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If I had my druthers, all my printers would be Brothers.

Hey Brother, hire me as an adman. I can write jingles!

Beat me to it. DO NOT BUY HP PRODUCTS ANYMORE! Brother is a fantastic alternative and if I’m not mistaken sometimes cheaper, and if not cheaper, it’s at least far better quality.

It's fucking nuts how much better they are. I bought a monochrome Brother printer a few years ago for like 250$. I'm still on the starter toner that came with it. I am never going back to ink. Gone are the days of not being able to print in black cause I'm low on cyan. Fuck HP.

Personally, I've been fine without having a printer at all for like the last decade. In the rare event that I need to print something, I'll just go to Staples or something to get it done there. I'd be surprised if I've spent more than $20 total on printing.

Though with my daughter getting older, it might be only a matter of time before it becomes more cost effective and convenient to have my own. Which will not be an HP even if they paid me to take one.