Yep, most printer/scanner, scanners are not good enough for photographic work. I used a cheap Epson photo-scanner which cost $50 refurbished by Epson, and sold it for $35 the hour we walked out of our Texas home 6 years later.
I had to abandon my HP Laserjet 4 Plus in Texas. Took it to my son's house and he said he'd give it to charity. Silly boy. There are companies setting up now just restoring those.
I'm looking for B&W right now, and narrowed it down to HP or Samsung. Saw the latter in hospital recently and it looked a well made piece of kit, but it sounds like I should focus on HP.
What's the deal with the first Toner - do they give a low capacity first time?