My HP Photosmart C6180 died after only a year and a half (and after only printing/copying less than 5900 pages).

I have prior experience with both HP and Brother printers --- I have come to swear at HP for their  %^%$%&  products and customer service (aka, NONE) and have come to swear by Brother products.  I previously had a Brother laser printer that performed without fault ---- it got retired when my step-son took it off to college.  I replaced it with the HP OfficeJet K80 and then the HP Photosmart C6180 when we set up our wireless home network.  I wasn't all that happy with the OfficeJet...