HP Laserjets have a similar reputation as Mercedes. When the Laserjets first came out, based on the Canon print engines, they were the industry standard for duty cycle and peformance, at a price.

When HP started creating cheaper consumer models after the LJ5, things really went downhill fast. Ask anyone that got stuck with an LJ 1100 or 1100a.

Other companies, like Brother and Samsung make great low volume home lasers, some with built in networking and Macintosh support.