I think Brother is typically recommended because their laser printers aren’t anti-consumer bullshit, and are generally well built and supported.
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d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
This has been happening for a few years now, yet, I don’t know why people still keep recommending Brother. But I guess to be fair, since there’s no decent printer company left, Brother is the least evil of them?
What we really need though is open hardware printers. I mean, if we can put together frikkin 3D printers on our own these days, surely putting together a regular 2D printer should be a much more easier task. Or maybe there just isn’t any demand for 2D printers these days to justify such a project.
Alternatively: just use an online printing service, most of them even mail your printouts to you so you don’t even need to step out of your home, and this will likely be a far cheaper option for casual users who rarely print stuff.
ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
* weren’t
At least as of three years ago, even their laser printers have started being subject to enshittification.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 year ago
I’d love an open source 2d printer.
I imagine the hardest part would be engineering a sheet feeder (unless you use tractor feed paper, lol)
infinitevalence@discuss.online 1 year ago
Open source would be amazing!
realitista@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah I’d go for an open source printer in a heartbeat. I’m so tired of this nonsense.
Jasper_Ted_Vidal_Tale@kbin.social 1 year ago
@infinitevalence Me too
@d3Xt3r
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Same what?
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