LASER PRINTER is the way to go!!!
You can usually find black and white laser printers on sale for $50 by a reputable brand such as Samsung, HP, Brother. I have one by HP and it works great. A refill toner cartridge was $14 incl shipping from ebay.
I have an inkjet that is used only for color printing a few times a year. Put scotch tape over the cartridge to preserve the ink from drying up. Over the area the ink jets out of
Never again HP with their lack of follow up on driver support. Was already sick of their Indian tech support from other products. No more HP, no way. Hope Epson or Canon are better, no experience with either.
Perfectly good printer last time I used it (Xp computer that ran it died), useless due to a company that will not bother to support it.
I hear you on the cheap laser stuff. After our Samsung ate it's last plastic gear, we bought a Brother wireless that is an amazing thing for the price. Not so long ago lasers were several thousand $.