Laser printer

Doshwaster

Picked up this Brother mono laser a few weeks ago after my inkjet died:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077PY79TM/
I don't print very often and never do photos so it suits my needs perfectly. Some of the cheaper models are USB only and don't have a wifi/ethernet connection. That's not a problem if you only print from one computer but makes it harder to share the printer across your home network.

Neil_Jones

Doshwaster said:

Some of the cheaper models are USB only and don't have a wifi/ethernet connection. That's not a problem if you only print from one computer but makes it harder to share the printer across your home network.

Lack of wifi/ethernet is not a problem in this regard to get "dumb" printers usable on a network.  You can share the printer on the computer its connected to so others can print to that, you can connect the printer to a NAS drive that has a USB port and built-in print server software and print to that, you can set up a Raspberry Pi as a printer server with some software called Cups and print to that...

Scanning tends to be an issue though with these arrangements, but bog standard printing is easy to accomplish.

Doshwaster

Neil_Jones said:

Doshwaster said:

Some of the cheaper models are USB only and don't have a wifi/ethernet connection. That's not a problem if you only print from one computer but makes it harder to share the printer across your home network.

Lack of wifi/ethernet is not a problem in this regard to get "dumb" printers usable on a network.  You can share the printer on the computer its connected to so others can print to that, you can connect the printer to a NAS drive that has a USB port and built-in print server software and print to that, you can set up a Raspberry Pi as a printer server with some software called Cups and print to that...

Scanning tends to be an issue though with these arrangements, but bog standard printing is easy to accomplish.

Yes, a USB connection is doable if you know what you are doing but it's not so much of an out of the box solution for the technically challenged as wifi.
Actually, I found the installation software which came with the Brother laser to be terrible so I ditched it and just used the Windows drivers - and it worked perfectly.

Ann1122

I can answer both of your questions. First of all, laser printers are cheaper. Inkjet printers are more clear and bright , but since you are talking about a black and white printer, of course it is a laser printer. Secondly, I can advise you a store where high-quality and inexpensive printers. I also bought there and am very happy, I have it for two years and it works perfectly . Here is this store mrdepot.ca. I hope I helped you!