Sorry, I might be late to the party (being a noob to this forum), but if you're still looking for sub-$1000 printers, maybe look at the UP! Mini from Tiertime. It's an all-around solid printer, from what I've heard from my own network of acquaintances. Octave Systems is one of Tiertime's US resellers, and you can even get a printer bundled with what are basically starter kits for under $1000.