I know we're all skeptical about Wirecutter, and I'm doubly skeptical that all of their top printer, laser printer, and scanner suggestions are HP. I've had enough personal experience with HP and seen enough comments here to know... never again.

The main mention here in BIFL always appears to be Brother. I know printers aren't really BIFL by definition, but I was hoping for some recommendations.

I don't need to print often, but I don't want a printer that's going to be a PITA with ink replacements or drying out. I was thinking of a laser printer this time around, and ideally one that can also scan documents.

Are most of my options going to be black and white only? Does anyone have a personal recommendation?

I know Brother brand is good for its color laser all in ones, but what about its inket series that are smaller and cheaper? Do they use a lot of inks and even let you use third party inks?

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon.

Hi, I hate my HP, so so much and I need a new one.

I went with Brother printers since they are apperently immortal and I've only heard good things about them.

Some features that are important to me are:

• be a laser printer

• solid B&W printing

• have a scanner

• wireless connectivity

The MFC-L2835DW seems like a good choice but is quite expensive for me, being a lowly college student with not many funds to my name.

So I wanted to check if maybe someone has a cheaper alternative.

Thanks in advance :)

Tired of my HP constantly eating through ink cartridges on every print job, not to mention the cloud-connected nonsense. Are Brother color laser printers (with scanner bed) still the best solution for me? I want the big capacity of toner cartridges, and not the silly cloud connectedness.

I’ve been using the Brother MFC-J4335DW as my go-to home printer, and it’s been a solid workhorse for everything from school assignments to scanning and copying documents. What I like most is how well it balances performance and value, it’s not outrageously expensive, but it still delivers where it counts. The page yield is great for a cartridge-based model, and I’ve been getting over 2,000 black prints per cartridge, which means I’m not constantly running out of ink.

Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Brother-MFC-J4335DW-INKvestment-Wireless-Printing/dp/B0FGCCWV6T/

Print quality is consistently sharp, especially for black-and-white documents, and while color output isn’t the most vibrant I’ve seen, it’s definitely good enough for casual photo prints or charts. It’s fast, too, no waiting around forever to get a couple pages out. I also appreciate how reliable the automatic document feeder is when I need to scan a batch of pages, though it doesn’t scan both sides automatically, which can be a little tedious when I’m dealing with double-sided documents.

One of the other things that’s stood out is the low cost per print. For everyday use, whether it's printing homework, recipes, or travel confirmations, the savings really add up over time. It connects easily over Wi-Fi and works seamlessly with both my laptop and phone, so printing from anywhere in the house is a breeze.

Overall, the Brother MFC-J4335DW has been a dependable and efficient choice for home use. It’s not perfect, color could be better and duplex scanning would be nice, but for a budget-friendly all-in-one, it’s been more than worth it.

I have a HP inkjet all in one printer and it’s stopped working, hates it anyway.

I’ve been recommended to get a brother laser, only need b+w print, but I need a scanner too, which one is going to be best, don’t want to repeat the subscription problems of HP again!

So I'm in the market for a new printer. And as everyone says I just want shit to work. I'm gona sound like a boomer but, I don't need an app, I don't need ANY subscription service (fuck you HP), and I need to print both over the network (wifi not hardline) and by physical hook up. What have you guys heard on the topic of printers?

Hi everyone!

Im currently in the market to find a good all-in-one printer.

I'm extremely frustrated and done with HP. They locked my printer because I unsubcribed to their ink plan and they refuse to let me print and keep trying to upsell me on crap I dont need.

I would please prefer a brother printer. Ive heard lots of good things about this brand and would like to give it a try. Im pretty felxable but requirements that im looking for is double sided printing, scan to email, and good photo quality so I can print some cool detailed stickers eventually. Any recommendations? Thank you all for your help in advance!! 🙏

Looking to get a solid printer for home office, something that is easy to get ink for, ink won’t dry out fast and is under $500.

Thank you any help/suggestions?

I have old one which I absolutely love. But old HP printers were also good and we all know how that turned out.

Looking for recommendations on brother all in ones. Would like to have ability to scan and email.

This is for my parents who are older. I’m looking to purchase an all in one printer. The hinge on our current one broke, so the top is not sealing properly and causing black streaks when making copies (open to ideas on how to fix this too).

We only use it a couple times a month at most. The internet says a laser printer is ideal in that case, but we haven’t dealt with our ink cartridges drying out. There are so many options out there, it’s a bit overwhelming. Sites recommend the same HP printers over and over, but I’m hearing various things about HP handles ink cartridges.

Desired Specs:

• Printer, copier, scanner capability

• Feeder tray for multiple pages (are there machines that do double sided at my desired price?)

• Black and white only is fine, I don’t remember the last time we wanted to print color

• Fits under/around a desk

• Ideally under $200ish

• User friendly

I want to buy a budget Brother printer for home use. It's fine that printer only has black and white. I've read on Reddit that Brother makes the best printers. I would appreciate some suggestions, which Brother printer would be ideal, for around 140-150$ or less.

The following printers, for example, seem very similar, so the deciding factor could be brand-related (quality reputation, warranty support, customer service, ink price strategy, etc.).

• Canon Color imageCLASS MF733Cdw

• Brother MFC-L3770CDW

So I'm looking for a black and white, all-in-one, home office laser printer. First laser printer purchase in many years; I had an HP workhorse laser printer from the 80s that ran flawlessly (bought cases of paper several times a year) up until the 2000s. These days I'm looking at maybe 20-40 pages a week, but who knows what my future needs may be, so I still want something now that would be able to do a few hundred a week in the future (yes, I know the Golden Age of small HP laser printers that could pump out a hundred thousand pages without any maintenance is long over).

So far research says the B&W Brother laser all-in-ones are the most reliable. I'm looking at this one https://www.walmart.com/ip/Brother-HL-L2390DW-Monochrome-Laser-Printer-with-Convenient-Flatbed-Copy-Scan-Duplex-Printing-and-Wireless-Connectivity/704369497 right now: it's literally the only Brother I can find in stock anywhere, unless I want to pay twice MSRP on Amazon while buying from a sketchy Seller there. The $253 is more than I really want to spend, but since the chip shortage has been jacking up prices all over, I feel like it's the best I'll do unless I want to get on every retailers waiting email list and wait for a few months, and I really want a printer now. (On the other hand, maybe buying a cheap inkjet for now and waiting until the shortage ends would end up the smart move?)

But I'm worried about the cost of toner cartridges. Using Brother cartridges, the cost per page is close to 5 cents. The aftermarket Brother cartridges I see on Amazon universally have a whole lot of bad reviews. And it looks like Brother has joined with the others by pushing out firmware updates that prevent customers from even using third party cartridges now. (I don't mind doing some technical tinkering to block updates, but I have to believe that the third party cartridge blocking firmware comes with the printers now - or do the aftermarket suppliers just update their chips once a block is pushed out, in an endless game of Whack-A-Mole with the printer makers?)

Bottom Line: reliability is priority one, followed by toner cost. Any advice or shared experiences will be appreciated.

So I'm ready to trash my POS Canon MF 4350. Constantly jamming, low quality scans, and such poor design that clearing jams, it can kill two hours easily.

Any recommendation on a RELIABLE printer/scanner? Model name/number would be appreciated.

I read on another thread that Brothers are reliable.

Hello! I am a senior in college and in need of buying a printer. I hope to be a teacher after graduation, so I would want to spend on a pretty good one. I have seen reviews about Epson and Brother printers, but honestly can't decide which one is best. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I really want an auto-feeder printer but wondering which is a reliable printer that will last 5+ years thats less than $200. I work from home but i use the printer maybe twice or 3 times a month (40-80 sheets). I have 2 computers: windows (work) and mac.

Looked at:

• HP 8025e ($210) and hp envy 6455e

• Brother MFC j4335dw, mfc-j1170dw, and mfc j1010dw

Is there any other recommendations and why?