"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."
"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 paperwork by snail mail that I need to store or forward electronically."
"Around 2016, I bought an HP PageWide Pro MFP 477dw, which is still my favorite all-around printer. Although technically an inkjet, it's fast, prints both sides in a single pass, and produces output that's almost as good as lasers for many tasks. It's also economical - around 2 cents per page at the industry's standard 5% coverage, even though real-world documents usually exceed that."
Multifunction printers remain convenient for printing shipping labels, recipes, and for proofreading because errors are easier to spot on paper. Scanners are still used to digitize old family photos and snail-mail paperwork, though most photos and documents now arrive digitally from phones. The HP PageWide Pro MFP 477dw delivers fast, duplex single-pass printing, near-laser quality, and low per-page cost (about 2 cents at 5% coverage). HP discontinued PageWide lines in 2021, but ink remains available. Traditional cartridge-based inkjets continue in HP's lineup, including low-cost models with promotional ink offers. Industry assessments note that the gap between office laser and inkjet technologies has narrowed in footprint, acquisition cost, operating cost and energy efficiency.
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