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You should probably clarify if you're asking about inkjet printers. I bought a laser printer almost 2 years ago. No complaints so far, but we'll see how long t

You should probably clarify if you're asking about inkjet printers. I bought a laser printer almost 2 years ago. No complaints so far, but we'll see how long that lasts.

baq 4y ago
I have a Brother laser printer/scanner combo that I bought 8 years ago, I actually wish it broke down so I could replace it with something that supports AirPrint without feeling bad about throwing out perfectly good hardware
- sgjohnson 4y ago
  Hook it up to a Raspberry Pi and expose the printer over network There you go, DIY AirPrint
  - mkopinsky 4y ago
    I tried this with a Brother HL-L23200 printer and an old raspberry pi, and couldn't get it to work. Seemed like something in the stack was OOM'ing - it worked fine for just a page or two, but when I tried to print a longer document it would crap out. I gave up and now on the rare occasion when I need to print something I carry my laptop over and physically plug in the USB cord like a neanderthal.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  I thought that too, but once I had access to AirPrint I realized I have never needed to print from my phone, or even barely ever from my laptop.
- spikej 4y ago
  Same here. The android brother plug in sucks and I wish google cloud print was still around. I tried mobility print but it didn't quite work as expected and decided to just stick to printing from my laptop.
- lloeki 4y ago
  Then don't! Plug it to a Pi or something like that and turn it into an AirPrint server, which is (an extension of) IPP plus Bonjour for discovery.
- yardie 4y ago
  Just get a raspberry pi, the cheapest will do, and you now have Airprint.
adamgordonbell 4y ago
This! inkjets printers are a horrible industry, but office printers need to be stable and work. I got a brother black and white laser printer designed for an office on 'Prime Day" years ago and it's never failed me.
- scarface74 4y ago
  I’ve stayed away from inkjets since the mid 90s. I bought a then “affordable” $1000 LaserWriter LS/300.
ValentineC 4y ago
I had a Samsung CLP-315W that didn't work with original replacement toners that I kept in a cupboard for a couple of years, since I bought them during a sale. I'm guessing that either one of their firmware updates broke their chip DRM recognition, or the chips that were in my original toners somehow corroded due to age. Even for laser printers, it looks like it will be compatibles and refills for me moving forward.
usrusr 4y ago
Bought mine twenty years ago, that's when the price drop happened, when consumer-priced laser printers started to become a thing. Never looked back. Some years ago the paper drive started having trouble getting traction on the next page (probably some plastic springs losing their springyness?), but that's perfectly acceptable for a dozen pages a year.
kurupt213 4y ago
My HP color laser died before the first set of toner cartridges ran out. The fake paper jam error

You should probably clarify if you're asking about inkjet printers. I bought a laser printer almost 2 years ago. No complaints so far, but we'll see how long that lasts.

baq 4y ago

I have a Brother laser printer/scanner combo that I bought 8 years ago, I actually wish it broke down so I could replace it with something that supports AirPrint without feeling bad about throwing out perfectly good hardware

sgjohnson 4y ago
Hook it up to a Raspberry Pi and expose the printer over network There you go, DIY AirPrint
- mkopinsky 4y ago
  I tried this with a Brother HL-L23200 printer and an old raspberry pi, and couldn't get it to work. Seemed like something in the stack was OOM'ing - it worked fine for just a page or two, but when I tried to print a longer document it would crap out. I gave up and now on the rare occasion when I need to print something I carry my laptop over and physically plug in the USB cord like a neanderthal.
lotsofpulp 4y ago
I thought that too, but once I had access to AirPrint I realized I have never needed to print from my phone, or even barely ever from my laptop.
spikej 4y ago
Same here. The android brother plug in sucks and I wish google cloud print was still around. I tried mobility print but it didn't quite work as expected and decided to just stick to printing from my laptop.
lloeki 4y ago
Then don't! Plug it to a Pi or something like that and turn it into an AirPrint server, which is (an extension of) IPP plus Bonjour for discovery.
yardie 4y ago
Just get a raspberry pi, the cheapest will do, and you now have Airprint.

adamgordonbell 4y ago

This! inkjets printers are a horrible industry, but office printers need to be stable and work. I got a brother black and white laser printer designed for an office on 'Prime Day" years ago and it's never failed me.

scarface74 4y ago
I’ve stayed away from inkjets since the mid 90s. I bought a then “affordable” $1000 LaserWriter LS/300.

ValentineC 4y ago

I had a Samsung CLP-315W that didn't work with original replacement toners that I kept in a cupboard for a couple of years, since I bought them during a sale. I'm guessing that either one of their firmware updates broke their chip DRM recognition, or the chips that were in my original toners somehow corroded due to age. Even for laser printers, it looks like it will be compatibles and refills for me moving forward.

usrusr 4y ago

Bought mine twenty years ago, that's when the price drop happened, when consumer-priced laser printers started to become a thing. Never looked back. Some years ago the paper drive started having trouble getting traction on the next page (probably some plastic springs losing their springyness?), but that's perfectly acceptable for a dozen pages a year.

kurupt213 4y ago

My HP color laser died before the first set of toner cartridges ran out. The fake paper jam error