We're getting a new place and this one comes with a dedicated study/office - the joy of no more notebooks on the dining room table! I can also finally invest in a better printer than the current POJ in a cupboard. Ideally I'm looking for a networked multi-function laser printer with duplex/double side capability. I'd prefer mono, but will take colour if I have no other choice. I'm aiming for ethernet networking, so doesn't need WiFi.

At the price point I'm looking at (<$500), I'm resigned to the fact it will be average quality at best and I am going to get massively stung on the toner whichever brand I go with. 

So I'm hoping to make a purchasing decision based on a brand/model with the least bloaty bloatware. I know for some you can 7zip the setup files and just aim to get the drivers out, but I've had mixed success with that previously.

Recommendations welcome.

Mods: feel free to move this to a more appropriate forum. Windows was tenuous at best, but that's the system that will be bloated by the bloatware.