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Years ago, Brother printers seemed to be one of the few feasible options. What's the printer landscape like today? Are there any plug and play options that aren't part of some ink scam?

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[–] synthllama@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If it's a network printer and it lists Postscript and/or PCL6 support on its specs it should be good for at least basic printing. I still use my Brother laser though, haven't needed to replace it yet.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 5 points 1 year ago

Yup, network printers work so much easier on Linux than USB printers.

[–] davefischer@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I have no idea if this is common, but the HP I have supports both postscript and PDF (and PCL-something), which makes my life much easier.