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Just buy Brother. Their driver support is also great for Windows and Mac. More importantly, they last many years. I'm still using the same laser printer from
by dade_ 6y ago
Just buy Brother. Their driver support is also great for Windows and Mac. More importantly, they last many years. I'm still using the same laser printer from 2007.
While my print volume is low, I find HP and most other printers start to have paper feed issues within a few year years as the rubber components quickly degrade. The parts are usually expensive and complicated to replace.
- oneplane 6y agoI've found the same problem with Canon printers in the early 2000's. The paper would no longer feed properly, or not feed at all. At some point small parts started coming loose like some of the smaller idling rollers that apparently are made of some low grade plastic and simply get brittle and break.
- dsr_ 6y agoSlight correction: buy Brother printers with BRScript, their PostScript clone. Faster and less error-prone than weird GDI printers. We replace(d) heavily used lasers in the office with Brothers about once every four years. At home, one has been chugging along for about 12 years now.
- app4soft 6y agoJust buy HP (Hewlett-Packard). The HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)[0,1] provides full support for printing on most HP SFP (single function peripheral) inkjets and many LaserJets, and for scanning, sending faxes and for photo-card access on most HP MFP (multi-function peripheral) printers. [0] https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing [1] https://repology.org/project/hplip https://repology.org/project/hplip
- teunispeters 6y agoYMMV with this, ensure the model is supported. (been burnt a couple of times) I've had no issues with Brother though.
- 29athrowaway 6y agoI use a HP printer with Linux and it works out of the box. Never had any problem with it (printing, scanning, etc).
- dcminter 6y agoVery much this. Earlier this year I bought an HP Colour LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdw which has a scanner built in. Although HPLIP didn't support the scanner initially, it now does, and I'm quite delighted with the whole setup.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoHP used to be the best but I'm not sure anymore. The last couple of devices I had from them were dire whereas the Brother we have at home has been going strong for a long time.
- supportlocal4h 6y agoHP hasn't been the best for 20 years. I second (or third or fourth) the recommendation for Brother.
- morpheuskafka 6y agoHP is also among the leaders of ink DRM and tracking technology for their Instant Ink subscription.
- drran 6y agoI have HP LaserJet 1020 and I hate it, because it needs firmware to be uploaded after start, which is hard to setup properly.
- hrktb 6y agoOr Xerox for that matter. At the price of laser printers, they’re actually affordable.