Ask HN: What home printer do you use/recommend?

10 points | by niyazpk 2 hours ago

7 comments

  • theandrewbailey 2 hours ago

    Color laser printer. I've had a Canon image class model since the pandemic, and its worked great every time I've had to use it (about 10 pages per year). The ink can't dry out because it's already dried out: it's supposed to be dry.

    Most people are in for a bad time with inkjet printers. Can't say I've ever had a positive experience with one long term.

    Now that my day job is e-waste recycling, I sometimes list color laser printers on Facebook Marketplace. Maybe check there. Decent ones with a few hundred estimated pages worth of toner left should go for about $100, maybe more with a scanner.

    • dhruvkar 2 hours ago

      Brother black and white laser printer

      brother-usa.com/products/hll2460dw

      I have one personally and installed it in many a home and business

      • aprdm 1 hour ago

        Staples. I have a broken Canon now and before had a broken HP. Both were dirty cheap. I imagine how much the environment suffers from broken printers alone.

        I am not buying a new one. Only going to stores to print.

        • helterskelter 2 hours ago

          Can't say I've had an issue with my Brother. Works great with Linux and ink is available at the office supply store.

          • vpfaiz 2 hours ago

            I used to have one Brother mode, sold it for $50 after long battle with ink drains. It will sneakily drain the ink cleaning the print head at midnight. I had to keep it off. Then they have chips inside the cartridge to prove authenticity of cartridge!! When the printer itself is cheaper than the cartridge, its almost always is a scam in my personal experience.

            Get an EPSON tank printer, or a laser..

          • karakoram 2 hours ago

            Not exactly sure of brand/model but can't go wrong with any decent Ink Tank Printer.

            • sergiotapia 1 hour ago

              brother laser printer. never "dries" and prints many many pages. last time we bought a refill was about 2 years ago with 3 school age kids.

              • panny 2 hours ago

                Like any good linux user, I have the "brother whatever-it-is"

                https://www.theverge.com/23642073/best-printer-2023-brother-...