Best 11X17 Printers of 2026

Think of the MFC-J6560DW as the MFC-J6960DW with a smaller paper supply and a simpler ADF. You give up the 500-sheet two-tray setup and the single-pass duplex scanning, but you keep the same 31 ppm black and 30 ppm color print engine, the 11 x 17 support, and the full print-copy-scan-fax feature set. We think that is the right trade for a home office that prints a few dozen ledger pages a week rather than a few hundred.

The 250-sheet main tray is the practical middle ground: big enough that you are not feeding paper every few days, small enough that the printer stays shorter than the dual-tray model. The 50-page ADF handles multi-page scans and copies, and automatic duplex printing saves paper on double-sided handouts. We found the control panel simple to navigate, and the printer joined our network without drama.

Where it gives ground is in the details. The ADF is single-sided, so a two-sided scan takes two passes. The body is large and heavy for a desktop machine, and you will want a sturdy surface with room for the tray to extend. Neither issue changes the value calculation for a low-volume office, but they are worth knowing before you clear a shelf.

If your monthly print volume is high enough that ink cost is a line item, the EcoTank Pro ET-16600 is built for you. It uses refillable ink bottles rather than cartridges, and the 500-sheet tray means fewer interruptions for paper. The 11 x 17 support covers print, copy, scan, and fax, so it can replace a smaller copier instead of sitting beside one.

The 25 ppm black speed is the number that matters most. Text documents and ledger-size reports move through quickly, and the 4.3-inch touchscreen makes it easy to switch paper sizes and job types. The tanks hold a lot of ink, and the two-year warranty is longer than most here. For an office that prints a mix of contracts, drawings, and color handouts, that combination is hard to beat.

The 40-pound body is the practical catch: it needs a deep, sturdy surface, and you will want a second person for setup. We also treat Ethernet as the safer connection because wide-format office printers can be fussy on Wi-Fi. Neither issue is a dealbreaker for a machine that stays in one place, and we still recommend it where black-and-white volume dominates and color is occasional. If color is the main event, the Canon PIXMA iP8720 is the better fit.

The iP8720 does not scan or copy. If that sounds like a dealbreaker, it is not the printer for you. What it does is print, and it prints large: the maximum media size is 13 x 19 inches, with a 150-sheet tray and a six-color ink set that includes gray for better black-and-white work.

We were struck by how much detail the six-color system pulls out of a large photo. Skin tones and gradients hold up, and the 9600 x 2400 dpi resolution is the highest in this group. For a photographer or designer who wants to proof at 11 x 17 or 13 x 19, that matters more than having a scanner bolted on.

The wireless connection is the part to watch. This model has a history of fussy Wi-Fi, so we treat USB as the default and Wi-Fi as a convenience. If you need an all-in-one, the Canon TS9520 is the budget alternative; if photo quality is the priority, this is the one.

The TS9520 is the least expensive way here to get 11 x 17 printing in an all-in-one. It has three paper paths, a 100-sheet main tray, and a five-color ink system, so you can keep letter paper loaded for everyday work and feed tabloid sheets through the rear path when you need a poster or a worksheet. We think that is the right set of compromises for occasional home use, where the printer sits idle for days and then handles a school project.

We like it best as a family and home-office printer rather than a production machine. The flatbed and ADF make it a real all-in-one, and automatic duplex saves paper on multi-page handouts. Output is fine for school projects, flyers, and the occasional photo; the five-color system is a step above a bare four-color office printer for color graphics.

The catch is what the scanner can handle. The flatbed tops out at 8.5 x 11.7 inches and the ADF at legal size, so you can print 11 x 17 but you cannot scan or copy a full ledger page in one pass. The 100-sheet tray also means a long run needs refilling. If that is a dealbreaker, the Brother MFC-J6960DW is the better tool; if you mainly print, the TS9520 keeps the size and the cost down.

Six colors, refillable tanks, and a 13 x 19 feed: the ET-8550 is the photo printer for someone who wants to print a lot of large images without watching cartridge costs. It uses Epson's Claria ET Premium six-color set, including a gray ink, and it prints, scans, and copies up to 13 x 19 inches. The 100-sheet tray is the main paper limit.

We were impressed by the color depth. The six-color setup gives skin tones and gradients more room than a four-color office printer, and the tank design means you are not swapping cartridges in the middle of a print run. For a small studio that sells prints or proofs client work, the combination of 13 x 19 output and refillable ink is the reason to pay the premium.

The caveat is long-term reliability. Some units fail early, and the record is mixed enough that we treat the return window and warranty as part of the purchase. The print quality is the reason to take that risk; if you need a document workhorse instead, the ET-16600 is the safer shape.