i need some help buying a monochrome laser printer with scanning that supports linux, plug and play is a nice thing to have.
🖨️ my available brands are : Epson, cannon and brother
❌ no need for WiFi, fax ,ect
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adding to the brother upvotes - well supported on linux. the hardware and consumables are reasonably priced and decent quality with minimal or no DRM on most lines. very much what HP used to be 30 years ago.
so no restrictions on toner brand? and what about automatic updates do i have an option to opt out ?
I have not used their B&W for a while, so I cannot personally attest to DRM specifically on their monochrome lines, I am currently using the MFC-L9570CDW and updates are not forced. brother has been pretty slow to roll out draconian DRM, though I have heard of it in some colour lines. most brother monochrome lines (from reports I have heard) do not restrict toner replacements - someone correct me if they have personal experience otherwise.
brother support and sales have been pretty good in my experience. give them a call and ask specific questions. in dealing with them I have always gotten honest, straight answers.
edit: remove stray number from model.
I have a color model and it has some mild DRM around toner that can be silenced - so more of a warning
I have a brother works fine on linux mint
Get Brother. Epson works but it’s more fiddly, I haven’t tried a Canon in a long time.
I have a Canon eco tank, works well under Linux, and with off brand ink, it might be cheaper than my Brother B&W laser.
Still, I would still have to point out that I’ve had my Brother printer for 17 years or so, and it’s rock solid. Off-brand toner is easy to come by. I have refilled toner as well, but it’s already cheap enough.
Canon is fine, mostly.
Brother is always best.
You literally can’t go wrong with a Brother b&w laser printer.
@thekerker @mr_right ONE tragic flaw with mine. It scales documents SLIGHTLY so I can’t print a sheet of mailing labels
My recommendation is check if you have a local ink/toner shop and see what their refill prices are for the toner cartridges. I chose my printers based on being cheap to continually use and the quality is good enough for me.
