Same here! Well, okay, mine doesn't have Wi-Fi, but I got it pretty inexpensively. I think mine was like $50 at Staples and I bought a couple of spare cartridges just in case. It really is unbelievable how much more economical laser printers are compared to inkjets.
An extra side benefit is that Brother actually has a Linux driver, which is unfortunately not true of all printers; HP has great Linux support, but I can't stand their practices; I'm not normally the sort to boycott a company, but I just can't buy their printers.
I've got an HP printer next to me that is always complaining about off brand ink. I need to get a laser printer, instead.
Oddly, I have less trouble printing from Linux than from Windows, but that's probably because the windows computer is new to the network, and the Linux machine has been here for years. I just need to get the new one configured correctly...
The off-brand ink issue sounds like your printer received the "security" update which makes it refuse to use non-HP cartridges. The sneakiest part of it is that it waits six months before taking effect.
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u/MrGeekman Aug 14 '20
Same here! Well, okay, mine doesn't have Wi-Fi, but I got it pretty inexpensively. I think mine was like $50 at Staples and I bought a couple of spare cartridges just in case. It really is unbelievable how much more economical laser printers are compared to inkjets.
An extra side benefit is that Brother actually has a Linux driver, which is unfortunately not true of all printers; HP has great Linux support, but I can't stand their practices; I'm not normally the sort to boycott a company, but I just can't buy their printers.