For now : consumerrights.wiki/…/Brother_printers_causing_is…
I have one also so I’m invested in how this plays out.
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Mailloche@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
A brother laser printer solves all problems. No dry ink and no subscription. I should have gotten one sooner.
Senal@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Copythis@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s not just that, they’re easy to repair, and parts are available. I love laser printers, except for HP
viking@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
Yup. I’m on my second now because of an international relocation, but the first one is still going strong at my dad’s. Bought that thing 14 years ago, was the first series that came with network enabled printing instead of USB (though it has a port).
Allero@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Bought a 19-year-old secondhand Brother printer 2 years ago, still working flawlessly, and everything (drum, toner, etc.) is available when needed.
architect@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
I’ve got an ecotank for my business and it’s cheap on ink.
Psythik@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Or a Canon if you can’t afford a Brother.
Prints even without ink, and the software looks and behaves like it’s from 1996 so it’s ridiculously simple. It doesn’t harass you or fill your PC with bloat—the software just hangs out quietly in the background and only pops up when you need to print to inform you of ink levels—it doesn’t bother you with bullshit ever.
The only modern feature it has is network connectivity, which is honestly the only modern feature I need in a printer, so that I can print from my phone without having to boot up my PC first. And that’s even simpler than printing from PC because you don’t even need a driver. Just hit the Print option in Android and start printing.