r/printers is a subreddit with 55k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses printer, canon, epson, problem, and hp, and they frequently recommend/review laser printer, printer, and home printer.
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Popular Themes in r/printers
#1
Solution Requests
: "Help with canon pixima G6050"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "HP refuses warranty on three leaking toner cartridges that still have 36–50% toner remaining. Going to court — looking for a former HP service engineer to weigh in"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/printers
#1
Printer
: "Thermal Printer keeps getting stuck at this specific spot with shipping labels."
494 posts
#2
Canon
: "Canon Network Printers Printing Symbols Same Time Each Day"
83 posts
#3
Epson
: "Epson L1250 printing with lines"
78 posts
#4
Problem
: "Thermal Printer keeps getting stuck at this specific spot with shipping labels."
77 posts
#5
Hp
: "Hp refuses warranty on three leaking toner cartridges that still have 36–50% toner remaining. Going to court — looking for a former Hp service engineer to weigh in"
69 posts
#6
Brother
: "Should I keep refusing Brother application/firmware updates?"
59 posts
#7
55 posts
#8
Issue
: "Printer recommendation"
49 posts
#9
Color
: "Scored 2 HP Color LaserJet CP4025s + Toner for $100. How did I do, and what's causing the smearing on one printer?"
47 posts
#10
Ink
: "Can I revert my EcoTank 8550 from a Pigment Base Ink to a Dye Base Ink?"
46 posts
Products Discussed in r/printers
Laser Printer
125 reviews
#1
Brother
4.4★ from 86 reviews
#2
HP
3.7★ from 12 reviews
#3
Canon
3.8★ from 10 reviews
Printer
102 reviews
#1
Brother
4.6★ from 47 reviews
#2
Epson
4.5★ from 25 reviews
#3
Canon
4.4★ from 18 reviews
Home Printer
75 reviews
#1
Epson
4.4★ from 22 reviews
#2
Brother
4.4★ from 21 reviews
#3
Canon
4.5★ from 15 reviews
Flair Used in r/printers
#1
Troubleshooting
: "People that engineer these pieces of shit should have to install them"
89 posts
#2
Purchasing
: "Which color laser printer has been the most reliable for you?"
64 posts
#3
Discussion
: "HP refuses warranty on three leaking toner cartridges that still have 36–50% toner remaining. Going to court — looking for a former HP service engineer to weigh in"
28 posts
#4
Rant
: "I’m not religious but I think Satan might be running HP"
7 posts
#5
Other
: "HP's got some nerve..."
7 posts
#6
Review
: "Zebra Designer feels like Windows 95, so I built a modern visual editor for thermal labels"
3 posts
#7
Article
: "Open source printer"
1 post
#8
Media
: "Printing panoramics on SC-P600"
1 post
Member Growth in r/printers
Yearly
+15k members(37.9%)
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Last updated: July 18, 2026