At my insistence we bought a Canon laser all in one printer in 2022. It’s turning out to be more trouble than it’s worth, and it can’t do some stuff that some family members need, like printing on thick card stock.

I do, however, like the fact that the Canon reports toner levels to HA. Is there a normie inkjet printer that also has this functionality and won’t fleece us with BS ink subscriptions and lock us into using their ink?

I’d also like it to be JUST a printer, not an all-in-one. I’m looking at a dedicated scanner, which doesn’t need an HA integration.

  • realitista@lemmus.org
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    3 days ago

    If you are just talking about monitoring ink levels, a lot of printers are supported I think. I use an Epson 3260 ink tank and it’s been the best ink jet I’ve owned. Ink is fairly cheap, reports ink levels to HA, and clogs less than other ink tank printers I’ve owned, the wireless printing works well with iOS too.

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      2 days ago

      Similar model here and can vouch that they are pretty good. I picked up some spare ink for it from costco when it was on sale and I still have half of it after like 3 years.