Quick answer: the best laser printer in Malaysia for most homes and small offices is the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw (from RM4,663 on Shopee Malaysia, price checked 7 October 2026), an all-in-one that prints, scans, copies, faxes and emails in colour. If you just need black-and-white printing on the smallest budget, the Brother HL1210W (from RM313.88) is the cheapest laser printer on this list, though it does not scan or copy.
Contents
- Laser or inkjet: which should you buy?
- How we chose these printers
- Best overall: HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw
- Cheapest laser printer: Brother HL1210W
- Best budget mono printer: Brother HL-L2320D
- Best cheap all-in-one: HP Laser MultiFunction Printer MFP 135W
- Best for home scanning: Brother DCP-L2640DW Mono Laser Multifunction Printer
- Best for home office: Brother MFC-L2715DW 4-in-1 Mono Laser Printer
- Best budget colour laser: HP Color Laser 150nw
- Best for fax feature: Canon imageCLASS Wireless 4-in-1 Monochrome Printer MF275dw
- Best for A3 printing: HP OfficeJet Pro 9730 Wide Format All-in-One Printer
- Best colour for small office: Brother MFC-L3750CDW Laser Printer
- Warranty and service in Malaysia
- Frequently asked questions
- Related guides
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdwRM4,663Shopee
HP Laser MultiFunction Printer MFP 135WRM799Lazada
Brother HL-L2320DRM529Lazada
Brother HL1210WRM313.88Lazada
Brother MFC-L3750CDW Laser PrinterRM2,599Lazada
Canon imageCLASS Wireless 4-in-1 Monochrome Printer MF275dwRM1,899.90Lazada
Brother MFC-L2715DW 4-in-1 Mono Laser PrinterRM1,260Lazada
Brother DCP-L2640DW Mono Laser Multifunction PrinterRM910Shopee
HP Color Laser 150nwRM1,419Shopee
HP OfficeJet Pro 9730 Wide Format All-in-One PrinterRM1,963Shopee
Laser or inkjet: which should you buy?
A laser printer uses toner powder fused onto paper by heat, while an inkjet sprays liquid ink. For Malaysian homes and offices, the practical difference is cost per page and idle behaviour: toner does not dry out if the printer sits unused for weeks, which is common in a household or a small office that does not print daily, while inkjet nozzles can clog and need a cleaning cycle that wastes ink. Laser printers also tend to print text faster and sharper at the page counts a home or SME needs. Inkjet still wins for photo printing quality and for wide formats like A3, which is why the one inkjet on this list (the HP OfficeJet Pro 9730) is here for its paper size, not to compete with the lasers on running cost.
How we chose these printers
We started from what Malaysian buyers are actually searching for: a cheap mono printer for home, a scan-and-copy all-in-one for a small office, a fax line for forms that still require one, and a colour option that does not cost thousands. For every pick we checked the printer is still sold new in Malaysia today (two 2022-era picks on this guide's previous version had been superseded by newer models and were replaced), priced its live Shopee Malaysia listing on 7 October 2026, and traced every buy button through to the actual product page rather than a search results page. We did not accept a seller's claimed price without opening the listing ourselves.
| Printer | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw | Best overall | RM4,663 |
| Brother HL1210W | Cheapest laser printer | RM313.88 |
| Brother HL-L2320D | Best budget mono printer | RM529 |
| HP Laser MultiFunction Printer MFP 135W | Best cheap all-in-one | RM799 |
| Brother DCP-L2640DW Mono Laser Multifunction Printer | Best for home scanning | RM910 |
| Brother MFC-L2715DW 4-in-1 Mono Laser Printer | Best for home office | RM1,260 |
| HP Color Laser 150nw | Best budget colour laser | RM1,419 |
| Canon imageCLASS Wireless 4-in-1 Monochrome Printer MF275dw | Best for fax feature | RM1,899.90 |
| HP OfficeJet Pro 9730 Wide Format All-in-One Printer | Best for A3 printing | RM1,963 |
| Brother MFC-L3750CDW Laser Printer | Best colour for small office | RM2,599 |
Best overall: HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw
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This is the one to buy if you only want to think about one machine: it prints in colour and mono, scans, copies, faxes and emails straight from the control panel, and the automatic duplex tray saves paper on long print runs. The 4.3-inch touchscreen and support for the HP Smart app, AirPrint and Google Cloud Print make it easy to drive from a phone when the PC is off. It costs more than every mono printer on this list, but it is the only one that replaces a whole small-office print corner.
Cheapest laser printer: Brother HL1210W
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If all you need is black-and-white pages on demand, the HL1210W is the least you can spend on a laser printer in Malaysia and still get WiFi and a toner that lasts. It does not scan, copy or fax, and the paper tray is small, so it suits a student desk or a home office that only prints the occasional form, not a household that shares one printer for everything.
Best budget mono printer: Brother HL-L2320D
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A step up from the HL1210W: automatic two-sided printing is built in, so double-sided reports and school worksheets do not need manual flipping, and the toner cartridge is rated for more pages before a refill. Still print-only, no scan or copy, which is the trade-off for the price.
Best cheap all-in-one: HP Laser MultiFunction Printer MFP 135W
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The cheapest printer here that also scans and copies, not just prints. The flatbed scanner and small control panel make it a sensible pick for a home office that occasionally needs to scan a document or make a copy of an IC, without paying for colour or fax it will not use.
Best for home scanning: Brother DCP-L2640DW Mono Laser Multifunction Printer
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Succeeds the older DCP-L2550DW with a faster 36ppm engine and the same print, scan and copy trio. The 50-sheet automatic document feeder means a stack of pages can be scanned or copied in one load instead of one sheet at a time, which is the detail that matters most if scanning is the main reason you want this printer.
Best for home office: Brother MFC-L2715DW 4-in-1 Mono Laser Printer
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Adds fax to the print, scan and copy combination, which still matters for Malaysian home offices dealing with banks, clinics or government forms that only accept fax. The 50-sheet ADF and automatic duplex printing carry over from the cheaper picks above, so the extra cost buys the fax line and little else.
Best budget colour laser: HP Color Laser 150nw
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The only printer on this list under RM1,500 that prints in colour. It is print-only, with no scan or copy, and colour pages come out slower than black-and-white (4ppm colour against 19ppm mono), so it suits occasional colour print jobs like posters or slides rather than a colour-heavy workload.
Best for fax feature: Canon imageCLASS Wireless 4-in-1 Monochrome Printer MF275dw
Canon's answer to the Brother 4-in-1s, with the same print, scan, copy and fax set plus Canon's own driver and app ecosystem, which matters if the rest of an office already runs on Canon hardware. Pricing sits between the Brother MFC-L2715DW and the HP OfficeJet below, which is where it is positioned on this list.
Best for A3 printing: HP OfficeJet Pro 9730 Wide Format All-in-One Printer
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The only printer on this list that prints up to A3, useful for posters, architectural drawings or oversized spreadsheets. Worth flagging plainly: this is an inkjet, not a laser engine, so its running cost per page is higher than every mono pick above. It earns its place here on the strength of A3 support that no laser printer at this price offers in Malaysia; buy it for the paper size, not to save on ink.
Best colour for small office: Brother MFC-L3750CDW Laser Printer
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The most capable printer on this list: colour laser printing, scanning, copying and faxing, with the fastest sustained output of any pick here. It costs roughly double the HP Color Laser 150nw above, which is the price of adding scan, copy and fax to colour laser printing. A small office that genuinely uses all four functions in colour is the only buyer who needs this over the cheaper picks.
Warranty and service in Malaysia
Warranty length varies by brand and whether you register the printer. HP printers carry a standard 1 to 2 year warranty, extendable to 3 years with an HP Care Pack. Brother's standard warranty runs 12 to 36 months depending on the model, and registering within 30 days of purchase can extend some models to up to 5 years. Canon's default is 12 months, extendable to 12 to 36 months with online registration, and Canon offers onsite service within a 40km radius of an authorised service centre. Register the printer with the brand directly after buying; a Shopee or Lazada receipt alone is not always enough to claim warranty service in Malaysia.
Sources: Brother Malaysia warranty terms, Canon Malaysia warranty information, HP Malaysia Care Pack services.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to buy an inkjet or laser printer?
For everyday black-and-white printing at home or in a small office, laser is usually the better buy: toner does not dry out between uses and cost per page is lower. Inkjet remains better for photo printing and for sizes larger than A4, such as the A3 pick on this list.
Is it worth buying a laser printer for home use?
Yes if you print regularly enough that an inkjet's ink would dry out between uses, or if you print mostly text documents where a laser's sharper output and lower cost per page pay off. If you print rarely and want photo quality, an inkjet may suit you better.
What is the disadvantage of a laser printer?
Laser printers are usually pricier upfront than entry inkjets, heavier, and weaker at photo-quality colour printing. Toner cartridges also cost more per cartridge than ink, even though the cost per page tends to work out lower.
What is the lifespan of a laser printer?
A laser printer's engine typically lasts for tens of thousands of pages, often years of normal home or small-office use, with the toner cartridge (not the printer itself) being the part that needs regular replacing.
