Time for one of my sideways looks.
Kept mum for a few months to see if anyone would mention it here's what I did and works very well for the family. Seeing as I view quality as a prime and hate running costs I went to PC world and bought a Samsung laser for 49 Quid. That is right - just under £50 GBP
The vast majority of (cheap) paper going through the machine is coming out at a 10th or less of the cost of any inkjet. In home use the toner will outlast your computer but if you do decide to print a few copies of 'War and Peace' it is 60 smackers for your next 20,000 pages of 'highjack this' logs.
The family now print snaps using online or high street shops - can't compete with the prices. Only photos they struggle with go through the home printer. The industry's own statistics show photo printing to actually be a minimal activity for the vast majority - something we tend to lose sight of in a forum populated by keen, computer literate people.
If you combine the cost of your next set of colour cartidges and a pack of photo paper you can actually have a laser working for the majority of your printing for the same money.
Regards
Rob Lloyd