Canon is better than HP for sure, but not as reliable, compatible, or unobtrusive as Brother. I bought a higher-end Canon photo printer that just would not work well outside of Windows, and my main drivers are Linux and Android. Brother has never failed me there.
I spent way longer than I ever hoped to primarily selling printers. This is the answer. I’d wager a solid 80% of people would be better off buying a cheap brother laser and just going to walgreens/office depot/where ever the 2 times a year they need to print in color
And it’s still more expensive than a brother printer after a year and a half, and one of those will last decades.
Brother FTW 🐐
Canon tho!
Canon is better than HP for sure, but not as reliable, compatible, or unobtrusive as Brother. I bought a higher-end Canon photo printer that just would not work well outside of Windows, and my main drivers are Linux and Android. Brother has never failed me there.
I’m 2.5y into testing that claim, with a MFC-J6930DW. So far, no issues at all.
I’ve deployed half a dozen in the last dozen years. All still going.
I have a brother color laser, only had to change toner. My mom has a brother laser, haven’t changed toner. These things run like trucks.
I spent way longer than I ever hoped to primarily selling printers. This is the answer. I’d wager a solid 80% of people would be better off buying a cheap brother laser and just going to walgreens/office depot/where ever the 2 times a year they need to print in color
Laser FTW!
Very common pushback comes on size, esp. from those who want a scanner (e.g. All In One):
Now which is worse, renting a printer or modem…