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Looking for a budget reliable printer (feddit.de)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello,

I am looking for a budget reliable printer.

I know that some companies scam the crap out of you as soon as you buy their printers and I would like to not fall victim to that.

My budget is around 100 dollars, I don‘t care if laser or ink printer.

Of course I need a certain compatibility to Linux.

Thanks a lot already for your answers and have a nice day!

Edit: Thanks for the kind tips, I will definitely get myself a brother printer.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I've had good luck with Brother, they still provide Linux drivers for an older fax/printer combo I have from 1994, and it works perfectly on the latest version of Mint.

I've also had good luck with a vintage office HP Laser printer with dual-sided printing, the HP 2300D. You can pick them up used or refurbished off ebay cheap, and it's been plug'n'play for me on Linux. They're built like tanks, and the toner is cheap as heck.

Whatever you do, make sure it's a laser printer unless you need color prints often, it'll be 10x more affordable in the long run thanks to the cheapness of toner, and they tend to have much less reliability problems.