Office

We've rounded up the best gear to help you build out your office or improve your existing setup. To be more comfortable, productive, and prepared, check out our selections for office supplies, small hardware, and software. And for comfort and ergonomics, we have furniture picks for both standing and sitting work styles.

Home office

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  • Our three picks for the best business laptop opened and displaying screensavers; one resting on a laptop stand.

    The Best Business Laptops

    by Dave Gershgorn

    An ultrabook is likely to be the best laptop for most people, but business laptops are easier to repair and have more ports.

  • The Wi-Fi mesh networking kits we tested lined up side by side.

    The Best Wi-Fi Mesh-Networking Systems

    by Joel Santo Domingo

    If a normal router can’t provide reliable wireless access to every corner of your home, mesh systems should help you work from home and stream games and movies without a hitch.

Office furniture

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  • Four chairs we recomend, clustered close together on a green rug.

    The Best Office Chairs

    by Melanie Pinola and Kaitlyn Wells

    The impressively supportive, adjustable, and durable Steelcase Gesture is still our pick for the best office chair for most people, as it has been since 2015.

  • A person using a computer at a desk that has been outfitted with our pick for best standing desk converter, the Ergo Desktop Kangaroo Pro Junior.

    The Best Standing Desk Converters

    by Kevin Purdy and Melanie Pinola

    We built and worked on 17 standing desk converters, and we found that the Ergo Desktop Kangaroo Pro Junior remains the best way to stand at a stationary desk.

Printers and scanners

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  • A Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3D printer loaded with a teal colored filament.

    The Best 3D Printer

    by Dave Gershgorn

    The Bambu Lab A1 Mini is the fastest and easiest-to-use 3D printer we’ve found that is also compact enough to fit on a desk.

  • An HP printer sitting amongst office supplies.

    The Best Laser Printer

    by Kaitlyn Wells and Ben Keough

    The fast, reliable, and easy-to-use HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3301fdw is the laser printer we recommend for most home offices.

  • An HP printer sitting amongst office supplies.

    The Best Home Printers

    by Kaitlyn Wells and Ben Keough

    Run a home business? Have a student in the house? Depending on your needs, we have a few recommendations for the best printer for you.

More Office Posts

  • Two of our picks for the best fireproof safes engulfed in flames.

    The Best Fireproof Document Safe

    by Nick Guy

    We tested seven new safes and found the models that offer the best combination of fireproofing, waterproofing, size, and price.

  • Our four picks for best trackball on a green background alongside an apple magic keyboard

    The Best Trackballs

    by Haley Perry

    For many people, including those with repetitive-stress or mobility issues, a trackball is a better, more accessible option than a mouse.

  • Our two picks for best home projector for a living room, side by side with a vertical stack of DVDs in between.

    The Best Projectors

    by Adrienne Maxwell

    We reviewed every type of projector to find the best projector to fit your needs, whether it’s for a home theater or a home office.

  • Our four picks for the best pencils for writing and schoolwork, shown laying on a spiral notebook.

    The Best Pencils for Writing and Schoolwork

    by Sarah Witman

    Whether you’re filling in Scantron bubbles or doing the Sunday crossword, the Palomino Golden Bear #2 Pencil (Blue) should be your writing implement of choice.

  • A white Brother ADS-1350W portable document scanner with W-9 Documents being scanned. A white Brother DS-940DW ultraportable scanner and a pile of papers and folders in front of a beige backdrop.

    The Best Portable Document Scanner

    by Phil Ryan

    The Brother ADS-1350W is the best portable scanner you can get thanks to its high speed, great image quality, Wi-Fi connectivity, and easy-to-use software.

  • A 24-inch Apple iMac in blue, showing rolling farmland wallpaper.

    The Best All-in-One Computer

    by Dave Gershgorn

    If you need a family computer or want to cut down on cords in a home office, an all-in-one computer like Apple’s iMac is worth buying.

  • Several paper planners spread out on a tan background.

    Our Favorite Paper Planners

    by Jackie Reeve, Kaitlyn Wells, and Melanie Pinola

    A paper planner can keep you organized and on track with your goals, and we have six different recommendations that will suit any planning style.

  • A laptop shown from above, with it's screen displaying a view of Wix website builder.

    The Best Website Builders

    by Melanie Pinola

    Wix is the best way to quickly and easily create an informative, functional, and professional-looking website.

  • An HP all-in-one printer pictured with office supplies.

    The Best All-in-One Printers

    by Kaitlyn Wells and Ben Keough

    The HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e is our favorite all-in-one printer thanks to its ease of use, great print quality, and low cost of operation.

  • Five of our favorite webcams lined up next to each other on top of a flat-screen computer monitor.

    The Best Webcams

    by Arriana Vasquez and Melanie Pinola

    If you’re unsatisfied with the camera that’s built into your computer—or if it doesn’t have one—the Logitech Brio 505 is your best option for sharp Zoom calls.

  • Six of our favorite pens, shown on a notebook.

    The Best Pen

    by Melanie Pinola

    The Uni-ball Jetstream RT is the best pen for most people. It’s affordable and quick to dry. And it writes smoothly and won’t skip or bleed.

  • Note books and note pads we tested side by side.

    The Best Notebooks and Notepads

    by Melanie Pinola

    These notebook and notepad picks offer a satisfying writing experience with different types of pens and pencils.

  • Our three picks for best label makers, shown side by side.

    The Best Label Makers

    by Elissa Sanci

    A label maker can restore order where chaos reigns and provide context where it’s needed, and the best one is the Brother P-touch Cube Plus.

  • Three of our picks for best laptop stands, shown next to each other.

    The Best Laptop Stands

    by Melanie Pinola

    The Rain Design iLevel 2 is our favorite laptop stand because it makes it easy to raise your screen to proper ergonomic height.