Could still be a hardware issue that’s only triggered by certain code paths.

Update everything, BIOS, firmware, microcode, drivers. If it still freezes, the next step will be swapping out hardware components.

Still Brother. Yes they have a subscription option, but only on certain models. Just read the product page to verify.

Usually, retailers carry both, so if you find two almost identical ones, only slight price and model number differences, then you should easily be able to pick the non-subscription one.

Why do they accept PRs then? Pretty sure you can turn that off.