Originally posted by: 440sixpack
I've found our Brother MFC-7420 to be quite satisfactory, it doesn't get really heavily used as there's only a few of us in the office, but all it's functions have worked fine for the last year and a half.
Actually you are in the same boat my parents were in. After seeing my laser printer, they wanted a laser printer back at home too, so after some research they decided they wanted to replace their fax machine and wanted a scanner for once. This called for an all-in-one.
For those that say stay away from all-in-ones, you're probably talking about HP Photosmarts or HP OfficeJets. Those are inkjets and we all know inkjets aren't uber or anything. That said, inkjet technology is at a point where they are mostly decent, so you can't go wrong getting an OfficeJet or Photosmart printer.
However, laser is definitely sexy. HP has some officejets I think that are laser capable. They start at a ripoff price though.
MY parents went out and bought the Brother MFC-5XXX. I forgot the number, but it was at Costco. It's pretty damn large, but its a copier with a automatic feed also. Laser printer, color scanner, fax machine also..... I like it. I just set it up for them during memorial day weekend and I tried printing. Looked pretty nice. I didn't get much chance to play around with it, but from what I used I think it was an awesome machine.
It was on sale at Costco last time with a rebate.... Good deal I say.
Definitely fits your price range. I think it was low 300s, or even under 300 with the rebate.. I forgot. Once you go laser, you can't go back to inkjet....