• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    26 days ago

    Word to the wise brother laser printers work great with linux, but I’ve heard some mention about the newer ones not taking 3rd party toner cartridges. At least toner goes further and doesn’t dry up with disuse like ink!

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      26 days ago

      We ended up with an HP all in one years ago because Costco had a pretty good deal and my wife had a lot of stuff to print for school.

      …I…I think we’re still on fhe initial toner cartridges. Or maybe we replaced black once…

      Yeah, Linux support is a bit frustrating but it’s there. And the scanner components feel a bit cheap.

      Laser printers aren’t even THAT bad for photos. You’re not getting that sweet glossy “developed in my home darkroom” look, but pictures come out fine for general purposes.

      Working in a public library before, it kinda blew my mind how long cartridges would last when flocks of people were printing out Wikipedia pages and photos and law documents and crap all day.

      Can be expensive to service though…