The PCMechanic crew have put up a fairly in-depth article to help any of you out there currently in the market for a new printer. I know I'm looking around myself; I'm fairly certain that I'll be getting a budget laser printer sometime soon.

"Older printers may have issues with the newest OSes, and many computers today are not sold with the parallel ports that older printers require. Newer printers are usually faster and have better print quality, and they can integrate directly with digital cameras. Multifunction printers integrate scanners for scanning, copying, and faxing."