Whether you work in an office, at home or not at all, a multifunction printer can still be convenient, if not essential. While we print and scan far less than we used to, there are moments when paper still wins. I routinely print shipping labels, recipes and other essentials, and I almost always print out my articles before submitting them because I seem to spot errors on paper more easily than on a screen. Multifunction printers can also fax, though it’s been many years since I’ve needed that feature.

I still use the scanner, though not nearly as often as I once did when it was the main way to get photos and documents into a computer. Most of my photos now come from my phone, and most documents arrive digitally, but I still have old family photos to scan and occasionally receive paperwor

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