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Brother lasers are pretty great.

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This is the way.

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I got a b/w Brother laser and have been using it with Windows, Linux and Android devices with no issues. It has lasted me through 6 years of university and I’ve only replaced the toner once. Probably the best technology investment I’ve ever made.

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How many photos are you printing to not use a professional service?

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All Brother all the time.

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For now at least yes. I would have said the same thing about HP 25years ago.

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Brother. Don’t ever look at anything else.

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My previous Brother laser lasted me over 14 years using only the original toner provided inside the box. I merely had to shake it once a year to redistribute the toner inside it.

Even if I had to buy another genuine cartridge during that 12 year run, it would have been worth it. I had to get another printer simply because that specific model had been discontinued for years, and I couldn’t find a replacement drum.

Not bad for a $109 printer.

HP cartridges barely last a month, costs $40 each, and if you don’t use it for a couple of weeks, they no longer work.

Had to buy an HP inkjet to make custom printed shirts for an event; never again.

That thing ended costing upwards of $200 for 2 months of use.

I’ll buy Brother and their genuine laser toner cartridges anytime.

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This thread is pretty much all brother 🤣

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Count me in as a happy Brother user. I used to think they were the knock off crappy printer but once I started to see more of them poo up and how much better they worked… I just bought myself an all in one laser one. Couldn’t be happier. It works so well, and no bullshit in Linux either. Works there too. Hp used to be the easy way but they’re not so great anymore.

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We’re all brothers in Brother

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It’s the first printer I’ve owned that didn’t make me want to throw it off my balcony

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Did well with Brother laser printer. Canon was okay.

I had setup a friend’s HP printer and noticed he was constantly switching to WiFi Direct in order to print. I did him the favor of connecting it to the AP, so he wouldn’t have to manually switch all the time.

The moment it got online, the printer locked itself down and refused to continue print until he paid for a subscription service on the ink.

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My brother laser printer has been going for like 7 years. I bought a replacement drum head recently but that’s the only thing other than toner that it has needed.

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