Second the recommendation for a Brother. I've rarely had problems with them. Above all do NOT buy an HP printer because they come with every form of nickel-and-dime known to mankind.
Alternatively, for the once in a blue moon that the average person needs to actually print things in the modern day, bring your local library a fiver and use their printer. This is the way I do things, because I rarely ever need to print a document. When I do, it's a ten minute drive and a five dollar or less cost and then I don't have to bother with owning a printer.
But in general, Brother is a good brand, and a laser printer will be less hassle and easier to manage than an inkjet, but will have a bit higher purchase cost.
snobben@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Brother printers are fantastic. They cost a but more upfront but actually work
Jamie@jamie.moe 11 months ago
Additional hot take: get a laser printer for your normal documents and just get photos printed somewhere else. The money you’d spend buying 4x6 photos on someone else’s ink and paper would probably be less than you’ll pay for color ink unless you’re an absolute photo printing maniac. And a laser printer toner cartridge will last you like 1,000+ pages.
Breadnbrew@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Agreed, my wife and I got a Brother laser printer about 3 years ago and I still haven’t had to change the toner. It’s been telling me the toner is low for months but still keeps going strong. Granted we don’t print a TON, but we print enough that the initial cost of a laser printer made sense.
Zink@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is the way to do it. Getting your photos printed by somebody else will be tons cheaper AND give you better results.
Rubanski@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Second this. Bought a Dell one 10 years ago and it’s still working like a charm! Got me through all of Uni Ani besides the finicky diva driver it’s just amazing!
CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yep, I bought a Brother laser printer for $120 a few years ago. I don’t use it super often, but it’s been reliable and easy to use whenever I need it. I’ve never had to replace the toner. It just works.
TwoGems@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is it good for someone who constantly needs to print documents
VelociCatTurd@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is just anecdotal, but I work in IT and I can’t recall a brother printer ever giving me a headache. HP is obviously the worst.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
A laser printer is best no matter if you print a lot or a little.
Brother will generally be an excellent choice. While HP will generally be probably the worst choice you can make.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 11 months ago
As long as you don’t need color a laser printer is way better for printing documents.
Cornpop@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The best. Color laser is pricey but not many people would need that.
ebits21@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I printed a ton of documents in university with a black and white brother printer. All my notes were always printed, for example.
Still have it over a decade later.
johnnyjayjay@feddit.de 11 months ago
Needed something to print the occasional document for bureaucracy stuff, and I also got a Brother printer a while ago. Used, laser (very important for good value imo), 100 bucks. An older model, black-and-white but with wifi support. Didn’t need to register my license, create a cloud account or whatever other shit companies come up with these days, I could just turn it on and it worked.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They’re incredibly reliable. I’ve had the same Brother laser printer for a good 15 years now. Possibly longer. Old enough that there’s no wifi or bluetooth options, but it’s a network printer because it has ethernet.
ebits21@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I made my old brother a wifi printer with the help of a raspberry pi.