Bought a new brother laser printer (fuck hp inkjet), decided to print something on Windows. Typical Windows could detect the printer even though it shows up in the network section as a device. Downloads and install barebone driver from brother website still refuses to work. Logged in to Linux mint 1 second later “New Brother DCP-L235DW printer has been added”. I wasted more than half an hour trying to print something on Windows and on Linux didn’t even need a single click to configure the printer.
I dont use Linux much, but when it come to Linux it just works without doing anything (atleast on mint).
Just want say how Windows sucks, even my phone was able to print without additional software.
Me and my family are still using a (let’s call it) vintage HP LaserJet 1100 connected to an HP JetDirect connected to a wifi router. Hey, it works, why throw away a perfectly good printer just because it’s old?
The other day I tried to print from a Windows 10 machine. After much searching of drivers on the internet and pulling of hairs, I gave up and copied the file to my Linux box and printed from there.
The point I’m making is that your hardware will have a longer support life with Linux.