My wife's Samsung M2020w printer has been acting up - shows as online,
but can't print unless you restart it. I finally got sick of
supporting it and swapped it out for a Brother monochrome laser.
Takes up more room, but it'll print 24/7 without a complaint.
Samsung made great printers in the 2000s and 2010s, it's a shame HP
bought their printer business.
I had an M2525W that lasted for close to 15 years before a toner leak
inside made it unusable. Great printer.
Is there a desktop form-factor printer made now that doesn't suck? I'm thinking of a small printer with a fold-up paper tray that doesn't
take up a lot of room on the desktop.
I had a Brother monochrome laser. One day it had a paper jam. I removed the paper but it still showed the same error. I ended up stripping that thing down and couldn't find the problem. I ended up getting a new one. Some time later I ended up taking the toner out of where it fits into the drum and there it was...a bit of paper that must have torn off.
These days I have a multi-function fax/copier/scanner which is neat, it can scan to email, network drive, pdf file or jpg, and lots of other stuff. I think I had an Epson between the two and that failed also. I'd never buy another one.
Re: Re: Last legacy printer
By: nelgin to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Nov 12 2026 01:04 pm
I had a Brother monochrome laser. One day it had a paper jam. I
removed the paper but it still showed the same error. I ended up stripping that thing down and couldn't find the problem. I ended
up getting a new one. Some time later I ended up taking the
toner out of where it fits into the drum and there it was...a
bit of paper that must have torn off.
These days I have a multi-function fax/copier/scanner which is
neat, it can scan to email, network drive, pdf file or jpg, and
lots of other stuff. I think I had an Epson between the two and
that failed also. I'd never buy another one.
I currently have a Brother multi-function fax/copier/scanner. I
don't use it often, but I find it useful. I probably scan more than I
print.. I've found it useful to scan receipts & paperwork sometimes
- When I bought my current car, I scanned all the paperwork to a PDF
so I can look at it easily on my computer if I want to.
nelgin wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
These days I have a multi-function fax/copier/scanner which is neat, it can scan to email, network drive, pdf file or jpg, and lots of other stuff. I think I had an Epson between the two and that failed also. I'd never buy another one.
Nightfox wrote to nelgin <=-
I currently have a Brother multi-function fax/copier/scanner. I don't
use it often, but I find it useful. I probably scan more than I print..
I've found it useful to scan receipts & paperwork sometimes - When I bought my current car, I scanned all the paperwork to a PDF so I can
look at it easily on my computer if I want to.
nelgin wrote to Nightfox <=-
It would be better if it made searchable PDFs I guess. I guess the
thing I use it for the least is faxing. Do people still use those,
other than doctors and hospitals?
I don't scan as much as I should. Those receipts you get from Micro Center that fade after 8 months and you need it in 10 for the warranty.
It would be better if it made searchable PDFs I guess. I guess the thing I use it for the least is faxing. Do people still use those, other than doctors and hospitals?
I've been scanning all of my bank statements. Car paperwork is the one thing I don't scan, I like being able to give the buyer all of the service records in a folder.
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