I have an M1 iMac, will upgrade when there is a M5 iMac. I have an old HP 1012 that my iMac and iphone can find most of the time although it requires turning the printer on and off every few days. I had tried a Brother about 18 months ago and hated it. It did not work out of the box as promised. It jammed... It made me upset. I returned it, and took the HP back from the garage into the house. I want a printer that does work out of the box without my putting in strings of numbers via the computer. (remember when Apple made laser printers and I was young?) and can be found by any apple device in my house. Is there such a printer. I print 200-300 pages a year. It would be great if it could do 2-sided printing. Thank you for your patience with an old lady who gets frustrated and cranky when things do not work.
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Considering a new B&W Laser Printer
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That is unfortunate that you're soured towards the Brother brand. It would be my first recommendation, they're considered workhorse printers that will last for years, along with the fact they allow you to use non-genuine toner replacement cartridges.
Maybe give another a try, and consider watching an unboxing video on YouTube (search your model#) showing first-time setup. They can be very informative.
My new MacBook Pro saw my Brother MFC-L3780CDW on the network instantly and has never lost its connection. Probably 1,500 pages printed so far and not a single jam. Using paper weights from 20lb to 28lb for duplex flyers, it hasn't skipped a beat.
Maybe give another a try, and consider watching an unboxing video on YouTube (search your model#) showing first-time setup. They can be very informative.
My new MacBook Pro saw my Brother MFC-L3780CDW on the network instantly and has never lost its connection. Probably 1,500 pages printed so far and not a single jam. Using paper weights from 20lb to 28lb for duplex flyers, it hasn't skipped a beat.
The printer you returned may have been defective and you didn’t know it. I have had a Brother laser printer for years and I have never had to install any software for it. All I did was remove it from the box, turn it on, and MacOS recognized it immediately and set it up for me. It has been running perfect. As @Boppi mentioned, consider giving Brother another shot.
We use the Samsung Xpress M2020w for B&W printing and the Samsung Xpress C430w for color.
Both printers are WiFi capable, but have ethernet ports as well. You can print to them using your iPhone or Android phone and both have been reliable and consistent for us. All I've ever had to do was keep feeding them paper and buy new toner cartridges. Those are usually pretty inexpensive.
I know for certain that they have been online and idling (waiting for print jobs) for the last seven years, because that's when we moved into our current house. I'm just unsure how many years before that they were doing the same. But I think I got the M2020w in 2016 and the color one after that.
Both printers are WiFi capable, but have ethernet ports as well. You can print to them using your iPhone or Android phone and both have been reliable and consistent for us. All I've ever had to do was keep feeding them paper and buy new toner cartridges. Those are usually pretty inexpensive.
I know for certain that they have been online and idling (waiting for print jobs) for the last seven years, because that's when we moved into our current house. I'm just unsure how many years before that they were doing the same. But I think I got the M2020w in 2016 and the color one after that.
well, sorry for your experience with the Brother printer.
I'm joining the Brother crowd, I got this one: Brother HL-L2370DW series, connected to wifi and been running reliably for 4+ years now, printing from both my Mac and my wife's Windows machines, never jammed, easy setup ...
Another happy Brother user. Bought in August 2018, almost 1500 pages printed, no jams or other problems. Seen by and working with all Apple gizmos in the house (phones, iPads, multiple Macs of different vintages). And working well with a 3rd party cartridge (~800 pages, 70% toner left).
Another Brother user here. I got a cheap HL-L1230W a little while ago and while it did jam on its second-ever page, that ended up being operator error. It hasn't jammed since.