I have owned quite a few Laserwriters. A few Personal LW, a 16/600, and a LW Select 360. They were all in various conditions.

All Personal LW I have had are not functional. I do have 2 untested so that may change

The LW Select 360 are great and it kept me going right through university...even though the Fuser was not working properly (ink peeled off).

The LW 16/600 was great but toner was expensive.

I'd try for a later model LW if you can find one. They have more connection options. The LW Select, 16/600, or even an 8500 if you can find one