This is a crap article with crap reasons for not having a printer.

Also since you DO need a reliable printer, get a Brother inkjet. Works on Linux, allows 3rd party printer cartridges, seamless WiFi even for phones, just keeps on ticking.

#printing #printer #print

https://www.bgr.com/2135525/why-theres-simply-no-need-home-printer-anymore/

Why There's Simply No Need For Home Printers Anymore - BGR

Home printers were once an indispensable part of a home office. That's no longer true, thanks to the decline in fax usage and an increase in electronic options.

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@scottwilson

I'd probably recommend a Brother *laser* specifically. The toner cartridges are fairly affordable and last forever. Heck, I'm still using the small toner cartridge that came with the unit when I bought it. But yeah, Brother printers are among the last tech devices that just plain work and don't try to rip you off.

@DaveMWilburn @scottwilson the dipshit that wrote this doesn't live with students or teachers. They can eat shit, lmao.

@da_667 @DaveMWilburn @scottwilson Hell, even living alone as a hermit I still need to interact with sheets of dead tree regularly enough that a (small laser) printer would be worth the shelf space. It's quite annoying to have to send something to someone else to get it printed and then go pick it up, especially if it's anything remotely sensitive. And an actual document scanner, not just a camera and perspective correction. The latter can easily look almost as bad as a shitty fax in my experience. (Though the scanner will likely be a separate 'stick' unit from the printer for space reasons; I live in a shoebox of an apartment...)

(And it would go hand in hand with the electric typewriter I use for filling out forms, because my handwriting is "clinically diagnosed as terrible" as well as making my hands go all weird if I write too much)