Brother: 92 of our printer models do not yet work with Windows 11 over USB – Computer – News

You seem to be reasoning from the principle of a central printer and/or your own experience. Let me counter that n=1 with my own n=1.

– dependency on OS/drivers

OS that you already need to run a word processor? What if my OS happens to not support a driver/protocol that that network printer needs? Or is that suddenly not a piece of software that also needs to be written and updated?

– dependency on PC/Server

As mentioned, you need it anyway. If I’m sitting at my laptop now and would like to print, then that laptop is already there. And you are nicely independent of a network and setting it up. Plug in USB and it just works.

– not centrally accessible (without an active PC/server)

buuh. I am sitting here at home and am the only user. Computer is in a fixed place. Printer can be plugged in (possibly on a laptop dock).

– missing functionality

You’re talking about generic network printing functionality that doesn’t have all those cool printer specific features? Yes, I have experience with it.

– cable between PC and printer

Very reliable and safe! Good idea. Then the boy next door won’t log in and print all my ink at 3 a.m.
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[Reactie gewijzigd door Arrigi op 12 oktober 2021 10:50]

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