Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
Brother. HP *used* to be good but they've gone downhill. It's been some time since I dealt with HP equipment but I haven't heard anyone say they have turned around their quality issues.
HP went down hill long enough ago that it was before color lasers were mainstream.
I'd second the recommendation of Brother. I've had very good luck with Canon B&W units (in particular the multifunction print-fax-scan) but haven't used their color ones except the giant office varieties.
We got a super-clearance Dell one from their outlet like 7 years ago, and it's been very reliable. It's enough years old that I don't know if it is at all representative of the quality of current models.