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>>> Ok, I will look into the Brother. Thanks for everyone's input.

Darn, I wish I could agree... I feel like the odd dog on this...



But, there's only one problem with the Brother multifunction printers. If you are as cheap as I am and want to purchase toner cartriges from anywhere but Brother, it will be difficult to buy the "generic" toner cartriges or even to refill the cartrige with toner due to the fact that Brother puts in a fuse that prevents you from using anything but their toner, which sucks. Even toners that come with replacement fuses are problematic!

Last year I purchased a HP 1240 multifunction fax machine and it is a workhorse, probably the best multifunction that I've ever used. I bought it to replace a Brother machine that still works but that Brother did not furnish any XP drivers for it so it's unusable- another problem with Brother. Now, this is not a laser jet, but a color inkjet machine. The machine now goes for about $100 (including shipping) and the toner refill kits sell for under $10 each. Heck, I'm still using the ink that came with the machine, as I hardly ever use it as a printer. It's fast, it's reliable, and it carries a small footprint... and it's an HP, which I feel probably makes the best peripherals out there.