I followed this advice right after the last time I spent 20 minutes having an ink-jet printer clean its nozzles thrice before I could print one sheet of monochrome text. I print infrequently enough that the nozzles would often dry up and get clogged.

It had been so long since I looked at laser printers, I didn't realize their prices had become so affordable for home/personal use.

Now, when I print something, I know it'll "just work", and that the text will be crisp and legible every time, with no banding and wasted paper.

Plus, it's so much faster.

The cost and reliability of toner vs ink is one thing... but the lack of stress surrounding the occasional small print job at home? As stated by a much-parodied ad campaign, "priceless"!

(Edit: and I still have 60% capacity in the complimentary toner cartridge it came with!)