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If you can swing it, and you will be printing tens of thousands of pages, there is no shame in buying a used HP enterprise printer. HP has already been paid, and you are preventing e-waste at that point.
These things are practically infinitely repairable with third party parts* with manuals, solved questions, and videos. Obviously, $2500 is way too much for a new printer. You can get a used 603 for under $300 on Amazon right now.
These aren't for everyone. These are the big office printers and are noisy. It will probably last 50k -200k before you have issues. A remanufactured maintenance kit will probably run about $150.
Cheap-ass toner can print well, or it can print like ass. A standard cartridge can last 10k pages, and an x could last 24k. Cheap toner is about $50. Don't give HP your $250.
*Fuck third party separation pads for the 3000 series like 3015 and the 525. Nothing works. Stay away.