So I’ve recently come into the market for a good printer, or as good a one as I can find because printers are straight up evil. I thought posting here would be relevant seeing that most of the printers I have looked up are enshittified garbage (looking at you HP).
My old thrift store Brother printer does well for basic text printing, but I’m looking for something that can handle glossy photo printing with decent quality; not perfect, just decent. I don’t need all the bells and whistles like fax, scanning, etc. just a simple good printer that isn’t an enshittified ink subscription machine.
Things I am looking for:
Linux Compatability (Fedora Workstation)
USB or wired connection (no required internet)
Can handle thicker glossy 8.5x11
Decent photo quality , color printing
Double sided printing
(Optional) 3rd party ink compatible
(Optional) compact/small
(Optional) Under $400, preferably between $80 and $200
Any recommendations? What have you used and liked? Are there any other good brands or startups that arent the big four (HP, Canon, Brother, Epson)?
I got a secondhand Canon Selphy CP910 photo printer from Goodwill. It prints excellent photos. It requires an ICC profile though, which I think is normal for photo printers? (on Debian 13 Linux, and I had to find the magic driver that made it work.) I set it up in 2024 and I don’t recall where I got the file. There are generic paper and ink refills on ebay.
A lot of newer Canon printers claim they require apps, internet, and even social media accounts on their store pages; did you run into any of that with your printer?
No sir! ✌️