Would appreciate some help choosing a printer
Just need a new printer which is time and cost efficient, at a low price.
Colour printing isn't important, neither's scanner/fax, need the printer for printing pages of black writing at a relatively fast speed, while not costing too much money to use (for ink, whatnot).
Does a laser printer cost less money over time, compared to an inkjet? And which is likely to be faster?

if you want My idea i suggest you this : M220 canon
i think its a Good case according to your need !
...but if you want to buy a better printer it depends to price of it ! :o

Would appreciate some help choosing a printer
Just need a new printer which is time and cost efficient, at a low price.
Colour printing isn't important, neither's scanner/fax, need the printer for printing pages of black writing at a relatively fast speed, while not costing too much money to use (for ink, whatnot).
Does a laser printer cost less money over time, compared to an inkjet? And which is likely to be faster?

Generally, but not always, cheaper inkjet printers cost you a lot more in ink refills down the line. This doesn't mean that all inkjets are bad. There are many factors that go into choosing a inkjet vs laserjet. If your primary concern is budget constraints, I would recommend buying a decent inkjet printer with good print yield and reasonably priced ink. You can also goto print shops to get your cartridges refilled rather than buying new ones @ the store. This can save you lots of money

dont listen to wookie...dot matrix is clearly the best candidate

buy HP Deskjet D2400
i know it little bit old but
it very standard and it can print very well

my suggestion would be a dot matrix printer.
top of the line stuff

buy HP Deskjet D2400
i know it little bit old but
it very standard and it can print very well

maybe they are right, i just wanted to suggest you :

Thank you all for your advice

your welcome buddy

HP Laserjet 1020
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/...html?dnr=1

I've had it 5 years ago, and it still works like new, I wouldn't replace it for anything.

my advice was the best