Are Brother or Canon laser printers more reliable for home use?

Across specialist communities like r/printers, both brands earn strong reliability reputations, with Brother monochrome models frequently called "buy it for life" and Canon imageCLASS units praised for lasting many years. The most common knock against both is that some recent models can be slow to wake from sleep, and a minority of buyers report wireless setup frustration. For pure black-and-white reliability the consensus slightly favors Brother; for sharp text plus solid scanning, Canon imageCLASS is highly recommended.