Sibbo to [email protected]English • edit-21 year agoBest printer 2024: a humorous critique of the Google search engine, LLMs and printer enshittificationwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1478cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1478external-linkBest printer 2024: a humorous critique of the Google search engine, LLMs and printer enshittificationwww.theverge.comSibbo to [email protected]English • edit-21 year agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•edit-21 year agoYup, I’ve had a previous model (HL-2170W) since like 2006. The nic is dying now, but the printer works fine. Brother printers are the only brand anyone should buy.
minus-squareThe AssmanlinkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agoSame, and the only maintenance I’ve ever needed for mine is putting paper in it
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agoHey, I had to change the toner in mine!.. once… after like a decade.
minus-squareFuck spezlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 year agoBought one used several years ago for $75 and it’s still on the used starter toner.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoThe wired Nic on mine is dead, WiFi only now. one time modeled and 3d printed a part to fix the feeder. I will keep this fucker running forever.
minus-squareThe AssmanlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoYeah, to be fair I need to print something like once a year. But every time I’m amazed that it just works.
Yup, I’ve had a previous model (HL-2170W) since like 2006. The nic is dying now, but the printer works fine.
Brother printers are the only brand anyone should buy.
Same, and the only maintenance I’ve ever needed for mine is putting paper in it
Hey, I had to change the toner in mine!.. once… after like a decade.
Bought one used several years ago for $75 and it’s still on the used starter toner.
The wired Nic on mine is dead, WiFi only now. one time modeled and 3d printed a part to fix the feeder. I will keep this fucker running forever.
Yeah, to be fair I need to print something like once a year. But every time I’m amazed that it just works.