A question that just came to mind that I'm curious about: This is assuming the cost of purchasing each one was the same (I saw some pretty cheap B&W laser printers last time I walked through a computer store).

I'd choose the B&W laser now, simply because I realize that most (99.99%) of the stuff I print doesn't need to be in color, and I always thought the laser did a better job than the inkjet at both print quality and durability for printing large amounts of things. Plus, if I need something in color, it's cheaper in the long run (and better quality) to just have it done at a place like Kinkos.

Exactly my thoughts. Here in Canada, I can get 4"x6" prints for $0.19 a piece... a price that's well below the cost of printer/ink/paper separately. My laser printer is also much faster than inkjet printers for large volumes of pages.

Right, how about 36 pages per minute, colour or B/W . Okay, they come out at 80% of darkness, but still .

To others here:

All depends on the price you like to spend and if you need it waterproof.

After fighting with prices of prints and speed I found finally an inkjet printer that is worth to take a look at, its the HP Officejet Pro K5400 Printer series- models.
Why I chose the K5400dtn over a Samsung CLP300:

• - Network connectivity, 10/100 LAN
• - Paper load 350 pages more
• - 2 paper trays
• - Faster colour output
• - Better gradients
• - Energy saving
• - Cartridges are cheaper then from laser
• - Duplex printing system (but it’s slow, sadly enough)
• - External ink system! This is an aftermarket product, but we are talking about 1 litre DEY-ink for about 25-30US$, good for about 40k to 47k prints in B/W!

Daaaaannnng! That sounds sweet! I might have to get one... How much $$?

Well, HP offers them for 250 US$. The external ink system is about 50US$ here in Mexico...

I'll stick with my HP LaserJet 2100, as I only print about 20 pages a year (I hate hard copy...).

I chose B&W Laser. Even a grayscale laser can print higher quality photos than a color inkjet. Plus color Inkjets usually end up using too much ink when printing, so it makes the paper wet and you get those weird folds or whatever. Anyways, for me, printing up documents is way more important than pictures.

Missing the option 'both'

Needing it permanent or cheap, it's the laser.
But as sometimes I like to have colours, it's ink then.

Both are Brother.
Old laser 1030 I've got for free one day, will last as long as the cylinder and toner inside.
DCP-115C with cheap but good substitute ink.

Either, doesn't really make any difference unless your doing project work ect...

My HP Desktop D1460 has been playing up lately, likes chewing up paper and printing back to front. Nothing a claw hammer won't sort out.