• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    They didn’t used to be.

    And I suspect the same will happen with 3D printers over time.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve had my brother printer for around 10 years now with no problems. Assuming they are still made the same, I highly recommend them.

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        1 year ago

        Brother as far as I know produces only office printers. Most people that complain about printers talk about those home inkjet printers that they bundle with PCs.

        Kind of side note. 20 years ago I remember buying PC at best buy. It came with Canon (I think) printer. I told them that I didn’t want it, saying that I already had a printer at home going to get lower price. After the sales guy removed it, the price was actually higher. They apparently were paying them to include it.

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          1 year ago

          Pretty sure my brother is a home printer. It’s bulky, for sure, but that’s probably part of the reason why it has lasted so long. But yeah, I get what those people are complaining about. I bought a brother specifically because everyone always complains about crappy printers, so I looked up which one wasn’t crappy and paid the premium to have something I wouldn’t soon need to replace.

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            1 year ago

            I think I misunderstood you. And you were just giving comment about brother.

            Coincidentally my brother printer croaked but I think it might be 10-15 years old, so it served well.