Hate Your Inkjet Printer? Try an Inexpensive Black-and-White Laser Printer Instead.

With many inkjet printers, you’ll encounter that “out of ink” message more often than you’d like, even when the color cartridges run dry but you only need to print in black. Some inkjets guzzle ink like a pickup truck burns fuel.

The toner used in laser printers lasts longer. As a result, the yearly toner costs stay low, as opposed to many inkjets that seem like a bargain in the store that eat a hole in your budget as time goes by.

For example, the yearly toner costs for the three printers below ranges from $9 to $15, according to our calculations and estimates of typical printer use. That beats the annual upkeep for some similarly priced all-in-one inkjets by more than $100.

Your costs will vary with how much you print, plus what prices you find for the printer and toner. Members can find estimated annual ink or toner costs in our printer ratings.

Here are three of the most appealing black-and-white laser printers you can find.