I’m looking to get a printer for home/school use and I only need black/white. Any suggestions on a cheap brand new printer that uses cheap-ish ink cartridges? I heard I should avoid HP and they seem to be the cheapest so I don’t know what to get. Thanks!

I'm not all that knowledgeable about printers, so forgive my foolishness in advance. I live in Australia, Melbourne. I am looking to purchase a new printer based on a few factors. These include:

-Black and white printing (color not necessary).

-Reliable brand.

-Should have warranty.

-The cost of cartridge shouldn't be extremely pricey (from what I'm aware, some printers sell for cheap, but REALLY jack up the cartridge prices), assuming these are still being used.

-Having a scanner would be a plus, though this is a fairly flexible part of things, and a drastically cheaper option without a scanner may be a better choice.

-Should work with both mac and windows.

I don't need something with tons of incredible features, or extremely fast printing (slow is totally fine), or whatever. I primarily need something that will work when I need it to, won't jam frequently, won't constantly ask to have something replaced when I've already replaced it, and something where it won't dry out because I haven't used it in a while. Budget items are fine and all, but I certainly don't want to buy something that'll start crapping out on me and continually have issues after a few months. I guess I'm looking for the AK-47 of printers, if that makes sense.

I suppose that having a direct USB connect would be a minor bonus to avoid potential connection issues, but that's a very minor point.

If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing them.

Thank you.