It’s okay to admit it: In our digital world of smartphones, smart TVs, smart speakers, and smart-everything-else, printers aren’t the most exciting pieces of tech. But whether we like them or not, these simple appliances have been fixtures in homes and offices for decades, and chances are very good that you’re one of many who needs one. Chances are also very good that if you’re reading this, it’s because you’re shopping for a new printer for your own home or business. It’s easy to assume that printers haven’t changed much over the years. At a glance, today’s printers don’t appear to be all that much different from those of yesterday, and honestly, the basic overall design has remained more or less the same. Yet new technologies have brought these devices into the 21st century in some key ways, with everything from built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity to greatly improved output capabilities putting today’s printers way beyond the run-of-the-mill inkjet machines of decades past. Even color laser printers have become incredibly common (and thus much more affordable), with many if not most of these now falling within the budgets of small companies and regular users. Whatever your reason for wanting a…