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The Brother was serviceable, you could replace many of the parts (a huge selling point because you can service it yourself), but each part cost about $100 dollars, and each color laser toner was around $100 dollars (and you need 4 of them!) and if the roller had a single imperfection, you would get a repeating dot on every page the printer created. Eventually I looked for a different solution, and I will explain where I landed.
If I'm going to invest a lot of money for another premium printer, which I did last year, it needs to be fast, multi-function (copier, scanner, and fax), and reliable. I found the answer in the PageWide HP line, and I won't be going back.
The printer blasts out 40ppm (let that sink in for a moment). The toner cartridge is the entire print head, there are no moving parts, other than the paper feed (let that sink in, too). It is an inkjet, which I'd sworn off because of clogging, but this printer has a self-cleaning system that has so far alleviated the issue. All of the colors are contained in a single cartridge. The cartridges are expensive, but I still haven't gone through the first one.
If you are considering a printer in this price range, I would seriously recommend looking at the PageWide line. For speed, quality and reliability, I would not choose any other printer going forward. This is not a paid promotion, this is a frustrated user sharing a product that finally hit the mark. Massdrop should offer this product.