[ajford]

I've found that second-hand small-business or light enterprise printers tend to be far more reliable than consumer level printers.

I have a Dell small-business multi-function color laser and it's run like a champ for about 5 years now, with only one round of toner changes in that time. The only downside is that this particular model doesn't support cardstock or any thicker types of paper (~60lbs cover stock max IIRC).

But that's only been an issue a couple of times in the past.