I'm retired but I used to do tech support for biz and home users.
Good Lasers ARE more expensive but they are worth it.
They always outlast ink jet printers.
They tend to be much more reliable.
The cartridges print many more copies than you would get from a ink jet cartridge.
And the printing is generally higher quality for both black and white and color despite what some here are saying about color prints.
For proof of that go into any business that specializes in printing color and I guarantee they won't be using an ink jet printer.
The problem for someone who is not involved with technology is finding and buying a laser printer at a reasonable price and setting it up. They tend to be larger than home ink jets and may involve a bit of technical know how to get integrated into your home environment. For instance mine are network capable and I have them installed to be shared as stand alone network printers.
I have two, one HP black and white, and another HP color. I haven't used the color for quite a while. It still works. I just didn't use it all that often and to save space I've stored it in my garage. The black and white was obtained for free many years ago and has worked flawlessly ever since I installed it. I've changed the cartridge a couple times over more than 10 years. The HP color printer came from an office account I used to have. They were upgrading to a larger capacity printer and I bought it for $50. Both work over a network and are business class printers.
In my experience Ink Jet printers tend to fail frequently and the little ink cartridges cost a fortune.
If you have someone who can help you get and setup a good laser printer its the better way to go. If you don't have such a person handy, you, like most users will have to go with the more easy to obtain Ink Jet type.
Just my 2 bits. Good luck.
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