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[โ€“] korazail@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Brother is the other secret, though it seem like maybe even they have turned... the problem with making a solid piece of equipment that will last for a decade is you consume your customer base and can't show 'growth' constantly.

My Brother color laser (model 3170, bought in 2016) doesn't print the perfect photos, but that's not what I use it for. I print coloring sheets and camp forms for my kiddos and random forms for adult life. It ran on the original toner carts for around 5 years, with black being replaced first on its own. There's no inkjet in the world that will have 5 year-old carts work, but laser toner doesn't dry out.

[โ€“] papertowels@mander.xyz 1 points 6 hours ago

Yup, one of the first things I did when I had a reasonable expectation of not moving around often was buy a big ass brother laser printer, scanner etc used for like $60. These things are built like a tank.