In the market for a $500 color laser

[alsam]

I'm looking for a color laser for a home office and looking for some
input.

I like the Samsung CLP-5xxn specs:
1200 dpi
auto-duplexing built in
networking built in

I am confused about the differences in the 500, 510 and the 550. The
Samsung webpage is less than clear about this. Thoughts?
I also don't know much about service / reliability.

The Dell printers seem to be a pretty good deal, lots of coupons on
gotapex.com.
I have very good experiance with Dell support (please don't make this a
dell suck's rant). Anyone use their color lasers?

Any thoughts on the new low end Konica's?

There is always HP, but they seem pretty proud of their prices for what
they give you.

TIA

 

[Commentator]

I'm looking for a color laser for a home office and looking for some
input.

I like the Samsung CLP-5xxn specs:
1200 dpi
auto-duplexing built in
networking built in

I am confused about the differences in the 500, 510 and the 550. The
Samsung webpage is less than clear about this. Thoughts?
I also don't know much about service / reliability.

The 510 is basically an upgrade to the 500. Both use the Samsung printer
control language. Big difference I saw with the 550 was that it uses
postscript.

I have used a 1210 B&W for 3-4 years and have been quite happy. Bought a
510 3-4 days ago, and I am pleased so far.

The Dell printers seem to be a pretty good deal, lots of coupons on
gotapex.com.
I have very good experiance with Dell support (please don't make this
a dell suck's rant). Anyone use their color lasers?

Any thoughts on the new low end Konica's?

There is always HP, but they seem pretty proud of their prices for
what they give you.

TIA

HP and Dell are slightly cheaper, but don't give you duplex. Didn't spend
much time looking at the Dell specs. Reviews I read for the HP2550
suggested double per page costs.