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The subsidisation model is great when you only print rarely. This is increasingly true.

Even then, it's really not. If you only print rarely - print with toner on a cheap laser printer.

It will never dry up, print thousands of pages, work just fine 10 years later, and is easy and cheap to replace.

Mine is 12 years in, and still prints the 5 pages a year I need just fine.

Problem with laser printer is that scanner combos take up a huge ammount of space. Inkjet combo is usually 1/2 the size which is also a big deal that I'm willing to eat the inconvenience of having to replace ink every year or so.

I can buy an inject for $20 at the local post office. I can't buy a laser for the same ballpark price.

Huh. I mean, do what's best for you, but I've never cared whether a printer is 7 inches tall or 12 inches tall, and the footprints are about the same in my experience.

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