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I just unpacked a new #printer and scanner combo and it ... just works?

WiFi printer and scanner were immediately detected by #Linux with all settings and features.

#HomeAssistant shows a ton of sensor values: page counts, toner, component lifetimes, ...

I can print from #android without any extra app.

It asked me how I want to update (auto, just check, not at all) and asked me to change the default password. No cloud 'features', so no #GDPR dialog to accept.

Edit: #Brother DCP-L3560CDW

Feb 19 at 11:25amWeb
Show threaddefnullFeb 19
It's a #Brother DCP-L3560CDW by the way. I'm never buying #HP ever again.
Show threaddefnullFeb 19

Okay, after activating power saving mode, this thing draws so little power that the #Shelly plug can barely detect anything. Less than 1 watts in stand-by, and it enters standby almost immediately after printing. The only downside is that it needs a little longer (as in: seconds) to be ready for printing again, but who cares?

Did I mention that the printer came with full-sized toners (3000+ pages per color) and a new 4-toner set is only 50€? And you can replace colors individually?

Show threadChipotle Axolotl (aka Julian)Feb 19
@defnull Yes, please name the brand, I would be very interested in going full Michael Bolton on my HP Inkscam 2000
Show threaddefnullFeb 19
@julianlawson I should have mentioned the brand in the first post ;) It's a Brother DCP-L3560CDW
Show threadChipotle Axolotl (aka Julian)Feb 19
@defnull I did not know that Brother also makes sewing machines, but that makes a lot of sense! Intricate feedy machinery to make things.
Show threadCuriousFeb 19

@defnull ah yes brother printer, they have this oddball strategy of actually making functional printers.

You had me worried, if you'd said it was a hp I'd known you"d fallen the chunk of pre-obsolescenced micro-transaction-wear had hit you on the head and you were delusional 😀 so glad it wasn't the case.

Show threadTobiasFeb 19
@defnull What brand is the printer?
Show threadHenrik PauliFeb 19
@defnull ah, of *course* it's a Brother. They decent.
Show threadHans-Werner "hw" HilseFeb 19
@defnull I would be very interested in a follow-up on how well the scanning works, especially using the feeder. I was thinking about buying a dedicated document scanner but given the price points in question and acknowledging that once every few months I still need to print something, a combined unit would be interesting. That said - I've always made very very good experiences with Brother laser fax/scanner/printer combos since mid 90s. Rock solid stuff, actually almost a bit boring solid.
Show threaddefnullFeb 19

@hilse I scanned the test page through the feeder and it worked flawlessly, but I have no clue yet how it can handle many pages, or pages that are not in pristine shape.

I print very little, but toner never dries out, so it's an investment that pays off, even if you do not really need a printer that often.

My old printer (also Brother) died after 11 years and I bought new black toner only once. Maybe I'm even able to fix it, I suspect a bad capacitor after all these years.

Show threaddefnullFeb 19
@hilse Only downside, this thing is huge and heavy! You'll need some place to put a 40x40cm printer
Show threadZyfdnugFeb 19
@hilse I've got a sibling Brother device in the office and use it to scan documents as well as the occasional photograph and found it working as reliably as I hoped.
Obviously, stacks of thin, glossy paper are a challenge for the feeder, as are crumpled old dusty pages.
Scan quality is pretty good IMO -- on par with my much older Canon flatbed photo scanner.
I'm using VueScan, paid version, by the way. The only scanner software I ever purchased, and the only scanner software I ever recommended. https://www.hamrick.com/ offers a free version which is good for a first test, but after that, you probably want the pro edition if you think about automatic feeder.
@defnull
#vuescan #hamricksoftware
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VueScan is the easiest way to get your scanner working on macOS, Windows and more. VueScan includes a driver for your scanner even though it isn't support anymore.

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Show threadHans-Werner "hw" HilseFeb 20
@Zyfdnug thanks a lot for that!
Show thread__Miguel_Feb 19

@defnull Oh, dear... You just said a printer "just works"...

Do you not know printers like to lull you into a false sense of security?  

(Seriously, though, Brother consumer printers are usually a bit less problematic than, say, consumer HP ones)

Show threadChristian Berger DECT 2763Feb 19
@defnull Well yeah, that's actually fairly normal among decent printers. The most important part is to steer clear of "GDI-Printers". Those require something known as a "printer driver", which is a special type of, typically proprietary, software you need to convert postscript to their proprietary standard.
Show threadMartin Maciaszek Feb 24
@defnull Brother seems to be one of the few remaining good printer manufacturers