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minus-square@9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish36•13 days agoThey had two things going for them… Decent linux support and non-shitty DRM ink/toner
minus-square@Tja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish1•13 days agoI have a Ricoh that doesn’t give me any problems, works out of the box with Linux pcl6 drivers. Bought a third party toner cartridge like 8 years ago, still using it today. It’s an old model, but worth checking newer ones.
You were the chosen one! 😭
They had two things going for them… Decent linux support and non-shitty DRM ink/toner
I have a Ricoh that doesn’t give me any problems, works out of the box with Linux pcl6 drivers. Bought a third party toner cartridge like 8 years ago, still using it today. It’s an old model, but worth checking newer ones.