<p>I learned after getting printers for my first two college kids that the ink costs too much, they had networking problems, they just stopped working, and they just used the free printing. Didn’t buy one for the third kid, no complaints. No smartphones either. Ipods with wifi are the answer, no data plans required, check your email to your heart’s content. For our family, this article was spot on. I realize that may not be the case for all students.</p>