Our current laser printer for >$300 had to be replaced right out of the box, apparently checking whether that thing turns on without errors is asking too much.

Our current laser printer for >$300 had to be replaced right out of the box, apparently checking whether that thing turns on without errors is asking too much. Then the replacement couldn't connect with the wifi network. Maybe there are exceptions beyond consumer price ranges, but the only printer I've seen that actually worked was an inkjet over 20 years ago. Probably because it was too dumb to do anything other than print.