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Great… We can’t even buy printers from HP anymore. What is the best other brand to switch to?

TehCorwiz 3y ago
I use an Epson ECOTank printer. Refills come in a bottle. No DRM. Very low price ink compared to the alternatives. I previously used Brother printers which are also pretty good, they didn't use cart DRM either last time I used them. They both have their flaws, but nothing approaching the BS that HP pulls.
- 0xcafecafe 3y ago
  Any issues with ink getting clogged? I was hearing such cases for ecotank variants. My use-case is infrequent printing
  - blakesterz 3y ago
    I have an ECOTank and haven't had troubles with clogs. The Windows driver has been a bit buggy, but Mac has been solid.
    - 0xcafecafe 3y ago
      Thanks
  - CommonGuy 3y ago
    I have an EcoTank and print infrequently, clogging has never been an issue. I once didn't print in half a year and it didn't clog. Printing quality goes down after not printing for a long time, but the automated "cleaning" (or whatever it's called) program solves that in a minute
    - 0xcafecafe 3y ago
      Thank you for the reply
  - TehCorwiz 3y ago
    I've never had a clog with my color one. The shop my wife works at (which I get occasionally called on to do tech support for) chose the B&W model for their invoice printing and they've been using it heavily for about three years now with no problems.
    - 0xcafecafe 3y ago
      Thanks, will consider it then.
- systems_glitch 3y ago
  If we ever end up needing large format color print capability in-house again, it'll be an Epson ink tank printer. Currently we just take stuff to the local print shop if it's bigger than legal size.
skywhopper 3y ago
Brother printers are low-cost, no-nonsense, and last forever. I've got one that's 18 years old and has printed tens of thousands of pages. I got a new one a few years ago only to get wifi printing. But the older one continues to work on my desktop PC just fine.
jfoster 3y ago
Brother. I got a Laser Brother multifunction center recently and whilst it wasn't the absolute cheapest option, it seems you get what you pay for. I could connect it to wifi on first attempt, and everything just worked on first attempt. It's incredible to have printing & scanning that "just works."

I use an Epson ECOTank printer. Refills come in a bottle. No DRM. Very low price ink compared to the alternatives. I previously used Brother printers which are also pretty good, they didn't use cart DRM either last time I used them. They both have their flaws, but nothing approaching the BS that HP pulls.

0xcafecafe 3y ago
Any issues with ink getting clogged? I was hearing such cases for ecotank variants. My use-case is infrequent printing
- blakesterz 3y ago
  I have an ECOTank and haven't had troubles with clogs. The Windows driver has been a bit buggy, but Mac has been solid.
  - 0xcafecafe 3y ago
    Thanks
- CommonGuy 3y ago
  I have an EcoTank and print infrequently, clogging has never been an issue. I once didn't print in half a year and it didn't clog. Printing quality goes down after not printing for a long time, but the automated "cleaning" (or whatever it's called) program solves that in a minute
  - 0xcafecafe 3y ago
    Thank you for the reply
- TehCorwiz 3y ago
  I've never had a clog with my color one. The shop my wife works at (which I get occasionally called on to do tech support for) chose the B&W model for their invoice printing and they've been using it heavily for about three years now with no problems.
  - 0xcafecafe 3y ago
    Thanks, will consider it then.
systems_glitch 3y ago
If we ever end up needing large format color print capability in-house again, it'll be an Epson ink tank printer. Currently we just take stuff to the local print shop if it's bigger than legal size.

skywhopper 3y ago

Brother printers are low-cost, no-nonsense, and last forever. I've got one that's 18 years old and has printed tens of thousands of pages. I got a new one a few years ago only to get wifi printing. But the older one continues to work on my desktop PC just fine.

jfoster 3y ago

Brother. I got a Laser Brother multifunction center recently and whilst it wasn't the absolute cheapest option, it seems you get what you pay for. I could connect it to wifi on first attempt, and everything just worked on first attempt. It's incredible to have printing & scanning that "just works."