• KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    Iirc Brother printers are heading down a similar dark path. Though I don’t recall where I got that info, so take it with a grain of salt.

    Edit: I somehow misspelled brother.

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        11 months ago

        And yet, somehow still better than HP.

        I can’t stand that company (their laptops are shite as well, except for maybe some of the Omens).

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            11 months ago

            I believe their laser printers should be of better quality than the inkjets.

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              11 months ago

              I’ll have to take your word for it because I’ve had a xerox laser for 2 years now that works flawlessly and the software isn’t nearly as abhorrent as brother’s

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                11 months ago

                I have two Brother laser printers, an older one and a newer one. Both still work great. When I see people recommending Brother online it’s mainly the laser printers. Maybe they’re just made differently from the inkjet printers.

                I’m glad you are having good experience with a Xerox and I would like to know how they compare to Brother ones on a price point. Do they cost a lot more? Also good to know about the software. I’ve personally only used my printers with the default drivers that came with Linux.

                P.S. I also have a Kyocera laser printer which I’ve never had any issues with.

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                  In my experience, an equivalent Xerox machine is always more expensive. But, the software is extremely lightweight and also customizable, although I run it on a windows machine. The print quality is second to none as well.