Printer for making flyers?

What is a good option for making A5 flyers?

I'm looking for something with FOSS drivers, compact, reasonably affordable to run, and that doesn't mind being switched off for a week at a time.

Image quality is not paramount but should be respectable.

Do I have any decent options?

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just_another_person@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 96d (3 replies)

Brother. Every single time.

TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 95d

Brother distributes its own drivers, but there are some alternatives like brlaser. Both mentioned drivers work great on linux in my experience.

Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 94d (1 reply)

If only that were still true.

just_another_person@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 94d

Still very true. What's your particular issue with Brother?

actionjbone@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 96d

Any secondhand laser printer should fit the bill.

No pun intended

regdog@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 95d (2 replies)

Does it absolutely have to be an A5 printer? I recon that this format is not widely used. It might be easier to get an A4 printer + a guillotine paper cutter to cut the prints in half.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 95d

a guillotine paper cutter to cut the prints in half.

Also the printer, if it misbehaves.

oeuf@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 95d

No it doesn't - in fact A4 would make it more versatile

plutopos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 72d (3 replies)

I have an epson ecotank that's been really good so far.

Ink tank so you're not bound by official ink and whatnot, plus ink is super cheap and lasts forever.
Linux drivers either in the repos or downloadable from the website.
We keep it off for way more than a week at a time without issues

No booklet printing or automatic duplex, but for flyers you don't need it.

oeuf@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 72d (2 replies)

That sounds perfect - what model is it?

plutopos@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 72d (1 reply)

It's an EcoTank ET1810

oeuf@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 72d

Thanks 👍