HP Deskjet printer buying guide

This time the Hp Deskjet F380

well im looking for a monochrome laser printer to print my class’s notes…which are usually in pdf, and some contain alot of images ( mostly useless, but its a pdf and i cant edit it) so the image quality of the printer isnt a big priority, although good/decent images would be nice. Anyway, the main reason for laser instead of ink is because my current HP photosmart uses ink alot and gotta replace very frequently, i realized buying a laser printer would save me much more $ in the long run, anyone have good suggestions? (preferably under 200$)

Usually, laser printers are good for rapid, black and white print jobs. If you do not need to efficiently print a lot of black and white jobs, then I would go with one of several alternatives: a printer that prints high-quality AND grayscale images at a reasonable pace and which can be bought for an affordable price, an inkjet printer. The term “deskjet” is just a proprietary name invented by HP with the intention of being associated with Inkjet technology printing. If you want very high-quality, color images that are produced in a continous tone, then probably, you would want a dye-sublimation printer, which are becoming more and more affordable.
Since you are intending to use a printer for a short period of time, I would go with an inkjet printer; it will be able to print high-quality images in color AND in grayscale. I would recommend either an HP Deskjet series printer or, if you have money to squander, an HP Photosmart series printer. Usually, laser printers that print in color are quite expensive, but you may be able to find one for around the same price as an HP Photosmart printer, which are probably the best Inkjet printers on the market. Also, the HP Photosmart printers have many more capabilities than a stand alone color printer.
It all comes down to what you want to spend and whether or not you need a printer for color, black/white, and/or grayscale print jobs. A laser printer would be more for dedicated use and for rapid print jobs, but you only need a printer for a short period of time. If you want to do black and white print jobs, then buy a cheap laser printer; you can find some for under one hundred dollars. If you want high quality color print jobs for a cheap price, then go with an HP Deskjet printer; laser printers that print high quality, color jobs are expensive.

I need to find the best possible laser color printer at the lowest possible price. I need to prints lots of documents black and white, flyers with a few photos on them, color posters and etc. So I would like to have both of best worlds and have some great photo quality and print the most pages per toner cartridges. I recently made a mistake and bought a HP photosmart 8250 and have gone through about almost $300 in ink, if not more (in only about 2 months). But when I think I found a good color laser printer I find horror stories from user reviews.
Can anyone help me basically find a good all around color laser printer that has full ink toner and not so expensive (like over $100 per toner)? As I don’t need network capability and if it has a duplexer is a bonus.
Thanks for any suggestions!

Are there any good inkjet or laser printers , that are great on ink usage? What brands and types would you recommend? My HP Photosmart 8250 just sucks the ink, and won’t print anyhing if its low on magenta, even though I changed to black ink only! Where would be the best place to buy? Help!