Epson SureColor P600 (2014) vs HP LaserJet Pro M227fdw

The Epson SureColor P600 is a great Home Printer for its $1972 asking price.

The HP LaserJet Pro M227fdw, however, is merely passable at its $268 price point. If you're considering buying a Home Printer in the $330 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

The Epson SureColor P600 got praised by TechGearLab and Wirecutter (NYTimes) - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Top Pick" title from TechGearLab and "Top Pick" from Wirecutter (NYTimes) in their respective Home Printer roundups.

As for the HP LaserJet Pro M227fdw, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Tech Advisor, Expert Reviews, and Techradar enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Home Printers, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Epson SureColor P600 got its highest, 10, rating from TechGearLab, while the HP LaserJet Pro M227fdw earned its best, 8, score from Tech Advisor.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Epson SureColor P600, with its 8.9 average, performed considerably better than most Home Printers - the mean score for the product category being 7.1 out of 10 - while the HP LaserJet Pro M227fdw managed an average of 7.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Epson SureColor P600 vs. HP LaserJet Pro M227fdw review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.