Dorm Room Tech Every Student Needs

Of course, you can always be the one making the noise, and how better to do that than with wireless speakers connected to your favorite tunes.

The second-generation Sonos One is a versatile wireless speaker with excellent sound quality, support for multi-room audio, and your choice of Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant voice control.

For more speakers, check out our roundup of the 10 best wireless speakers.

Your dorm might offer a basic cable setup, but why subject yourself to a neverending lineup of The Big Bang Theory? A Wi-Fi connection and the Roku Premiere can help you tap into some streaming goodness from Netflix, Hulu, your parents' HBO account, and over 3,000 other channels that Roku offers.

The Google Chromecast is another good option, as are these media-streaming devices.

From Google Drive to Dropbox, there are countless ways to store your documents in the cloud.

But if you have a particularly prolific media or document library, it's a good idea to back it up on an external hard drive.

It's just too easy to kill your laptop with a drop or spilled drink, especially in a tiny dorm room or childhood bedroom you're sharing with a sibling.

The WD My Passport 5TB is less than $150, but if you don't need quite that much storage, you can get by with 2TB for $80.

Here are the best external hard drives for Macs.

Dorm rooms may be small, but they attract dirt like no other.

You could break your back trying to reach every nook and cranny with a handheld vacuum, or you could schedule a clean-up session with an automated helper. Robot vacuums are usually quite pricey, but the Ecovacs Deebot N79S is less than $200 and a Daxdi Editors' Choice.

Paper your walls with selfies, send your parents (edited) shots to show you're okay, and save those Snapchats for good with the HP Sprocket 2nd Edition, a small photo printer about the size of your smartphone.

There's also the Sprocket Select that prints larger pics and its software packs a wide range of effects.

This headboard has two three-prong plugs and a USB port built right into it.

Even better, it attaches to the wall with just some 3M tape.

Your phone is your go-to for everything.

When you're working, let it rest and recharge with the Kennedy Task Lamp, which charges it via a USB port.

Carry emergency supplies for your campus activities.

The Tech Kit from Pinch Provisions has chargers, earbuds, a tablet stand, and more.

Save time and cash by making your own espresso.

The Essenza Mini from Nespresso can fit nearly anywhere and looks absolutely adorable.

It makes barista-level cups right at your desk, which you're going to need.

Don't let that coffee get cold and stale.

The second edition of smart mug Ember will keep it at your preferred temperature as long as your cup is full.

If you need to save plums for breakfast or keep any other food cold in your dorm, this is an adorable icebox.

It fits easily into cramped quarters, holds a good amount, and even has a teeny freezer compartment that can hold two trays of ice cubes or a frozen meal.

And if your roommates take anything, they can leave a note on the front.

Don't let all your money go down the drain.

Save some laundry-day quarters with the Wonder Washer, which can wash a few items of clothing at a time and takes up very little room in a dorm.

At some point in the four years of college you're going to realize ramen is just 25 cents a pack.

The Joyfulsky Electric Hot Pot can help you turn that plain pack of noodles into more of a meal.

Add vegetables or meat and in no time you can have a relative feast.

In college there are far more pressing matters than making sure your clothes aren't wrinkled, unless you have to go on a job interview, lead a campus tour, or have a meeting with the dean.

The PurSteam can get clothes looking neat without taking up as much room or time as an iron and ironing board.

If you have the room for it, a microwave is a great thing to have on hand in your dorm room.

You won't have to eat cold leftovers, and you can even cook entire meals.

This Comfee is not too expensive, not too big, and has retro style.

Or, if you spring for the Amazon Echo, connect it to the AmazonBasics Microwave and ask Alexa to make your dinner.

Of course, you can always be the one making the noise, and how better to do that than with wireless speakers connected to your favorite tunes.

The second-generation Sonos One is a versatile wireless speaker with excellent sound quality, support for multi-room audio, and your choice of Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant voice control.

For more speakers, check out our roundup of the 10 best wireless speakers.

Your dorm might offer a basic cable setup, but why subject yourself to a neverending lineup of The Big Bang Theory? A Wi-Fi connection and the Roku Premiere can help you tap into some streaming goodness from Netflix, Hulu, your parents' HBO account, and over 3,000 other channels that Roku offers.

The Google Chromecast is another good option, as are these media-streaming devices.

From Google Drive to Dropbox, there are countless ways to store your documents in the cloud.

But if you have a particularly prolific media or document library, it's a good idea to back it up on an external hard drive.

It's just too easy to kill your laptop with a drop or spilled drink, especially in a tiny dorm room or childhood bedroom you're sharing with a sibling.

The WD My Passport 5TB is less than $150, but if you don't need quite that much storage, you can get by with 2TB for $80.

Here are the best external hard drives for Macs.

Dorm rooms may be small, but they attract dirt like no other.

You could break your back trying to reach every nook and cranny with a handheld vacuum, or you could schedule a clean-up session with an automated helper. Robot vacuums are usually quite pricey, but the Ecovacs Deebot N79S is less than $200 and a Daxdi Editors' Choice.

Paper your walls with selfies, send your parents (edited) shots to show you're okay, and save those Snapchats for good with the HP Sprocket 2nd Edition, a small photo printer about the size of your smartphone.

There's also the Sprocket Select that prints larger pics and its software packs a wide range of effects.

This headboard has two three-prong plugs and a USB port built right into it.

Even better, it attaches to the wall with just some 3M tape.

Your phone is your go-to for everything.

When you're working, let it rest and recharge with the Kennedy Task Lamp, which charges it via a USB port.

Carry emergency supplies for your campus activities.

The Tech Kit from Pinch Provisions has chargers, earbuds, a tablet stand, and more.

Save time and cash by making your own espresso.

The Essenza Mini from Nespresso can fit nearly anywhere and looks absolutely adorable.

It makes barista-level cups right at your desk, which you're going to need.

Don't let that coffee get cold and stale.

The second edition of smart mug Ember will keep it at your preferred temperature as long as your cup is full.

If you need to save plums for breakfast or keep any other food cold in your dorm, this is an adorable icebox.

It fits easily into cramped quarters, holds a good amount, and even has a teeny freezer compartment that can hold two trays of ice cubes or a frozen meal.

And if your roommates take anything, they can leave a note on the front.

Don't let all your money go down the drain.

Save some laundry-day quarters with the Wonder Washer, which can wash a few items of clothing at a time and takes up very little room in a dorm.

At some point in the four years of college you're going to realize ramen is just 25 cents a pack.

The Joyfulsky Electric Hot Pot can help you turn that plain pack of noodles into more of a meal.

Add vegetables or meat and in no time you can have a relative feast.

In college there are far more pressing matters than making sure your clothes aren't wrinkled, unless you have to go on a job interview, lead a campus tour, or have a meeting with the dean.

The PurSteam can get clothes looking neat without taking up as much room or time as an iron and ironing board.

If you have the room for it, a microwave is a great thing to have on hand in your dorm room.

You won't have to eat cold leftovers, and you can even cook entire meals.

This Comfee is not too expensive, not too big, and has retro style.

Or, if you spring for the Amazon Echo, connect it to the AmazonBasics Microwave and ask Alexa to make your dinner.