Written by As much as we’d all love to live in a paperless world, that reality is still far away. It doesn’t matter whether you have your own home business, occasionally work from home, or just need to print school assignments and day-to-day paperwork—the need to own some kind of printer that’s linked to your computer(s) and mobile device(s) is probably unavoidable. The best home printer is the one that quickly handles your routine printing tasks—whether that’s a two-sided document or a photo print you want to frame for mom and dad—easily and affordably.
In recent years, home printers have gotten cheaper, faster, quieter, print higher quality documents and photos, and offer more features than ever before. Most also support wireless printing from your computers and mobile devices. (Keep in mind, if you’re an Apple Mac, iPhone or iPad user, for wireless printing, you’ll need to use a printer that’s AirPrint-compatible. A list of these printers can be found at Apple’s website.)
To save space in your home (especially your home office), and gain a bunch of extra functionality from your computer, consider investing in a multifunction (or all-in-one) printer. These combine the benefits of a printer, scanner, copier and in some cases a fax machine, all in one unit.
Best of all, some of the newer “ecotank” printers reduce the cost of ink dramatically, because instead of using traditional ink cartridges, they contain ink tanks that hold enough ink to last an average household up to two years before a refill is needed. For a typically family, this type of inkjet printer is the most economical way to go, while still having the versatility to print pages (or photos) in black-and-white or full-color.
No matter what functionality you need from a home printer, we’ve rounded up 14 of the best printers you can buy right now in 2022. There’s something here to satisfy your printing needs, whatever they are.