Bought a second hand brother laser because of the meme. am not disappointed.
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Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 months ago
It's uncanny how any post about problems with HP always has the same solution in the comments. Brother.
In related news, learning what Audi is doing with their new model and subscriptions makes me think the world has gone mad.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Which model did you get?
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
brother hll2370dw
Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 7 months ago
OK and did you need to get drivers to use it on ubuntu? Thanks :)
odium@programming.dev 7 months ago
Unfortunately all the options in that industry are shit.
amanaftermidnight@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Enshittification hitting the physical realm is pain.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Printers pioneered enshittification.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
The lightbulb cartel had a head start on them!
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 7 months ago
$1000/month to rent a car? Lol
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
This reads more like a car club, where you pay a subscription to have access to cars on demand.
wolfpack86@lemmy.world 7 months ago
For those models probably not a bad deal, if someone only needed a car for a few months. Stupid if you need something longer term.
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Because they are no bullshit brand. You get what you pay for. Open the box, put it somewhere, connect to WIFI and forget about it. The moment you need it, it will happily spring to life without complaints and then go back to sleep.
It’s hardly believable how problem-free these printers are. They have a bunch of models, but you always get what you pay for. Laser is this much, a bit more expensive is LAN model, a bit more LAN+WIFI, then higher up scanner added, etc. They also work without drivers on Linux. Company also allows recycled and third party toners. In my case they are even faster to receive data and print than any other printer I’ve had. They even don’t send statistics back home, even though they are network connected.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If you want a non-Brother recommendation, find one of the old HP OfficeJets. Those things were figuratively and perhaps literally bulletproof.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
My 5P didn’t survive the 2012 move. RIP
Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 months ago
We had a 5P back in the Win98 days, and it was exactly what you'd expect a printer to be. The refills were pricey, but they'd last a long time (we printed a lot then). And you could get a bit more life out of an empty drum if you shook the hell out it.
I do wonder about compatibility with Win10/11 at this point. I know some other old devices I still have around are all but impossible to get to work.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There’s still CUPS support
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I remember seeing them abused in my university computer lab. People would print 50 page documents, see they screwed something up, trash the whole thing, and then print again.
Keyboards, monitors, mice, computers, and network switches would come and go but those tanks would just keep rolling. Plus we could program rude messages on the screens via the web interface, which was fun.
Nikls94@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You will earn nothing and be happy.
Meanwhile cheapskates who buy used old products, renew them and use them: happy.
Bleach7297@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
I have a brother multifunction laser printer scanner thing. It is a cheap piece of crap with flaky wireless.
Unlike the HP printers I’ve had or worked with, with the Brother I feel like I at least get what I pay for… but it’s a pretty low bar.
teamevil@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I bet the Audi model (pricing) is relying of folks leasing vs buying the cars. I can see how they could cram this on a car someone will only have a couple years vs a purchase.
Personally I’d spend the 800 for VAGcom and make a business unlocking cars features.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Any of the luxury brands are smart moves to lease because they depreciate while being under a needed warranty.
Anyone who buys a luxury car new and keeps it past the bumper to bumper is not smart with money.
yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 7 months ago
It’s a good brand. I have their laser printer and it’s great. No annoying registration, 3rd party toner cartridges are allowed. Super fast compared to inkjet. Overall a great experience compared to my HP printer which won’t let me scan unless I register on the HP app.
anonymouse@lemmings.world 7 months ago
I have a network enabled model from Brother and it’s never once shown up on my pi-hole. I’m a fan for life. Will never buy an HP printer again.
teejay@lemmy.world 7 months ago
For a second I thought you meant never showed up as in your pihole can’t print to it. I was mildly surprised when my pihole automatically recognized and configured my brother printer on my network. But now that you mention it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it black holed in my query log either!
yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 7 months ago
I need to get a pihole… It might not fix my Linux printing situation though. I’m able to print but a big document with a lot of pages will just randomly cancel half through for no reason.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
I love my brother printer.
I have installed no drivers and can print from Linux / windows and my iPhone.
It sits on my network, it accepts prints, it gets turned off when I’m done.
I’ve never seen it try to do anything outside my network, I’ve never seen it do much of anything on my network. It just sits listening waiting to print.