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I don't know what brand of inkjet printer you're currently using. But I'll share my recent experiences and you can decide what works for you. For many years I've used Canon inkjet printers that are easy to find in the office supply stores as well as Walmart and other Big Box stores. Canon inkjet printers don't cost much because they get you when you buy the color ink toners. (!!!)

However they do make nice quality color prints, if you don't print much and it's mainly photos of the grandkids etc. where color is important. Replacing those Canon inkjet toner cartridges is a snap and I found it to be rather easy. I never needed a service guy to do it for me, just take out the old empty cartridge and pop in a new one. Boom, you're ready to go.

My problems with inkjet became evident when I became the librarian for my choir and I had to print many copies of sheet music (black and white only) every month for our singers. Suddenly the replacement ink costs spiraled out of control with the inkjet printer. I had to replace my old Canon printer, and that was when I spent around $250 and bought a HP laser printer.

It's much less expensive per-sheet to print with laser, I'd estimate the laser costs about $.03 per copy vs. the inkjet that's more like $.10 per copy. The laser cartridges are easy to replace, they cost less, and they yield many more copies than my old inkjet printers did. (One thing I learned is that laser printers can overheat quickly, unlike the inkjets that never had that problem.)

If you are printing high volumes of copies like I am, yes definitely get a laser printer. If you don't print much but you want high quality printing with options in colorized printing, stick with the inkjet. BUT some home inkjet printers (Canon is one but there are several others) are very easy to replace the cartridges when the time comes.

Maybe ask your technical guy who is already familiar with your current printer ... he can probably give you good advice on which inkjets have easier toner replacements.