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HP TV ads claim its printers are 'made to be less hated' (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We have some old, great HP printers. Rock solid.

As they die, Brother, my Brother.

Fuck the latest HP.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Iirc Brother printers are heading down a similar dark path. Though I don’t recall where I got that info, so take it with a grain of salt.

Edit: I somehow misspelled brother.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Every Brother printer I have personally owned over the past 20 years was a colossal piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And yet, somehow still better than HP.

I can’t stand that company (their laptops are shite as well, except for maybe some of the Omens).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I believe it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Inkjet or laser?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Several different models of inkjet multifunction stations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I believe their laser printers should be of better quality than the inkjets.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'll have to take your word for it because I've had a xerox laser for 2 years now that works flawlessly and the software isn't nearly as abhorrent as brother's

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I have two Brother laser printers, an older one and a newer one. Both still work great. When I see people recommending Brother online it's mainly the laser printers. Maybe they're just made differently from the inkjet printers.

I'm glad you are having good experience with a Xerox and I would like to know how they compare to Brother ones on a price point. Do they cost a lot more? Also good to know about the software. I've personally only used my printers with the default drivers that came with Linux.

P.S. I also have a Kyocera laser printer which I've never had any issues with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

In my experience, an equivalent Xerox machine is always more expensive. But, the software is extremely lightweight and also customizable, although I run it on a windows machine. The print quality is second to none as well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hp 4000 series laser printers are still the bomb

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I have a 4050 and a 1200 still going strong. When they do go I have a Kyocera and a Brother to replace them.