What do you print?  A Laser printer will have some limitations but also some advantages over ink models. Primary advantages:  Speed and Toner never dries up Primary limitations: Borderless printing is all but unheard of in laser systems.  Label media is generally more limited due to the heat involved.  Photo prints never really exceed magazine quality.  Power consumption while printing is substantially higher. Since print quality is a major factor, forget that third party supplies exist for any manufacturer.  You get exactly what you pay for with them, cheap but not top quality.  Budget for OEM and you'll be far happier long term.  As a home user you likely won't buy them often since they print thousands of normal pages so when you figure price per page they're a lot less scary.  This is one case where savings look good but aren't. I know everyone here hates HP, but Costco does have one of their Color LaserJet models too, it's substantially smaller than the Brother model and will save you $200.  The hate is mostly due to ink models and third party supplies, which you really don't want if you value quality anyway. More on reddit.com

No. Costco closed their photo centre years ago. You can have 40% off Shutterfly as a Costco member or get a discount code on blacks.ca (just go to their website. Not related to Costco whatsoever) Both can ship via ups during the Canada post strike. I’ve gotten great quality with both companies, including photo books, prints, canvas and cards. More on reddit.com

Cheap printer = high operating costs (low volume ink cartridges).

If you’re just printing documents a monochrome laser (HP or Brother) is a solid bet.

If you want color, the Epson Ecotank is the way to go.

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If you're doing intermittent printing with lots of delay in between I'd STRONGLY encourage you to go the laser route. Toner doesn't dry up when it's not used.

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