I know brother makes tank printers but I’m not familiar with those models specifically. Every printer recommendation I’ve seen over that last few years is firmly pointed at brother. That’s a great starting point.
In my experience those posts are full of comments like " had my brother printer coming up 200 years, they’re solid!"
Thats all very well and good for line of printers brother were selling 200 years ago, but what are they like now? I have heard everything from “they’re essentially the same” to “brother has sold out” so now I don’t know what to think, and £500 is a lot to drop on something they might just be as bad as HP or Epsom.
Do you need color? Do you need scanning beyond using a scanner app from your iPhone (I use Scanner Pro and it’s worth every penny)? You may be okay with a really good B&W laser, ik which case I can more than recommend a Brother. That said, if you need color, I recently bought a Brother color laser printer and no joke, it’s a tank.
It’s not a multifunction printer but when I unboxed it, it weighed noticeably more than the multifunction color laser printer it replaced. Five months in, it’s quick, quiet, and I have no regrets spending the extra money over an Epson inkjet or a lesser laser printer. Oh, and it does duplex, so I use less paper. I legitimately think the case of paper I bought a couple of years ago is the last printer paper I’ll ever buy, and I expect this printer might be the same.
It can turn the paper by itself and print on both sides without user intervention.
But how do you use less paper for it, compared to just turning the page around yourself?
Is there a specific requirement for ink as opposed to laser?
https://www.theverge.com/23642073/best-printer-2023-brother-laser-wi-fi-its-fine
“Here’s the best printer in 2023: the Brother laser printer that everyone has. Stop thinking about it and just buy one. It will be fine!”
