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>>rntn+(OP)
I tell anybody who asks, if you need a printer, then 1) avoid inkjet printers and 2) I recommend Brother laser printers.

I've owned 4 Brother printers since the 90s. The first one lasted more than a decade, and I put it through the wringer. The next one lasted about the same, including a stint as EIC of a magazine which meant I printed a ton of proofs on that poor thing. They all worked easily with Linux, to boot.

I currently own two, one color and one multi-function B&W. They don't actually get a ton of usage but <knocks wood> they work when I need them to and I'm not constantly buying toner for the things.

(I'm sure other folks have horror stories because somebody always does no matter what product, but they've served me well enough - and certainly Brother doesn't seem to be as customer hostile as HP.)

>>jzb+C5
Newer Brothers printers are starting to do the same tricks.

>>31860131

>>jmisav+k6
So if Brother is out, which printer is still reasonable to buy? Are there any?

>>JohnFe+wf
I've got a lot of respect for Oki. Granted they've left the US market but still in the EU and Asia. Heck, we were getting security firmware updates 7 years after initial purchase. Of the 10 we had at work, still rocking 9 of them 9 years after purchase. The only loss was due to a power spike after a power loss restoral.

I'd throw all our worthless Xerox in the trash if I could still get Oki.