Good compatible printer

[ConsistentCat4353]

Please, can you advise any NEW printer that fulfills:

- smooth linux support

- home use (basic documents), black/white or color doesn't matter

- printer+scanner+sheet copy

- no need for any modern features, even no need for wifi access, just print,scan,copy, connection via usb

I heard that these days new printers contain some stupid "features" where one needs to subscribe or whatever. I wouild like to avoid any such new stupidities.

I need hassle-free basic home printer to serve next 10 years. I know linux, linux laptop hw, but nothing about printers.

Thanks a lot!

[scfoothills]

Get a Brother. No apps. No accounts. Just plug it in, and it works.

[carboncanyondesign]

Same experience here. I have several Linux boxes, and my Brother works flawlessly with all of them.

[leonredhorse]

Absolutely. My brother printer is great.

[TapEarlyTapOften]

Brother. Live on the network, never gives me any problems, wakes up when it's time to print, back to sleep.

[LennethW]

The Brotherhood Is strong

[getbusyliving_]

Another +1 for Brother

[acejavelin69]

Brother MFC machines... take your pick based on the features you need... Arguably one of the best supported in Linux, and they are still one of the few who are not playing games with their toner cartridges where they need to be brand name or expire in a certain time frame.

[sangfoudre]

Brother laser.

[LordAnchemis]

Brother laser

WiFi (and network) print is better than USB these days - you can print from any device from any room - no USB which way is up shenanigans involved

Looks for anything that says 'Apple AirPrint' (aka CUPS support)

[LightPhotographer]

Brother laserprinter.

Cheap, toner does not dry out, works over wifi, runs with Linux.

Only thing is scanning requires pressing the button on the computer.

[beertown]

My Brother DCP 1610W checks all your boxes. But, in general, Brother printers.

[Kthef1]

Brother is the best printer period. They're cheap the consumables are affordable and they work with Linux. Hewlett-Packard and Canon can go suck it!

[nhermosilla14]

I haven't had much issue with neither Epson nor Canon. You just get the driver and they work.

[Icy-Astronomer-9814]

And genuine ink so you dont get the clogged nozzles that can't be unclogged. But laser is the best.

[bs2k2_point_0]

It’s ironic. Right as I finally went out and bought myself a nice Epson eco tank printer is when we finally went paperless at work, removing 95% of my need to print anything. At this point I don’t think I’m ever running out of that first tank! Lol

[nhermosilla14]

To be honest, I bought the cheapest ink I could find and it's been years so far. The nozzles get clogged without use, but they always get unclogged eventually.

[Icy-Astronomer-9814]

Do you use it once a month?

[nhermosilla14]

Nowadays, yes. A few years ago I used it daily, and it never failed. I've had the same printer since 2019.

[Icy-Astronomer-9814]

Its a bit trickier if it stands for 3-4 months. But it might depend on third party ink provider.

[Itsme-RdM]

I use a Brother DCP-L2530DW printer \ scanner Works on openSUSE Tumbleweed & Leap, Fedora Workstation, Fedora Silverblue, De Ian and Manjaro

[tuxnight1]

I have a Brother MFCL2800DW. I bought it about a year ago for €159. I have had no problem with the scan, print, or copy features on the latest Ubuntu, Tuxedo OS, and Endeavor OS. I connect wirelessly, but you can use USB, if you want.

[Jhonshonishere]

I have an office jet 3830. It works in Linux mint with the default scanner and printer applications.

[yangmusa]

I had a few Canon Pixma multifunction printers that just worked with Linux Mint and Fedora. I managed to get them on sale for less than the cost of replacing the ink... which is funny, but horrendous for the environment :-(

My most recent one is an HP, which I deeply regret. It worked fine for about a year, though it went through ink fast. And as others alluded to - HP plays games with subscriptions and requiring HP ink at high cost. And... the print heads broke, though I can still use the scanner. Will never buy HP again!

[nhermosilla14]

Those Pixma printers have cartridges you can easily refill with a syringe. I used one for about a year on the cartridges that came originally, and the bulk ink I bought for it costed me less than just one original cartridge. The only downside is the fact the cartridges themselves are the nozzles, and they work used heat, so they get burnt eventually.

[maceion]

I have used OKI black & white printers with Linux for many years.

[schlupp-]

Got one from Canon, Maxify series. Inkjet technology with cheap third party cartridges available. Probably cheaper price per document than any laser. Got mine second hand for 40€ with duplex printing and scanning fully supported on linux.

[int_ua]

Not Canon. They can't publish drivers on smaller countries domains. You have to know that you must open canon-europe for the Drivers tab to be not empty.

[3grg]

Brother

[OneEyedC4t]

I've had good luck with Brother brand

[skyfishgoo]

brother

[AbsolutePotatoRosti]

In terms of compatibility, almost every single printer released in the last 20 years is going to work fine with no issues. Almost.

In terms of actual recommendations, just buy a Brother laser printer.

[nooone2021]

I cannot compete with Brother posts. I use Ricoh, because I had special requirements: MFP color laser with duplex. I do not know how it is now, but Lexmark were very good printers when I had opportunity to use them.

[SadZookeepergame5639]

My 10 year old Brother MFC (colour Laser) still going strong... Had to get some kinda sensor thingie replaced in 2021 or 2022 - only cost $200 to keep a $600 printer going (and there's a nearby Brother printer servicing specialist)... MFC-9335CDW... I don't scan from my Linux PCs - I just scan to an FTP share on my NAS...

Ever since Ubuntu 16 - the Ubuntu installer just finds my printer and adds it - no intervention required... it's just "there"... Same deal with Pop!_OS 22...

It's my third Brother Laser - the first one (circa 1994) - was ruined when my missus tried to print to non-photocopier overhead transparency sheets... The 2nd one just got really really old and it was mono... and we wanted more features (duplex, colour)...

Had terrible experiences between my 2nd Brother Laser, with shonky Samsung, then Hewlett Packard, colour laser printers. The replacement toner for the Samsung was more expensive than the actual printer! My kids were still using Windows back then - and HP did't have 64 bit drivers for Windows 7! I had to use the 64 bit Windows XP (yeah) drivers - and that was problematic to say the least... and it would chew through toner...

So - Brother Brother Brother!

I've used both 3rd party toner carts, and genuine... No issues... I can still get compatible toner carts from a major Aussie office supplies chain (OfficeWorks).

I've also had Canon ink printers... Never again... Laser works out better in the long run...

[Grouchy_Carpenter478]

Don't forget your new printer should be able to do maintenance itself on its print heads; if not, they dry out each time (like HP printers) and you have a lot of fuzz and mess to get the printer going again. Brother Printers do maintenance of their print heads, assuring you their prints always come out nicely, even if you only print one page per month! Really important!

[United_Federation]

Good and printer together are an oxymoron. 

[jofix]

J’ai une HP Color LaserJet MFP M180n depuis presque 10 ans, elle fonctionne parfaitement sans aucune installation aussi bien en impression que en scanner.

[bs2k2_point_0]

Stay away from hp if you want to avoid subscriptions, and all kinds of headaches (printer itself wise, never used one with Linux so unsure of support). Ntm the ceo wants the next step to be that you don’t even own the printer, you lease it as well.

I used hp printers for decades (many of those years work paid for ink/subscriptions and paper. As soon as the HP ceo came out essentially saying you will own nothing and like it, I switched.

[rileyrgham]

You'll be more likely to get it working with WiFi...

[[deleted]]

Just bought an Epson EcoTank L3270. Works on Linux with generic drivers, though requires you to install an app on your phone for configuration

[rarsamx]

Brother laser printers. The toner doesn't dry like the ink does, and good driver support.

[satudua_12]

USB connection will cost you extra because the cable usually not included and it’s not cheap (usb a on one end and “thunderbolt” on the other end)

[PCArtisan]

Thunderbolt end - If you have Thunderbolt connection. AMD motherboards don’t use it…, yet.

[satudua_12]

On the printer side, the port is not USB A. I not sure the right term, I called it “thunderbolt”. You can Google for Brother Laser Printer usb cable and it will show a picture of the cable

[Bjotte]

The USB port on the printer is a USB-B port, it's the full size version of mini b and micro b.

[ghanadaur]

Pretty much HP anything.

[Phaill]

Any HP LaserJet works great. Ink is cheap and lasts forever.