I have an old Brother laser printer that’s been doing fine and doesn’t need to be replaced, but it only supports USB. Is there a device besides an old computer/laptop that would make it a shared wireless printer that supports windows machines well? I’m pretty sure i could come up with something myself, but i would prefer an off-the-shelf solution that handles updates and bugs without needing any attention from me.

Edit: Raspberry Pi 5 ordered!

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 months ago

    USB print servers to be rather pricey,

    I mean, on Amazon, they look to be $25 and up. I guess “pricey” is relative, but that doesn’t seem all that bad.

    I don’t know that they’d be less effort to maintain than a laptop or whatever, though, which OP was concerned about. I mean, you might or might not update your laptop, but I’m dubious that an all-in-one print server is gonna be getting updates at all.