My HP put me through one to many hour-long fights to print a single page and I’m done with it. Going to go full office space on that thing, but first I need a new printer. I’m not a heavy user, so I’m lookng to spend $300 or less. What do yall recommend?
Must haves Color printing Copying (B&W and color) Accepts generic ink/toner
Strongly prefer Printing cardstock up to 300 GSM Duplex printing feeder
Inkjet or laserjet is OK, with slight preference for laserjet. Also, scanner not needed
The Verge’s recommendation of Brother Printers
Yes, they literally wrote that article as a meme. It’s been a joke on the VergeCast for years that their printer recommendation is, “Get the cheapest Brother printer that meets your needs (duplex, scanner, colour, etc). You’ll almost certainly be happy with it.” In your case, even if you don’t want it, you’ll probably get a scanner, but it doesn’t add that much to the price.
Not to mention brother printers seem to work flawlessly with Linux as well (though I’ve only used Ubuntu based distros, I didn’t have to do anything to get them to work)
Which adds some bonus points IMO
This has been 100% my experience with my Brother printer
I bought a brother printer 13 years ago that still goes strong. Toner replacement is like … $15 off brand? If I even have to replace it. I can’t remember when I last bought replacement toner.
When my sister went off to grad school my going away present was an updated version of the same printer. A year later she said it was the most thoughtful gift anyone gave her.
I bought an Epson and it had the following issues the emtire time i had it:
I did the Ron Swanson and chucked it in the garbage. I bought a Brother based on Reddit recommendations, and it was not only cheaper, but worked better in every way.
I’ve had a Brothers for like five years, and pretty sure it’s still working off the first cartridge.
Almost never print at home, but before everytime I went to print something, the cartridge said it was expired