I bought a Konica-Minolta Magicolor 2400W from Sam's Club for about $250 because it was a pretty fast color laser with relatively inexpensive, individual cartridges for each color. It also has a very good print quality. However, since I have had it, I have decided that it isn't worth the many and unrealistic cons.

Cons:

• Windows only. (Drivers page)
  There are no Mac or Linux drivers available for this printer and there never will be. if you decide to get a Mac or maybe try Linux ... tough.
  
  
• Terribly network unfriendly.
  The driver for this printer WILL NOT properly deploy to networked machines. In order to connect to the printer over a network, you must download and install the driver, then manually connect to the printer. If you want to share the printer with your peers, then you should've spent more money, as Konica-Minolta has purposefully crippled basic networking functionality in their driver in order to force the printer into the "consumer" category. Nevermind the fact that most consumers like to share printers with each other.
  
  Come on KM! It isn't like we're sharing needles!
  
  
• Will NOT work with a standard print server device.
  I purchased a Netgear WGPS606 wireless print server, but the Magicolor immediately throws an error when connected to it. Konica-Minolta is unrepentant and unhelpful; actually just plain silent with regard to questions about the issue. Like the driver problem, their attitude seems to be, "tough noogies. If you want a printer to share, we want more of your money".

If you want a color laser printer, are planning to connect it directly to your PC and will never share it with anyone, then the Magicolor 2400W may be an ok choice. But for a modern home or small business network used by people who want to share their printer with others, the Konica-Minolta Magicolor 2400W will be quite a disappointment. Other printers are far friendlier and more capable. You may spend a little more for toner, but that is a small price to pay for an uncrippled device.

Shame on you Konica-Minolta and your slimy marketing department! Your engineers should also be ashamed of themselves for not defying your demands to cripple an otherwise finely crafted piece of hardware.