[pwinnski]

On October 23, 2012, I paid $133.76 for a "Brother HL-2270DW Compact Laser Printer with Wireless Networking and Duplex" and I have only ever used $12-15 third-party toner cartridges with it.

I had to buy a replacement drum unit in 2016, that was $22.59 (third party, of course).

I find it unlikely that an open-source DIY printer is going to result in something better or cheaper than what I've got.

[drewg123]

The one thing that it would do is to eliminate the search for a well supported printer on linux, as you would know that the open source ones were well supported.

The situation that always seems to happen to me is I need a printer ASAP. When shopping, I might find support for the Brother HL-2270DW in linux, but my local store might have a "Brother HL-2275DW" in stock (made up model number). So I'm wondering if the driver for the 2270 will work on the 2275, etc.

[floatboth]

Pretty much any modern printer with a network interface supports IPP.