I hate that everything now is a subscription service instead of buying it and do whatever you want.

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    11 months ago

    Buy a brother printer instead. They may be a bit more expensive, but their easy mantainance and the amount of bootleg ink you can find online makes it worth the extra price.

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      11 months ago

      Last time this came up, people were quick to bring up brother, and others (and that was new) to mention that brother started to do the same crap (limiting 3rd party toners). So I really don’t know what to think of them anymore.

      I could be in the market for a b&w laser printer/scanner soon so I’ll keep an eye on replies here.

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        11 months ago

        Brother pulls similar shit. My brother printer day my ink is out, and prints shittty pages, but the test page it prints is absolutely gorgeous.

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        11 months ago

        In my experience laser Brothers are still less fussy and way more reliable and durable than competing brands.

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          11 months ago

          Kind of, yes. 603XL has many compatible options, but the 604 of current printers was not available for cheap when I looked a few months ago.

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          11 months ago

          IIRC unless you go ecotank-tier, you are pretty much guaranteed some surprises. Good that they have a “reasonable” range, though.