[maratc]

With Brother printer here, WiFi works to print straight from iPhones and Androids. This works excellent for apps that otherwise make you mail a pdf to yourself.

The initial WiFi setup was done straight from the printer using buttons. Never asked to install any driver. Hands down the best one I've ever had.

[mod]

I have what sounds like the same one, at my business. My employees frequently print things from their phones, which saves me a lot of hassle printing it for them.

I also love it, and hvae set up the wireless twice on the machine, like you say.

[rmbyrro]

I have an EPSON MFP, had the exact same experience. Their mobile app integrates with everything I need and the amount of control I have over printing settings is great.

They introduced recharging cartridges, dropping ink prices by an order of magnitude, while still keeping ink quality very high. Third party ink quality was always hard to predict, I prefer relying on the manufacturer's.

I'm happy with their approach.

[maratc]

> the exact same experience. Their mobile app

The experience is different: Brother doesn't have any mobile app, which is an additional reason I like them.

[noyesno]

Brother does have an app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brother-iprint-scan/id38277564...

[maratc]

My point is, I've been printing from IOS (via AirPrint) and Android (via Google Cloud Print) for 5 years, never installed an app. I've also printed (wirelessly) from Mac and Windows, never downloaded their drivers, or installed any software, or created an account, or passed any personal data, etc. There's no subscription either. It just works as is.

As long as Brother will make printers that work that way, I will continue to buy them.

[rmbyrro]

You can certainly do that on Epsons and other brands.

The app gave me much better experience by integrating with Dropbox, Drive, Evernote, etc. It's extremely easy to print/scan documents from/to the cloud.

[beeboop]

Entering a long wifi password with two buttons is a real freaking pain on it though

[bonestamp2]

All of the brother printers I've owned have had ethernet so I just plug them into the network -- no wifi problems then either.

Wired networks are so much better than wifi, so anytime I have walls/ceilings open for renovations, I always come in after the contractors leave to run some ethernet wires for future use. After a couple of renovations I've got some really useful runs for hardwiring some of the things I use most: TVs, printers, and an extra wireless access point in my garage for extra range.

[maratc]

That's true, but it's a one-time pain, and if you prefer you can configure it by downloading software and connecting the printer. I really like the fact that no-software option is there, though.

[sildur]

I use WPS for that.