So far as I can tell, the magic with cheap toner is that it takes the cloners a while to break the security on any given printer so they can ship compatible cartridges. My gamble with the new Samsung is that, by the time I burn through the estimated 2000 pages of life it has in the initial cartridges (notably, this printer doesn't have "starter" toner that's 3/4 empty), there should be third-party discount toner available.

We'll see on that.

Also, with respect to Bitt's concern of getting cheap crap -- my totally unsubstantiated guess is that by purchasing the next model up, which is rated as more of a workgroup printer than a cheapo entry model, perhaps it will be vaguely more built to last.

We'll see on that as well.