Nic McConnell @NicMcC83:

this is the most devastating review of anything i’ve ever seen

Scary Whitta @garywhitta· 1d:

Imagine if your printer was also your car. That’s what owning a Tesla is like.

    • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      461·
      9 months ago

      The equivalent of an old brother mono laser would be a Lada or a Toyota hilux. It may not be pretty, but it’s simple and it will run forever.

      We got rid of the old hl2030 in favor of a fancy color printer/scanner. Now we have neither.

      • shadowspirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
        19·
        9 months ago

        We got rid of the old hl2030 in favor of a fancy color printer/scanner. Now we have neither.

        Your words cut deep.

      • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        9 months ago

        Agreed entirely. I’m a big evangelist for Brother’s business class black and white laser printers. I bought my hl2050 twenty years ago and I’ve only had to replace the toner once. It just works.

    • the_third@feddit.deEnglish
      32·
      9 months ago

      For the uninitiated: Those were and maybe still are the most basic but still solid printers you could get out there. They just work. Pull them out of a cupboard after two years? Works. Replace toner with cheap 3rd party stuff? Works. Connect and print without installing hundreds of MB of bloatware around the driver? Sure.

      • LoamImprovement@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        11·
        9 months ago

        Yep, got tired of inkjet printers running out, clogging, print heads gumming up, just failing in so many different ways. I’ve had my laser printer for about 5 years and it’s still rolling on the sample toner cart. Granted, I don’t print all that often, but that’s another reason I like this printer so damn much.

        • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          9 months ago

          Same, they work especially well for infrequent printing. Ink jets love to dry/clog up after some time and require changing a toner that should still have plenty of ink in it.

          I got tired of the sunken cost my ink jet printer was and got a Brother color-laser multifunction and it just works. Still using the toner it came with.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            7·
            9 months ago

            I’ve had a Brother printer for a good 20 years (USB 1.0 and Ethernet connections) and it has never clogged up on me. Sometimes I go months without printing.

      • Nahdahar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        9 months ago

        Can vouch for Brother. My parents kept buying inkjet printers every few years, the last one was a more expensive HP one but they were always a constant source of complaint. Bought them a Brother a few years ago, they literally didn’t have a single issue with it since.

    • WhippetBowie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      9 months ago

      I bought a brother printer / copier / scanner about 15 years ago. Still going strong, I replaced the ink once.

      I bought it for $99.99

      I still consider it the best money I’ve ever spent

      Edit: $99 Canadian!

      • havokdj@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        They are also indestructible. The brother monochrome that I have for my business is about 16 years old, last year a huge rock got thrown through our window and knocked it off the counter. Snapped the scanner cover back on, works like new.

    • Polar@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      Best printers.

      I just bought one. Works instantly out of the box. One click “install” on Windows/Android/MacOS/Linux, and doesn’t require any of their bullshit software.

      Setup on Windows is as easy as going to

      Printers & Scanners > Add device > Brother

      Done.

      Now I can print/scan/copy and my computer has no bloatware on it. It’s wonderful.