. In an office that prints hundreds of pages a day, that means topping up paper less often and fewer interruptions.

The duplex function prints on both sides of the sheet without turning it by hand, which cuts paper use and makes long documents half as thick. Maximum resolution is 1200 × 1200 dpi, so small type, fine lines and barcodes come out sharp. Monochrome toner suits contracts, invoices, reports and dispatch notes.

The manufacturer lists supported media as plain paper, card stock, envelopes, transparencies, paper labels, integrated labels and dual web labels; the full list is in the Lexmark Paper and Specialty Media Guide. The same printer can therefore handle everyday documents as well as warehouse labels, dispatch notes and mailing envelopes.

The MS826de is a pure printer: there is no scanner or fax, and according to the manufacturer data it has no Wi-Fi. The device concentrates on a single task, which is often an advantage in a busy workplace because the printer is never tied up scanning or copying. It weighs 25.14 kg and comes in grey and black.

Large offices and departments that print hundreds or thousands of pages a day; warehouses and logistics teams printing labels and dispatch notes; accounting departments and law firms with lots of multi-page documents; and any workplace that needs a fast monochrome A4 printer without extra functions.