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Which consumer grade printer should I buy?

Title, basically. My old torture device needs to be replaced, and while it’s been mostly working OK, printers have no excuse for being as shitty as they are. So therefore I am looking for suggestions.

Specs:

  • Must include a flatbed scanner
  • prints in color
  • Wifi connection preferred
  • No PaaS or IaaS bullshit
  • No driver weirdness. I’m going to use it on linux.
  • Available “anywhere”.
  • Ability to sit powered and connected in my HarryPotteresque “server room” under the stairs for ages, unattended, and work without hazzle when I send it the bimonthly print job.

I know the geek community likes Brother. Any particular model?

For reference, this new printer will replace my aging Canon Pixma 4250.

infinitevalence ,
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Used brother MFC-L3770CDW with a firmware T or older. If you can’t get one with an old firmware you have to use brother replacement toner. It’s sometimes possible to downgrade firmware but having had to do it once I never want to again.

But other than the toner issue it works fantastic on Linux and my whole house uses it.

Would not recommend for photo printing.

https://discuss.online/pictrs/image/9a5d3997-d69b-4512-b13d-06cb7897a1de.png

cheese_greater ,

Has to be a Brother

mipadaitu ,

Outdated advice (unless buying older stuff) Brother has enshittified like the rest.

cheese_greater ,

So who what buy?

mozz ,
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I have a Brother MFC-J1205W and I’m super happy with it. Idk about the Linux support side, but it fits all the other requirements, it was pretty cheap, + so far for me it’s been super reliable, cheap ink, and very high quality prints.

altima_neo , (edited )
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

Buy a cheap used printer and get cheep off brand ink off Amazon.

The brother printer thing is mostly for laser printers.

I personally have one, and an old color hp that I put cheap in from Amazon.

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