BTW, I've had my Brother laser MFP for 11 years and still on the original toner.
This has nothing to do with Linux. Do you want your printer to work? Are you buying a printer because you need to print things? It's simple.
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I got a Brother Laser Printer from goodwill for dirt cheap that has run great for a long time, havent even put new toner in it yet.
My Brother printer was literally a barn find, it's still working too.
I been through about 10 TN-450 cartridges in my Brother printer and can count on one hand how many jams I've had. And I'm pretty sure they were all because my kid would take paper out and leave a page sitting crooked in the tray.
Recently had to replace the drum.
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Mines just been sitting in my closet hooked up for like 10 years now, she works whenever I need her.
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I had the same dilemma.
What worked for me was to buy an old, refurbished, commercial HP laser printer, without the subscription "features". I paid $75 and have saved that much in ink costs, just this year.
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tbh i like my canon mf3010, no useless crap, no wifi, it just prints and scans, there's no drm and cartridges last for a long time
I inherited a Brother laser printer from a lab I was once in. Apparently the toner only says it's almost out via an infrared sensor. I read you can tape over the part on the toner cartridge and it will keep printing until it actually runs out.
I've printed so many more things after I did that, it's actually still going now.
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As other have said, brother and canon are probably your best bet. Nothing fancy is really needed, but just print.
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made me realize I have had my brother printer for about 10 years now.
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Been using an old HP Laser printer for like forever and it still works pretty well. Havent had a single problem with it
old
laser
That's the key
Brother just has the most recent ones, but if you can find an old laser the brand almost doesn't matter.
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Looked down at my printer and realized it was a Brother. Didn't have to do anything special, it just worked.
lol so true, however I have had a Samsung color laser wifi printer for 10+ years, worked flawlessly in linux. It was years before they got bought by HP
"oh, I might look into those"
finishes reading your comment
"fuck you for playing with my heart like that, I've been hurt before"
I finally convinced my wife to get a brother laser printer after she went through like 5 HP printers. We have had the thing for almost 10 years and just had to change the toner. I can print from every computer, tablet, and phone in the house with no issues.
It's bliss, isn't it?
I rarely need to print, but when I do, it's always something important - typically something I have to physically print, sign, and send back. I just click "print" and never worry about it. Haven't been let down in the 11 years I've had this one (except that one time it was out of paper lol).
I don't know, my Brother printed definitely has DRM/lock-in toner cartridges. And if only one of them gets too low the whole thing stops working. Still can't get double sided to work reliably
So I call bs on their fandom
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Just print at your local university or shopping center. A personal printer is just not worth it
A simple black/white laser printer for documents and more importantly, shipping labels. It would be annoying for anything that you're returning to have to print out the packing slip and label at the local shop. Then anything that you actually need color or quality printing, just send it out to get printed at the local shop.
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I actually have a brother inkjet printer which works reasonably well under Linux. Inkjet printers in general are troublesome, so there's a cap on how well they can work under any operating system.
I could never figure out though how to receive faxes and the return receipts for sending them directly on the PC. There just seems to be a lack of modern, user friendly apps for this. I'm certain it's possible but the technical expertise is just beyond me.
And yes, I still use fax when communicating with government agencies. My country is a backwater when it comes to digitalization and faxes provide legal certainty just like registered mail. But unlike registered mail they cost next to nill.
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I loved my old HP laser printer. It was 5+ years old when I got it and it lasted another 10. Had a HUGE toner cartridge that was relatively cheap if you got the knockoffs.
I currently have a Ricoh multifunction SP C261SFNw. It's not bad. Black toner cartridge doesn't have anywhere near the amount of pages I'd like but sure beats the cost of ink!
Is the Ricoh a home model? I only know of their business products which are both huge and $$$$ lol. Our office rotates between those and Kyocera depending on the refresh cycle.
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I use an Epson EcoTank, and I love it. I can print photos (and have).