Best printer for students in 2021: top picks for printing out coursework

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Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:44:47 +0000

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If you're a student at school, college or university, you'll want the best printer that can print out your work reliably.

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Now more than ever before, it's important to get the best printers for students. During the global pandemic, many students are now studying and working from home, and that means investing in the best printer you can is essential.

For students, or the parents, guardians or friends of a student, buying a printer on a budget that offers value for money, performance and features, is essential.

The best printers for students on this list do just this, and they can really help with your studies. The printers on this page mean you do not need to go to a library or internet cafe to print out your work, and that can save time, money and stress as deadlines start looming.

So, what should you look for in the best printers for students? You'll want something that isn't too expensive. We're not just talking about when you first buy it, but also when it comes to running costs. A printer that burns through ink is not going to be ideal for students.

You'll also want a printer that doesn't skimp when it comes to print quality. Being able to print out a range of documents with perfect clarity is a key quality for the best student printers.

Students won't have a huge amount of space, either, so the printers in this guide are compact as well.

With our list of the best printers for students, we've put together our top picks that will suit a student's needs, no matter what educational institute they are at.

If you're also looking for a laptop , make sure you check out our best
laptops for students or our best student Chromebooks guides. (Image credit: HP) 1. HP DeskJet 2755 printer (2710 in UK)

An AIO every student can afford Category: All-in-one color inkjet printer | Print speed: 20ppm (draft mode) | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 60 sheets | Weight: 3.42kg Great value Appealing design Expensive cartridges Limited paper capacity

The HP DeskJet 2755 (known in the UK as the DeskJet 2710) is an affordable color inkjet aimed at the home office and comes with key features such as
auto duplex printing and dual-band Wi-Fi built in. It can print on photo paper, envelopes and any size plain paper up to A4. With AirPrint and Google Cloud Print compliance, its easy to print via your smartphone and HPs companion app for iOS/Android is particularly strong. Theres not much room
for paper in the main tray (just 60 sheets of A4), but the conveniently compact design goes a long way to make up for that. (Image credit: Epson) 2. Epson EcoTank ET-2720 printer

The supertank for students Category: Color inkjet all-in-one printer | Print speed: 33ppm (mono) | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 100 | Weight: 4kg Very low running cost Plenty of ink in box Limited paper capacity Small display

Epsons supertank range proved that cartridge-free printing is the way forward for inkjets, though they were somewhat expensive. Thankfully the prices have come down and the Epson EcoTank ET-2720 is both cheap to run and relatively cheap to buy. Its also well-equipped with scanner bed, a color LCD screen and inbuilt Wi-Fi including Wi-Fi Direct. The main attraction for students will
be its low running cost and the generous amount of ink included in the box enough to keep printing through three years of study. (Image credit: Canon)
3. Canon Pixma TS5351 printer

Stylish all-in-one printer for the small student digs Category: colour 3-in-1 inkjet printer | Print speed: 13ppm | Paper sizes: A4 | Paper capacity: 100 | Weight: 6.3kg Small, stylish design Wi-Fi ad Bluetooth Costly cartridges
Small paper tray

This neat three-in-one printer provides virtually every feature a student is likely to need and a few more besides. Colour printing, scanning and photocopying are a given, but you also have an auto-duplex mode so that you wont waste paper and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in for easy wireless connection to a laptop and/or smartphone. It can print on a particularly wide variety of media up to A4 in size and that includes Canons own magnetic photo paper and fabric iron-on patches. Its an impressively compact unit, so theres only room for 100 sheets of A4 inside and its not the cheapest inkjet out there, but by upgrading the cartridges to XL-capacity carts you can bring
down the running cost to a competitive level. (Image credit: Epson) 4. Epson Expression Premium XP-6105 printer

A compact and stylish AIO for the discerning student Category: 3-in-1 colour inkjet printer | Print speed: 23ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 500 | Weight: 12.1kg Sleek design Great price Costly cartridges No
touchscreen

As the smallest member of Epsons Premium range of home printers, the XP-6105 is well suited to student accommodation. Apart from a fax facility, it is fully featured with Wi-Fi, auto duplex printing, USB and SD card slots all built in and the ability to print on any kind of media from blank CDs up to
A4 photo paper. It lacks a touchscreen display, but its easy to use and the for the money, the performance is impressive. (Image credit: HP) 5. HP Tango printer

HPs smart printer adds voice control Category: 3-in-1 colour inkjet printer | Print speed: 11ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 50 | Weight: 3kg Alexa enabled Seamless cloud services No USB port Expensive ink

Thanks to its two-way cloud-based network connection, you can operate this smart printer from your mobile device with or without a Wi-Fi network. It has no USB or Ethernet ports and no scanner either. Instead it relies on wireless connectivity while the Tango companion app harnesses your smartphones camera to scan and straighten images for printing. All this allows the Tango X to be smaller than other inkjets and cheaper too. It is particularly user friendly, thanks to the excellent app and can even be voice controlled with the assistance of Alexa. Replacement ink cartridges are rather costly, but you
can sign up to HPs Instant Ink program to make some saving while having replacements sent in the mail.

Read the full review : HP Tango (Image credit: Brother) 6. Brother
DCP-J1100W All-in-box printer

Includes enough ink and service to cover a 3-year course Category: colour 3-in-1 inkjet printer | Print speed: 12ppm | Paper sizes: A4 | Paper
capacity: 150 | Weight: 8.8kg 3yrs of ink included Touchscreen interface High initial cost Slow to print

By providing three-years worth of ink and three years service in the price, Brothers unique proposition would suit students on a three-year course well. The printer itself is a capable three-in-one inkjet device that can print, scan and copy at a fairly high resolution and turn out crisp and colourful duplex pages at a reasonable rate. Its not as fast as Brothers other business-oriented printers, but with four such high capacity ink cartridges installed it is way more economical to run. It comes with Wi-Fi Direct connectivity and a colour touchscreen interface for easy operation.

Read the full review: Brother DCP-J1100W All-in-box (Image credit: HP) 7. HP OfficeJet Pro 8035 printer (8025 in UK)

Slick 4-in-1 for the students budget Category: Color inkjet all-in-one
printer | Print speed: 20ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 225 sheets | Weight: 8.2kg Practical design Great value High running cost No
front USB port

The HP OfficeJet Pro 8035 (know as the OfficeJet Pro 8025 in UK) is a smart-looking inkjet that seems to offer everything a student could need from an all-in-one, without breaking the budget. Theres ample room for paper in
the main tray, a flatbed scanner and even an ADF (automatic document feed)
for photocopying a stack of papers. It prints quickly in color and automatically prints both sides of the page. Self-healing Wi-Fi is built in with Wi-Fi Direct and compatibility with AirPrint and Google Cloud Print. Replacement cartridges are not cheap, but an Instant Ink subscription will bring the print cost down a little. (Image credit: Ricoh) 8. Ricoh SP 230DNw printer

Entry-level laser that makes sense for students Category: Mono laser printer
| Print speed: 30ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 250 | Weight: 7.3kg Low running cost Rapid print speed Mono only No front USB port

Laser printers generally cost more than inkjets to buy, but are cheaper to run, however, the entry-level Ricoh SP 230DNw manages to fall within the financial reach of students. Its a simple mono print-only device, but it includes essential features such as auto duplex, inbuilt Wi-Fi and compatibility with AirPrint and Google Cloud Print. Being a laser, it is very fast and efficient at printing pages of text. Itll churn out a dissertation
at 30 pages per second. Theres room for 250 sheets of paper in the main tray and enough toner for 700 prints in the box. (Image credit: Jim Hill) 9. Canon Pixma G4510 printer

Canon cuts ink cost with its cartridge-less solution Category: 3-in-1 colour inkjet printer | Print speed: 10ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 100 | Weight: 5.4kg Low ink cost Plenty of ink included High price point
Small display

By swapping ink cartridges for bottled ink, this printer has a far higher
page yield and much lower per page cost. You can clearly see when the ink reservoirs are running low and with Wi-Fi built in, its easy to scan and
print using your mobile device. It can auto duplex print and includes an automatic document feed and fax facility.

Read the full review: Canon Pixma G4510 (Image credit: Epson) 10. Epson EcoTank ET-M1120 printer

Refillable tank is the secret to affordable pages Category: mono inkjet printer | Print speed: 15ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 150 | Weight: 3.5kg Very economical refills Simple/pleasing design Slow print speed High initial cost

If you need to print a lot of black and white pages and space and money are limitning factors, this compact print only device has the answer. The
up-front price might seem daunting, but it includes enough black ink for
6,000 pages. Thats because instead of a cartridge, you will be filling up a reservoir from the supplied ink bottle yourself and replacement bottles are far cheaper. Wi-Fi is built in and it can turn out duplex pages at a somewhat slow, but steady rate of 15ppm and theres room in this streamlined machine
for 150 sheets of paper. Check out our list of the best printers , no matter if they are inkjet or laser



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