The Premise Living in a Macintosh world has many advantages. Printer choice is not one of them.
Printers are quirky machines at best.
Not only are they one of the most important peripherals that one can add to a system, they are also one of the most frustrating. Now that serial is out and USB and Firewire are in, the problem becomes even more difficult. There are a plethora of USB to serial adapters out there, but few of them work reliably. Thus, many new Mac users are in the market for a new printer as well. After about 30 seconds of shopping for a USB Mac compatible printer, you will realize your options are limited.