Looking for a new printer. My new HP Inkjet is a piece of fucking garbage and I’m going to smash it to pieces in my driveway.

Looking for something with good Linux support, and as little proprietary online HP-type bullshit as possible. Also, should I get a laser printer?

  • Meow.tar.gz@lemmy.goblackcat.com
    78·
    1 year ago

    Do yourself a favor and don’t buy another inkjet printer, let alone a shitty HP product. Definitely get yourself a Brother laser printer. Brothers are bulletproof.

    • NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world
      19·
      1 year ago

      This is the advice I heard on the Vergecast. The best printer for anyone is whatever Brother laserjet is currently on sale.

    • vampatori
      4·
      1 year ago

      We’ve got some Brother laser printers at work and they’ve been great. We get third-party toner from a local company for peanuts too, as well as sending them the old cartridges to reuse/recycle. If I ever need a printer at home, this is the route I’ll go!

      EDIT: Also, checkout company closing auctions (there’s a few around again!) and you can pick-up some decent office stuff including printers for cheap!

    • Chris White@sciencemastodon.com
      2·
      1 year ago

      @ablackcatstail @MashingBundle
      I had some issues with predatory pricing of “genuine Brother” cartridges and quality alternatives, in which Brother changed the codes or something, it seems, locking my device. Brother’s monochrome lasers are fine (reasonable printer and supply costs), but I have a sore spot with their color printers.

      • Meow.tar.gz@lemmy.goblackcat.com
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’ve never had a color laser printer so I would be none the wiser on that front. I hate the whole “genuine product” movement. I thought a federal court ruled that companies cannot force their customers to use only company-branded cartridges. I don’t know. Maybe I am not remembering correctly.