They're reasonably priced if you consider that toner doesn't dry up like ink does.
If you only need to print a few times per year, it's far cheaper to buy a laser w/ toner. With inkjet, you'll have to buy (and wait for) new ink cartridges because they dry out in less than a year.
If you need to print a lot of color materials frequently and don't mind the quality, then ink jet is a better deal.
The LED "laser" printers are usually all very reasonably priced, carry a good set of features and last long. The downside is that they're rather bulky since they have 4 drums.
I had good luck with Oki printers (most of them come with Duplex unit, Ethernet and all OS support), a lot of people are very happy with Brother printers.
If you only need to print a few times per year, it's far cheaper to buy a laser w/ toner. With inkjet, you'll have to buy (and wait for) new ink cartridges because they dry out in less than a year.
If you need to print a lot of color materials frequently and don't mind the quality, then ink jet is a better deal.