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.

  • 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.