They work better in Linux than Windows, not to mention backwards compatibility.

EDIT: I may be wrong about newest printer models, 2020 and above.

EDIT2: Hardware problems are an entirely different issue.

  • GTG3000
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    196 months ago

    Well, cartridges, rollers, and fusers are the important bits that can’t easily be manufactured by hand. And that’s a big part of the price of the printer.

    You can’t really make them cheaper than mass-manufacture, and laser printers are already almost bulletproof from my experience.