Nic McConnell @NicMcC83:

this is the most devastating review of anything i’ve ever seen

Scary Whitta @garywhitta· 1d:

Imagine if your printer was also your car. That’s what owning a Tesla is like.

    • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      461·
      9 months ago

      The equivalent of an old brother mono laser would be a Lada or a Toyota hilux. It may not be pretty, but it’s simple and it will run forever.

      We got rid of the old hl2030 in favor of a fancy color printer/scanner. Now we have neither.

      • shadowspirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
        19·
        9 months ago

        We got rid of the old hl2030 in favor of a fancy color printer/scanner. Now we have neither.

        Your words cut deep.

      • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        9 months ago

        Agreed entirely. I’m a big evangelist for Brother’s business class black and white laser printers. I bought my hl2050 twenty years ago and I’ve only had to replace the toner once. It just works.

      • LoamImprovement@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        11·
        9 months ago

        Yep, got tired of inkjet printers running out, clogging, print heads gumming up, just failing in so many different ways. I’ve had my laser printer for about 5 years and it’s still rolling on the sample toner cart. Granted, I don’t print all that often, but that’s another reason I like this printer so damn much.

        • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          9 months ago

          Same, they work especially well for infrequent printing. Ink jets love to dry/clog up after some time and require changing a toner that should still have plenty of ink in it.

          I got tired of the sunken cost my ink jet printer was and got a Brother color-laser multifunction and it just works. Still using the toner it came with.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            7·
            9 months ago

            I’ve had a Brother printer for a good 20 years (USB 1.0 and Ethernet connections) and it has never clogged up on me. Sometimes I go months without printing.

      • Nahdahar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        9 months ago

        Can vouch for Brother. My parents kept buying inkjet printers every few years, the last one was a more expensive HP one but they were always a constant source of complaint. Bought them a Brother a few years ago, they literally didn’t have a single issue with it since.

    • WhippetBowie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      9 months ago

      I bought a brother printer / copier / scanner about 15 years ago. Still going strong, I replaced the ink once.

      I bought it for $99.99

      I still consider it the best money I’ve ever spent

      Edit: $99 Canadian!

      • havokdj@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        They are also indestructible. The brother monochrome that I have for my business is about 16 years old, last year a huge rock got thrown through our window and knocked it off the counter. Snapped the scanner cover back on, works like new.

          • havokdj@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            Not really, and I genuinely wish I could say otherwise. It was some asshole kid who thought he got scammed on tattoo work because it costed more than $60.

            The owner (big scary dude, the guy thay actually tattooed him) found out who he was (we had no idea who did it) and shook the shit out of his ass. Since then the kid has turned his life around and honestly is doing pretty good for himself. He still comes and gets work done every once in a while now.

    • Polar@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      Best printers.

      I just bought one. Works instantly out of the box. One click “install” on Windows/Android/MacOS/Linux, and doesn’t require any of their bullshit software.

      Setup on Windows is as easy as going to

      Printers & Scanners > Add device > Brother

      Done.

      Now I can print/scan/copy and my computer has no bloatware on it. It’s wonderful.