When I eventually gave up on inkjets altogether, I bought a Samsung laser. It didn't cost much more than an inkjet, toner lasts for ages, doesn't dry up, and it works fine. But as soon as I googled the support pages, it turned out Samsung's printer division had been acquired by HP, the website was impossible to navigate, and there wasn't any documentation.
So my one-man boycott failed.
And I don't know if it's related, but my Samsung wireless network printer does not print from the network anymore.
That being said, at least Samsung toner is cheap:
https://www.aaatoner.com/blreto4.html
I can get 1kg of toner for my printer for $35 before shipping. The cartridges only hold 90 grams.
There is even a third party chipless update to disable the chip:
Unfortunately, the imaging drum is integrated with the cartridge, is not meant to last and HP is not making new ones. I do not know how many refills I will get out of it. However, the starter toner cartridge lasted 8 years and I replaced it with a regular cartridge at that time, so it will be a long time before I need to refill its replacement.
That said, I felt betrayed when Samsung sold its printing unit to HP too. :/
https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/s9b2eg/brother_mf...
