Hi, E.T. I have no reason to think Brother has broken the accessibility of their user interfaces, though I could be wrong, of course. The HP models others have mentioned in this thread also sounds interesting.
Here's what I know from personal experience about HP. They build lots of printers, many models. Some of them are wonderful. Others are dogs. Moral of the story is that I cannot swear that every Brother model will be accessible, so protect your ability to return for a refund--just in case, even if there's some kind of restocking fee. I hear you about limited funds. I've been there, my friend! <grin> I can tell you that I can access all configuration functions on my printer via browser, even an ancient browser like Lynx. However, I have been unable to get scanning to work via the network connection, though I haven't tried very hard because I have another scanner closer to where I sit in my office. The printer is where my sighted assistant sits when she's here. I expect that connecting to the device via USB would make scanning trivial, but I particularly want it network connected as I sometimes send print jobs to it from afar. I particularly like that it supports IPv6, because that makes it easy for me to access it securely from afar. You may not be into IPv6 yet. However, rather than define NAT for it, should you have this need, I would suggest checking out IPv6 instead. Apple, Microsoft, Linux, Android all support it very well these days, so it's only a question of whether you can get IPv6 from your Internet service provider. My model was classified as a "small workgroup multi function device." In the early days of owning it, the default drivers didn't work with it, but the driver for the next, slightly larger Brother worked just fine, including for printing graphics. That issue has been fixed for some time now, though. Best, Janina 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries writes: > Janina, > You need more Brothers? Heh. 10 years on an open box, not bad at all. You > think new ones are just s good these days? A monochrome laser is 129 bucks. > I cannot do impulse buying so will be looking into these. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > > On 2/26/2019 5:51 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > Yours truly is on her second Brother multi function device in the last > > decade plus. Should my current printer/copier/scanner/fax die, I'm quite > > certain I'll just get another Brother. > > > > Fax? Who uses fax anymore! <grin> Mine isn't hooked up, but the machine > > does support fax. It's all the same technology after all. > > > > PS: Mine is the model 9840DW. I got it from Newegg about 10 years ago as > > an open box resale for $150. In the early days I had some issues with > > Linux drivers, but no longer. I've never had issues on Macintosh or > > Windows with this machine, and it works with my Android just as well. > > It's a network printer, so I share it out on my network via my OpenWRT > > router. > > > > Best, > > > > Janina > > > > 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries writes: > > > Would like recommendations for a printer/scanner that uses an > > > accessible > > > web interface for both Windows and Mac. > > > > > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > > > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > > Many believe that we have been visited > > > in the past. What if it were true? > > > > > > -- > > > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > > > Visionaries list. > > > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > > > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > > > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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