• @zod000@lemmy.ml
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    222 days ago

    Xennial here, get a Brother laser printer if you can. The “starter toner” lasted me for like 4 years so far and is only now getting low. I can’t imagine going back to an inkjet that would always dry up since I used infrequently, but I still needed it.

    • @cynar@lemmy.world
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      32 days ago

      A second vote for brother lasers.

      I upgraded my old printer about 6 months ago. Laser is far superior, and no longer particularly expensive. I also discovered they have solved the photo printing quality issue at some point (laser’s only real weakness). I ran off a photo and it came out near/at inkjet quality.

      • Scrubbles
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        22 days ago

        You do one up front payment and it saves so much money long term, so many people are against that concept

    • Bonus is you can buy third party refilled toner in bundles for like $15 for 3. I bought some a couple of years ago and I still haven’t burned through the first replacement

      • @axus@lemmy.ca
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        42 days ago

        There have been reports that Brother has finally started being evil about third-party toner with new firmwares.

    • @Maalus@lemmy.world
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      32 days ago

      Same, 3 years running, printing lots of shit for my own company and just now got a “low toner” warning which I’m ignoring for the last 2 or so months. Buying an inkjet is the biggest scam there is, you pay more in the ink and broken printers than you ever would for a laser.

    • @renrenPDX@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      Yep, finally got rid of my Epson BJ with a Brother b/w laser and it’s fantastic. A little louder but it functions like it should instead of complaining about low Magenta.