Friends don’t let their friends buy HP.

  • callmepk@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    When HP requires HP Smart account to print, the brand was already dead to me

    Also any recommendation for printers?

    EDIT: damn, I think I am going to get a Brother Laser Printer in the future

    • Patch@feddit.uk
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      8 months ago

      Everyone loves Brother for good reason.

      I’ve had a decent experience with my Xerox too.

    • androogee (they/she)@midwest.social
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      8 months ago

      If you don’t need color printing, I’ve had a fantastic experience with my Brother monochrome laser printer, fwiw. So much cheaper than ink.

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        8 months ago

        I have a colour laser printer from Brother and have also had a great experience with it, been going strong for 5 years now

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        8 months ago

        Brother (Dc4020 model if I remember correctly). I have been using it for 10 years using off brand color toner and very well so far.

    • Fudoshin ️🏳️‍🌈@feddit.uk
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      Brother are good but I got a Kyocera about 6yrs ago and have never had to change the toner. I’ve been through about 2 blocks of paper in that time. Prints great.

      Plug & Play on Windows and Linux

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      8 months ago

      God forbid I recommended you to buy an HP ever, but it feels like they’ve been awful only in the ink jet section. At least my HP laser printer (283 something) doesn’t require me to have a(n) HP Smart account (I don’t even know how/where to set up one), I’ve had it for ~3-4 years now, and it’s been reliable and trusty ever since. I can imagine they started pulling the same shady shit with the new laser printers, but this one seems to be working as of now. Fingers crossed.

      EDIT: Still buy a Brother, I have only heard amazing things about them; just saying it’s not happening everywhere - yet.