Color Laser Multifunction machine recommendations

[Good4Me]

I am looking to by one of these beasts to replace an inkjet mfp and ailing b/w laser printer. Does anyone here have any suggestions for reliable machines or other sources of information to help in my quest?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Horsepower]

I have a HP 2840 at my office 2 years old that I have had good luck with. I am sure there's a newer model.

 

[shortylickens]

Anything LASER I normally recommend HP.
For a color multifunction I recommend http://www.shopping.hp.com/web...B395A%23ABA&catLevel=2

This bad boy is normally seven hundred bucks, but with the instant rebate its three fifty.
DUDE! :Q
Thats AWESOME!
I dont need it but I want it.

EDIT:
Please note, it weighs 48 pounds.
For a color laser multifunction, thats about as light as you can get (assuming it isnt crap).
It will probably cost a pretty penny to ship.

You could also find color lasers from Brother, Konica Minolta and Xerox, but with 50% instant rebate you cant beat the HP.

Also note:
It only has 250 sheet input and a monthly use of 1500 sheets max. For an office printer thats actually not so hot. For a home office printer thats fantastic.

 

[WalkingDead]

I have the Minolta 2490MF. Few things I like and hate:

Cons:
Nosy and has the annoying calibration once awhile
4-pass laser engine make it slow to print color
Software is very simple (but there's a good side of this see the Pros)
scanner software lacks advance functions
not much of good aftermarket toner
duplexer unit is additional $450
Costs $680



Pros:
true Legal size scanner.
Build-in scanner sheet-feeder.
good scanner hardware (although the software sux) and supports TWAIN
color output is outstanding for a laser printer
OEM toners are cheaper than HP and are rated with higher page counts.
network setup is as easy as HP's jetdirect
supports network scanning
it has a real fax machine
simple and fast software unlike the typical overly bloated HP software
the user can install only parts of the software, HP forces you to install everything which typical anywhere between 200-500mb typically.
The software is very stable and supports all variants of Windows
It's a true postscript color printer, which means you don't even need to install the printer driver, just the postscript definition file