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.
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snobben@lemmy.world 11 months agoBrother printers are fantastic. They cost a but more upfront but actually work
CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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.
zikk_transport2@lemmy.world 11 months ago
HP is obviously the worst.
HP is special kind of printers shitcompany. They probably spent years on doing market research to understand what people NOT want, so they can do exactly that. 😂
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 11 months ago
HP used to make rock solid laser printers back in the late 90s and 00s. Shame what they turned into.
stranger@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I recently had an HP printer to set up for a client (IT as well), and it only had USB 2.0 and Ethernet interfaces. The printer needed an internet connection and activation online before it would even let you print over USB, and of course the Ethernet port was dead and wouldn’t connect, so now it’s just a shitty white brick with HP stamped on it. At least they were able to return but how does that make sense in practice?
notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
makes me wonder, how are they still in business doing that?
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.
TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I love my color laser. (Again, props to Brother). It takes off-brand toner with no fuss and hasn’t failed to print yet.
I don’t know that I would print photos with it, but it’s more than sufficient for everyday documents and even game manuals.
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.
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!