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Re:Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink c... by j45 on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @11:36PM (#43262845)
Fair point, laser is great. Color laser is preferable, but not always comparable to what some inkjets can do.

Also possible to schedule/automate a test print every so often with the low cost of printing on the large tank printers to keep the print heads happy.

Re:Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink c... by alsoforgotmypwd on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @12:12AM (#43263102)
5 year or more year old used HP enterprise workgroup printer only or mopier with low page count are ideal for personal use. In general, the more expensive the initial purchase price of laser printers, the more repairable and durable and lower cost per page they are. (I worked in a large university department in the 00's where they had zillions of network enterprise HP printers of all sizes.)

I have an HP LaserJet Pro M402dw because I don't have a particular need for color.

Re:Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink c... by j45 on Thursday March 06, 2025 @01:34PM (#43283497)
Lots of great black and white options in laser printing. Even Laser LED printers (okidata, etc) are good bang for the buck.