HP launched a subscription service today that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and sends them ink for a monthly fee. HP is framing its service as a way to simplify printing for families and small businesses, but the deal also comes with monitoring and a years-long commitment.
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The mandatory comment to any printer discussion. Buy a brother laser. Nothing else. Preferably used.
Lol, I mean…it’s still solid advice. I know they did eventually start chipping their cartridges, but AFAIK, they’re the least awful manufacturer. If not, please recommend something better as I fear what I’m going to do when this workhorse finally gives up on me.
Yes. We’ve had one Brother for ten years now. Still prints and scans just fine :D
I have an Oki laser printer that I bought for $129. I’ve had it so long I gave it to my kids for university. Duplex, wifi, and I’ve bought two toner cartridges for it in the 8 years we’ve had it.
(Side note: If you go to an airport, you’ll find that the dot matrix printer spewing out the passenger manifest at the gate is often a Okidata Microline-series printer, an updated version of the printer I had in 1992)
Basically, don’t buy an inkjet printer, and don’t buy HP.
Glad to see mention of Oki! Oki is the single most ethical choice. But they pulled out of the US market, sadly enough. The US is no place for ethical products.
Ive got a brother, but lately Ive resurrected my old HP that I got at Circuit City when they were closing. Just sticking cheapo amazon inks in it. The printer bitches about it, but tough, I’m using that cheap Chinese ink!