Any Laser printer recommendations

Hi
We are thinking of purchasing a ne colour laser printer. Primarily it needs to have a good colour accuracy, and be able to print A3 or A3+ and preferably be able to duplex.
Most importantly though it needs to be compatible with QXP7. Our last printer an Epson Acu laser C8600 could not print out A4 sheets in the right orientation, unless you used the Generic colour settings in the print dialogue.
Quark blamed Epson, Epson blamed Quark.
Anyway that aside, does anyone have any recommendations?
Oh and it has to be available in the UK.

Hi
Sorry If I was being a bit vague.
We really don't need to get that nuch out of a printer. Our considerations will be based on colour accuarcy and compatability - Post script capability which I had omitted ia an essential. Then comes the abilty of the printer oversize A3 is really handy , as is duplexing, but we've made do without up until now.
I am quite aware of the major printer manufacturers, but was hoping for some user recommendations, really so that we could asscertain the real running costs. Although Our output is not high, maybe 1,000 copies a month,
poor reliability, whether you have a service contract or not costs time if you are always waiting for an engineer, and money when you have to source your output elsewhere.
We know there are many printers around and a fair few have reviews on trade related sites and in magazines, but nothing beats a users viewpoint, and these are not the cheapest pieces of equipment. For instance the lack of Quark compatability with the Epson was a surpise to us and is not mentioned in any review. Not that we've read anyway, although it has popped up in a few forum discussions.
What we would like to steer away from is getting locked into a contract. We were recently offered one very nice Xerox machine, but it only came with a monthly payment, service plan and an extra cost for every individual print exclusive of materials. Basically a neverending hore purchase.

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I couldn't find a spot that fit this question and although I may not receive any answers here, this is a very active forum with members who are unafraid of new technology, so here's letting one rip...
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I'm not looking for an 'office capable' printer - maybe more like a 'small office'? No real need for Ethernet, yet, if it's a standard feature, I would certainly use it. A small footprint would be nice.
As I wander into the local Office Depot I am overwhelmed by the choices and yet stupefied to find that the 'hang tags' on many of the models don't really give too much information - page one can expect from a cartridge, connectivity options, duplexing capabilities (I seem to find none, yet am certain that I've read of their existence).
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1. monochrome
2. PostScript emulation (unless CUPS supports lasers? It'd difficult to tell by the ad hype yet Apple does seem to have drivers or, at least, Brother and HP laser printers). I don't want to be limited to 72 typefaces...
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5. more economical to operate than an inkjet at 2,500-4000 pages per month
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7. brand is not important - as long as reliability is high (and, like Brother, for instance, is supported by Apple)
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Jamie,
I just wanted to thank you once again for your suggestion of the HP LaserJet 1320. I picked one up last week at Office Depot and, after I receive my $50 mail-in rebate, my total cost will have been $139.99!
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Had it not been for your recommendation, I likely would have forgotten the $100 Office Depot card until it expired and would not have sought out the printer there in the first place.
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I assume that I can set up a laser printer to operate wirelessly. This is important as I often print directly from my iPad which requires wifi.
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By infrequently I meant once or twice a week, no less.
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There's a myriad of compatible printers that meet your given criteria, but that's mostly because you haven't been very specific about your needs... 'compatible with 10.6.7' is just one of many considerations.
For a start, what's your budget? That may narrow the field considerably.
Then what's your expected print run? If you're printing tens of thousands of pages per month your needs are way different from someone printing one or two pages a day (or week!). There's a reason why printer manufacturers list a 'duty cycle' on their spec sheets - it tells you what they think it's capable of handling so that you don't under or over-spec your printer.
And 'duty cycle' is way more than just the speed per page - it's how quickly the components wear out and need replacing. If you print 10,000 pages per month then the manufacturer has to build using higher-grade components that can run for hundreds of thousands of pages before servicing/replacing (and I'm talking here of things like fusers, belts, and the like, not consumables like ink and toner).
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