Nic McConnell @NicMcC83:

this is the most devastating review of anything i’ve ever seen

Scary Whitta @garywhitta· 1d:

Imagine if your printer was also your car. That’s what owning a Tesla is like.

    • @BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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      412 years ago

      The equivalent of an old brother mono laser would be a Lada or a Toyota hilux. It may not be pretty, but it’s simple and it will run forever.

      We got rid of the old hl2030 in favor of a fancy color printer/scanner. Now we have neither.

      • @shadowspirit@lemmy.world
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        182 years ago

        We got rid of the old hl2030 in favor of a fancy color printer/scanner. Now we have neither.

        Your words cut deep.

      • Clay_pidgin
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        62 years ago

        Agreed entirely. I’m a big evangelist for Brother’s business class black and white laser printers. I bought my hl2050 twenty years ago and I’ve only had to replace the toner once. It just works.

      • @Nahdahar@lemmy.world
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        Can vouch for Brother. My parents kept buying inkjet printers every few years, the last one was a more expensive HP one but they were always a constant source of complaint. Bought them a Brother a few years ago, they literally didn’t have a single issue with it since.

    • @WhippetBowie@lemmy.world
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      I bought a brother printer / copier / scanner about 15 years ago. Still going strong, I replaced the ink once.

      I bought it for $99.99

      I still consider it the best money I’ve ever spent

      Edit: $99 Canadian!

      • @havokdj@lemmy.world
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        12 years ago

        They are also indestructible. The brother monochrome that I have for my business is about 16 years old, last year a huge rock got thrown through our window and knocked it off the counter. Snapped the scanner cover back on, works like new.

          • @havokdj@lemmy.world
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            22 years ago

            Not really, and I genuinely wish I could say otherwise. It was some asshole kid who thought he got scammed on tattoo work because it costed more than $60.

            The owner (big scary dude, the guy thay actually tattooed him) found out who he was (we had no idea who did it) and shook the shit out of his ass. Since then the kid has turned his life around and honestly is doing pretty good for himself. He still comes and gets work done every once in a while now.

    • Polar
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      Best printers.

      I just bought one. Works instantly out of the box. One click “install” on Windows/Android/MacOS/Linux, and doesn’t require any of their bullshit software.

      Setup on Windows is as easy as going to

      Printers & Scanners > Add device > Brother

      Done.

      Now I can print/scan/copy and my computer has no bloatware on it. It’s wonderful.