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> The upfront cost is slightly higher, the print quality is slightly decreased but the long term satisfaction is greatly enhanced. OK but they still stop updat

> The upfront cost is slightly higher, the print quality is slightly decreased but the long term satisfaction is greatly enhanced. OK but they still stop updating the drivers after 3 years, which is the main problem. Otherwise they would last forever.

oneplane 4y ago
What do you expect such a driver to do? The printer is essentially just a random network device. Packets go in, paper comes out. No drivers needed.
raverbashing 4y ago
"updating the drivers" no Good printers use PS/PCL, nobody cares about drivers, a generic one usually works
- rufus_foreman 4y ago
  - nordsieck 4y ago
    "Postscript" and "printer control language". They're standardized printer input formats.
linsomniac 4y ago
Largely true. I've always spent a few more dollars on Postscript printers, because that tended to solve some headaches with printing under Linux in the past, and I think that makes it less of an issue with driver longevity. But the problem is security updates, lots of attacks use printers to gain a foothold.
Saris 4y ago
That doesn't really matter in my experience, they're just attached as a mostly generic network printer and the driver is very basic.
magicalhippo 4y ago
I've had my HP LaserJet Pro P1102w, one of the cheapest laser printers I could find at the time, for about a decade without any driver issues. Same as with the previous HP lasers I've had.
JohnFen 4y ago
Why do driver updates matter?
- dagw 4y ago
  My father in law had an old laser printer that he could not get to work under windows 10 since the drivers only support windows 7 and refuse to install.
  - JohnFen 4y ago
    Does it need proprietary drivers at all? I don't think I've seen a printer that does for decades, but I certainly haven't used all printers.
    - dagw 4y ago
      Windows 10 found no supported drivers and refused to print to it, while it worked fine with Windows 7
Tepix 4y ago
I received updates for my Samsung printer for more than 10 years. Now that they finally stopped supporting the latest MacOS i can still use it by printing via a Raspberry Pi.
scarface74 4y ago
My AirPrint capable printer that I bought almost a decade ago works perfectly with the newest iPhone/Macs…

oneplane 4y ago

What do you expect such a driver to do? The printer is essentially just a random network device. Packets go in, paper comes out. No drivers needed.

raverbashing 4y ago

"updating the drivers" no Good printers use PS/PCL, nobody cares about drivers, a generic one usually works

rufus_foreman 4y ago
- nordsieck 4y ago
  "Postscript" and "printer control language". They're standardized printer input formats.

linsomniac 4y ago

Largely true. I've always spent a few more dollars on Postscript printers, because that tended to solve some headaches with printing under Linux in the past, and I think that makes it less of an issue with driver longevity. But the problem is security updates, lots of attacks use printers to gain a foothold.

Saris 4y ago

That doesn't really matter in my experience, they're just attached as a mostly generic network printer and the driver is very basic.

magicalhippo 4y ago

I've had my HP LaserJet Pro P1102w, one of the cheapest laser printers I could find at the time, for about a decade without any driver issues. Same as with the previous HP lasers I've had.

JohnFen 4y ago

Why do driver updates matter?

dagw 4y ago
My father in law had an old laser printer that he could not get to work under windows 10 since the drivers only support windows 7 and refuse to install.
- JohnFen 4y ago
  Does it need proprietary drivers at all? I don't think I've seen a printer that does for decades, but I certainly haven't used all printers.
  - dagw 4y ago
    Windows 10 found no supported drivers and refused to print to it, while it worked fine with Windows 7

Tepix 4y ago

I received updates for my Samsung printer for more than 10 years. Now that they finally stopped supporting the latest MacOS i can still use it by printing via a Raspberry Pi.

scarface74 4y ago

My AirPrint capable printer that I bought almost a decade ago works perfectly with the newest iPhone/Macs…