Just make sure you never do a firmware upgrade unless it's absolutely required, and, if possible, disable DNS lookups for FW upgrade with something like pihole.
My first and last Epson (inkjet) ended its life on my balcony after I took to it with a cricket bat, Office Space style. Never again. Leaks, overpriced cartridges, crappy software.
Had a Brother laser since then (HL-3170CDW) no complaints, just works, toner lasts forever.
The eco-tank epson models have been pretty good so far, except for a duplex feed that doesn't work well - and that is not economical to repair, given the printers not expensive. That's a separate concern - I'd prefer more expensive, but modular and repairable machines.
But I second Brother lasers - I have two for over 10 years, and they soldier on like on day 1.
Had a Brother laser since then (HL-3170CDW) no complaints, just works, toner lasts forever.