Printer recommendation please

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On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:14:20 -0400
Mike Jeays wrote:

> I strongly recommend a laser printer over an inkjet even for home
> use. The reduced running costs and better reliability are easily
> worth the lack of colour, IMO. 

How do they compare for light and  occasional use? I'm thinking in
terms of a few pages, a few times a year, so presumably the
consumables become perishables.