A couple of years ago, I bought a HP 4000-series printer on eBay for less than $200.  They're big, but the cost per page is absurdly low, partially due to the availability of good aftermarket toner cartridges.  The printer supposedly requires an overhaul (parts exceeding $200 in cost) every 200K pages. However, since I bought it with only 40K prints, it will take me years to wear it out.  These things are trouble-free and very well supported by HP -- frequently updated firmware, drivers (including Linux), etc.  The Ethernet interface works like a champ.<p>I associate printer trouble with cheap inkjets -- these have given me grief.  So, as long as I'm ok with B&#38;W laser prints, I'll keep using my cheap warhorse.<p>Now, scanning is another matter altogether...the crapware that comes with scanners sucks, and I include the TWAIN drivers in that definition.