Throughout my life i have set up a multitude of different printers. None of them have been a pleasant experience. Why is this, and is there a printer that is actually good?

Order of priorities:

  1. Free/open software and hardware
  2. Available ink/toner and spares
  3. No connectivity “dumb as a rock”

Print quality really doesent matter unless it is really bad. Of course, im willing to make sacrifices on all of these points, but you get the gist.

Any suggestions for models that comes even close to any of these requirements?

  • Rev@ihax0r.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have the HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw I love it. I got it new last year. Sure its been complaining about low toner for 90% of that time but it still prints and they look great. I don’t have hp software installed, I have the wifi turned off and just use the ethernet hookup. airprint from my phone works great also. Its never once refused to print because one of the toner colors are empty. Sure it complains but it still prints. I can’t say the same for any inkjet I have ever owned.

    Never buy consumer grade printers. If the ink is more expensive than the printer you are going to get hosed in the long run.

    I had a brother laser before but it pulled so much current at warm up that it caused a brown out that tripped all the ups’s in the house.

    Also don’t buy direct from HP that was a shit show, it never showed up and took an act of god to cancel the order and get my money back. I went with amazon after that, at least it there was an issue I could easily return it to amazon.