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.

  • Demonmariner@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I don’t know about “ethical”, but I have used a color laser printer (Brother L3270CDW) for a few years and it’s cheap to run and works fine for everything except photos.

    Photo printers seem to need inkjet tech, and ink is absurdly expensive and throwing away the whole printhead (HP) is just wasteful. I have an inkjet but don’t use it anymore. For the rare instances that require photo quality I take it to a service bureau.