Yes, if network color laser printer will meet his needs, then this is much easier. I have sent my friend an email asking her whether the other friend is stuck on inkjet or would be good with color laser.
Four years ago I almost bought the Phaser 6180 (IIRC) for about $250 shipped. It was a weird season. There were three different color laser printers availble for between $200 and $300 shipped. All with Postscript, ethernet, and fairly sturdy duty cycles. One Xerox, one Kyocera and one Brother. The Kyocera specifically specified AppleTalk (the protocol, not LocalTalk Media) support, so I bought that one. The Xerox might have had AppleTalk support but it didn't mention it in the specs.
Given that your newer printer works with System 7, I bet that Xerox must still be including AppleTalk support and not necessarily mentioning it.
After that season the prices all went up to about $400 plus shipping. Now they seem to be back down again.
Four years ago I almost bought the Phaser 6180 (IIRC) for about $250 shipped. It was a weird season. There were three different color laser printers availble for between $200 and $300 shipped. All with Postscript, ethernet, and fairly sturdy duty cycles. One Xerox, one Kyocera and one Brother. The Kyocera specifically specified AppleTalk (the protocol, not LocalTalk Media) support, so I bought that one. The Xerox might have had AppleTalk support but it didn't mention it in the specs.
Given that your newer printer works with System 7, I bet that Xerox must still be including AppleTalk support and not necessarily mentioning it.
After that season the prices all went up to about $400 plus shipping. Now they seem to be back down again.