I bought basically that same printer 5 years ago (for $90) and it has been terrific. The initial half-full toner cartridge it came with far outlasted its rated pages. Finally, I bought a pair of third-party replacements, and I’ve had issues ever since. I can only use the page feeder to print anything unless I want to hit the go button every ten seconds forever.
Keep in mind that the printer mfrs are very strict, and getting stricter, about using their own stuff. Most, if not all of them, are push downloading firmware updates that disable your printer when you don’t use proprietary toner. AFTER YOU BOUGHT THE PRINTER!
Can I say for sure that I just don’t have a bad cartridge? No. Can I say that it’s true for the hundreds of other commenters on Amazon? Maybe they’re all lying about being bricked by Brother (and Epson, etc.).
All I’m saying is that even if the mfr itself tells you the printer will be fine with third party consumables, they might change their minds next year and brick your device, then blame it on you. At some point (like this article) it’s cheaper to buy a new printer every time you need to replace the toner.
