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Best purchase I ever made was a Brother laser printer back in 2013. Paid $100 for it brand new. Almost 11 years later, I still have it, it prints every time I need it, and I'm still on the toner cartridge that came with it. Total number of paper jams: 1 (I failed at life one time trying to load an envelope lol)
I rarely need to print, but when I do, it's always something important (usually something I have to print, sign, scan, and email back).
Minus the cost of a few reams of paper, $100 has covered my printing needs for over a decade. I rarely, if ever, need a color print, but that's my only limitation (I think I did a color print at the UPS store a few years ago). For photos, I just have those printed at Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or just about anywhere.
If you take anything away from this rambling comment, let it be this: Do not buy an inkjet printer, and also don't buy an HP printer. Laser printers cost a little more upfront, but the long-term costs are much, much less.
Can't you scan or photograph your signature and insert it in your word processor?
Not where I live. You either need a physical signature on a piece of paper (can be later scanned) or a "Qualified Electronic Signature" to go full digital. The latter costs money it's not universally supported - small business owners often have no idea how it works.
Those are the only two options that are legally recognised as valid signature
This is also the only reason why I have a printer.
But Admiral Patrick (sorry, I still don't know how to link/tag users) wrote he has to scan and email the physical signature from the paper, so it is not really physical anymore? Maybe he has to send the physical paper by snail mail in addition to the email.