Best laser printer compatible with iMac running macOS Ventura 13.7.6

The new laser printer should tell you in its product features that it is compatible with Apple AirPrint, and that would allow you to use it with current and future releases of macOS without installing any vendor drivers.

As for best, you will receive opinions from fellow users whose suggestion is best for their usage, but may not match your printing requirements or budget.

Rudegar meant to say AirPrint, not AirPlay 😀

AirPrint support will take away driver worries, as the AirPrint drivers are built-in to macOS, and do not depend on the printer manufacturer. I’ve been using an AirPrint compatible printer for 15 years, and never worried about printer drivers. I would still be using the first one, if lightning ⚡️ hadn’t gotten to it.

If you get a printer that does not have manufacturer lock-in on ink/toner, you will be able to use your printer, even if the manufacturer goes out of business.

I am currently using a Brother multi-function printer attached to my home network.

And because I have AirPrint support, I can also print from iPhones and iPads.

if the printer support airplay it will always work, but think most printer manufacturers have macOS drivers for their newer models too

if it was me who were in the market of a laser printer then I would look at this

MFC-L8690CDW | Wireless Colour Laser + LCD | Brother UK

but then I would go for colour laser and scanner options too which would raise cost

my impression is that brother have an ok rep vs. some of the others.

Virtual any Brother Laser will do

I'd highly recommend Brother products as mentioned by @BDAqua.

I'll list the reasons:

1. Reliability and quality
2. Legacy support for older operating systems - In my experience, Brother have always updated their drivers for older operating systems.

I hope this helps.

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