▲ 319 ▼ Bought a laser printer (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Poayjay@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world 60 comments fedilink hide all child comments It feels surreal just printing stuff without guilt or drama. 10/10 highly recommend.
[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago (2 children) Brother is the way to go. They just work. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago (4 children) Careful, they used to, older models are still primo, but don't get a new one, company decided they would go full ink monopoly, anti repair and everything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://consumerrights.wiki/Brother_ink_lockout_%26_quality_sabotage Mixed messages coming from this write up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FunkFactory@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago well this is just great, literally yesterday I upgraded to a new Brother printer after 14 years with my old HP laser printer. I may have to consider returning but damn I'm so happy finally having automatic duplex printing and scanning. Honestly the amount they are pushing a subscription toner service had me kinda skeptical already, just seemed really weird from a company everyone has been touting as so consumer friendly permalink fedilink source parent [–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago Yeah printer at work suddenly decided it would not work unless there was oem brother cartridge in it. It was printing fine with third party ink the day before. I recommended Brother to everyone and now BAM ! No more good company out there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Oh, brother permalink fedilink source parent [–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Oh no, just got one similar to OP’s but the MFC series with extra copy/scan features after a great experience with the old equivalent Brother model I had for about 20 years with near zero problems! I realized the new model was surprisingly cheap and with features I always wanted on the old one (which was now starting to show its age in a few ways), so I made the upgrade. Hope I won’t regret it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bored_boar_onboard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Hell yeah Brother! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago (4 children) Careful, they used to, older models are still primo, but don't get a new one, company decided they would go full ink monopoly, anti repair and everything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://consumerrights.wiki/Brother_ink_lockout_%26_quality_sabotage Mixed messages coming from this write up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FunkFactory@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago well this is just great, literally yesterday I upgraded to a new Brother printer after 14 years with my old HP laser printer. I may have to consider returning but damn I'm so happy finally having automatic duplex printing and scanning. Honestly the amount they are pushing a subscription toner service had me kinda skeptical already, just seemed really weird from a company everyone has been touting as so consumer friendly permalink fedilink source parent [–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago Yeah printer at work suddenly decided it would not work unless there was oem brother cartridge in it. It was printing fine with third party ink the day before. I recommended Brother to everyone and now BAM ! No more good company out there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Oh, brother permalink fedilink source parent [–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Oh no, just got one similar to OP’s but the MFC series with extra copy/scan features after a great experience with the old equivalent Brother model I had for about 20 years with near zero problems! I realized the new model was surprisingly cheap and with features I always wanted on the old one (which was now starting to show its age in a few ways), so I made the upgrade. Hope I won’t regret it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://consumerrights.wiki/Brother_ink_lockout_%26_quality_sabotage Mixed messages coming from this write up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FunkFactory@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago well this is just great, literally yesterday I upgraded to a new Brother printer after 14 years with my old HP laser printer. I may have to consider returning but damn I'm so happy finally having automatic duplex printing and scanning. Honestly the amount they are pushing a subscription toner service had me kinda skeptical already, just seemed really weird from a company everyone has been touting as so consumer friendly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FunkFactory@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago well this is just great, literally yesterday I upgraded to a new Brother printer after 14 years with my old HP laser printer. I may have to consider returning but damn I'm so happy finally having automatic duplex printing and scanning. Honestly the amount they are pushing a subscription toner service had me kinda skeptical already, just seemed really weird from a company everyone has been touting as so consumer friendly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago Yeah printer at work suddenly decided it would not work unless there was oem brother cartridge in it. It was printing fine with third party ink the day before. I recommended Brother to everyone and now BAM ! No more good company out there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Oh no, just got one similar to OP’s but the MFC series with extra copy/scan features after a great experience with the old equivalent Brother model I had for about 20 years with near zero problems! I realized the new model was surprisingly cheap and with features I always wanted on the old one (which was now starting to show its age in a few ways), so I made the upgrade. Hope I won’t regret it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bored_boar_onboard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Hell yeah Brother! permalink fedilink source parent
