[moffkalast]

I mean, looking at what my local stores have on offer you can get a multifunctional inkjet for $90, cheapest colour laser for $340. But realistically are you going to buy the cheapest possible one? You can probably get a very decent inkjet for $150 but for a decent laser you'll probably need to go into the $500 range. It's a roughly 3X price difference.

Still this does surprise me, last I checked they were all over $600 at the very least, so the prices have come down in recent years I guess.

[nybble41]

Given that a full set of replacement ink cartridges can cost $70 or more, it doesn't take very many instances of replacing dried-out but otherwise barely used cartridges to make up the difference in up-front cost.

If you regularly print full-color photos, by all means get an inkjet. (Perhaps consider one of the tank-based models, though.) Otherwise, a laser printer will generally be more economical for home printing in the long run, especially if you can settle for a black-and-white model, and you can always take the rare exceptions requiring full color to a print shop or photo kiosk.