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Moderately ethical printer recommendation? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by danciestlobster@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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We need a new printer. Maybe I am just cynical but I feel increasingly like printers are cheap upfront but then outrageous on ink prices or with forced internet connection and updates at all times and other assorted printer based horror stories that I have been seeing a lot of in the past years.

I'm just wondering if anyone has actually GOOD (or at least ok) experiences with theirs and could point us in the right direction? Reminding me which ones not to use is also helpful here.

Thanks!

Edit: thanks everyone for the feedback! This is very helpful.

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[–] NochMehrG@feddit.org 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well I have OK experiences with Brother printers (in the EU). They complain about third party ink but accept it, if you use their ink, you can send back the used cartridges free of charge for recycling and they are just the ink containers and don’t include the printing head (if that’s the right word). They don’t immediately break after the warranty period. And even their ink subscription seems to be reasonably priced.

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I concur. All printer companies suck; Brother sucks the least.

[–] littleomid@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Same. Use brother, am very happy. Completely painless printing and scanning using CUPS and SANE.