:this: I'm rocking a printer handed down from my parents that's older than I am (HP Laserjet 4P). With a little bit of repair (astonishingly parts still seem to be relatively available, or they were last I looked) it would work perfectly, as is it works Fine^TM^, enough for the occasional form or shipping label. If I frequently needed color or huge stacks of documents printed really fast, I guess I might be forced to upgrade, but I don't, and I can print color at work, the library, etc. with no issues in the rare case I want it.

I bought a little print server off craigslist like 5 years ago so I can hook up to it over wifi rather than directly to the parallel port (think the size of a nintendo switch or smaller, its an embedded device not a PC), and I've replaced the toner once and taken it apart partway once. Very low maintenance. The toner replacement wasn't even because it was out of toner, just trying to improve the print quality. I hope it never dies, because basically every modern printer I've used since has been absolute dogshit that breaks down, clogs, has spyware, DRM, etc. and still costs more than just keeping this old beast alive. It's not even that big! though it is heavy.