Laser Printers!

[kharan5876]

I'm looking for a new printer, with the following requirements.
-Laser
-Color
-Duplex
-Scanning function
-Network
-Supported in Unix (cups)

Most of these are pretty expensive so I've been looking around. Does anyone have any recommendations? I care about quality only that it doesnt look like crap, it doesnt need to be professional print shop perfect. Also printing speed is nice but not that big of a deal.

Also, does anyone have experience with buying used or refurbished printers?
For instance this model here
http://www.amazon.com/LaserJet-Prin...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1251421110&sr=8-1
is about $1300 new but only $300 for a refurb.

 

[mrorange43]

I don't know much about printers. But here's one that should satisfy your needs for around 350. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828113292

I've never had issues with Brother products so quality should be decent. Don't know about the unix support though.

 

[Gorankar]

I have bought several refurbs and used ones, it has always worked out for me. The high end stuff can usually be rebuilt. Typically an idiot is capable of performing a standard roller kit rebuild. Roller kits can often be had for less than $150 and can be had years after a printer is built. I recommend used/refurbs as long as they come from a reliable source and can be returned for doa and the like, especially if they are going to be used in the home or a small office. However, if your office is going through a ream or more every few days, or the printer is mission critical, you may want to consider new or leasing with a service contract.
Drivers can be hit and miss. Canon for instance, generally supports their business grade stuff for years and has drivers available for several flavors of Windows, Nix, and Unix. At the other end, HP sometimes will abandon driver suport for one printer in only a couple years while supporting another for near a decade. So whatever one you pick out you just need to make sure drivers are available for the OS you are going to use.