Greentings As youve seen from the the title, i want to get a new printer as a present for my parents. Sadly they are still windows peasants and my mom somehow thinks that the HP printer on her desk has been a good financial investment, even though it has costed us more than 300 bucks in ink over the past 2 years.

I was hoping that you fine folks would have some good recommendations to replace this money leach on their home. Ive heard about the entire brother lazer meme going around, but the ones ive seen from them only do monochrome. And frankly speaking i dont think that my birth specimens can comprehend the greatness of 18 century film on their paper. Anyways have a nice day or night, internet strangers!

  • lemmyreader@lemmy.mlEnglish
    71·
    8 months ago

    Brother laser is indeed the way to go for black and white printing. Else have a look at Epson.

    p.s. HP = evil avoid HP if you can.

    • swab148@startrek.website
      8·
      8 months ago

      I have an Epson ET-3830, took a bit of digging to find the right drivers and get them working on Bazzite, but since then it’s been great!

      • teawrecks
        1·
        8 months ago

        Did I read that right? What are you printing from your steam deck?

        • swab148@startrek.website
          3·
          8 months ago

          I’m running Bazzite on my desktop lol, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t print stuff from your Steam Deck!

    • hedgehog@ttrpg.network
      8·
      8 months ago

      I have a Brother color laser printer and it’s great. Just as reliable as my B&W Brother laser printer. I don’t use it to print photographs, though - I assume your recommendation is more for people who need photo quality color?

    • something_random_tho@lemmy.world
      61·
      8 months ago

      This is the way. My Brother laserjet is 15 years old and still kicking!

      The one time a year you need to print photos, go to a FedEx Office or CVS.

    • WILSOOON@programming.devOP
      2·
      8 months ago

      ill have a look at the epson offerings, since its mostly just color printing they need. For black and white they still have an inkjet 2000 hooked up to a XP machine in the basement. that thing will probably outlive me. thanks a bunch mate!