Post #3642639

2026-07-06 19:57 UTC

People don’t realise that “Just get a Brother laser; it’s fine” is the highest possible compliment for printers. If you want a printer to (1) sit near-dormant in deep sleep for weeks or months on end, and then (2) immediately print what you send to it, properly, every single time and then go to sleep again, then… just get a Brother laser printer. Somehow, in this world of madness, it does the thing you buy it for with no bullshit. If you can even remember what that’s like.

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@jdschroeder@mstdn.ca 2026-07-07 06:57

@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot I've had my Brother laser printer longer than I've been a parent, and my oldest kid is an adult now! I think this printer might outlive me. It definitely requires less maintenance.

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@mwichary@mastodon.online 2026-07-06 20:02

@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot The lights in my apartment dim whenever Brother starts printing and that adds even more magic to the whole endeavour.

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@lordmatt@mastodon.social 2026-07-06 20:02

@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot This is exactly why I have a laser printer. A Samsung, but it will sit there asleep for months and then happily print stuff double-sided when I ask before going back to sleep. I never have to wait for head cleaning, worry about dry ink, or other inkjet BS. In case of low toner, you can give the toner cart a shake and then set it back to work.

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