Back-to-school gift guide for college students 2022

A printer and copier are devices you don’t miss until you need them.

For students, this Brother laser printer is a useful item. It generates crisp, smudge-free, black and white pages with a high resolution of 2400 x 600 dpi. They can print wirelessly from mobile devices by downloading a free app. It’s also Apple AirPrint enabled and equipped with a USB 2.0 port.

This device is multifunctional. Students can make copies, scan documents to email, and even send a fax. Environment-conscious people will also appreciate the ability to set the printer to automatically print on both sides of a page.

Despite the existence of email and other forms of electronic communication, faxing isn’t dead yet. The healthcare, legal and financial industries still cling to, prefer, or even require faxes in some cases.

A bonus: Writing and editing professionals say printing a copy of something to proofread may help you catch more errors than reading something on a digital screen.

So having a device like this Brother multifunction machine can save students a trip to the library or big box office supply store when they need to create or share hard copies of documents. For more options, check out our list of best home office printers.

Pros

• Multifunctional device
• Makes professional-looking documents

Cons

• It’s big and heavy
• Not good for printing photos