If you are planning on printing mainly black and white & text pages, I'd recommend a laser printer. I have a Brother b/w laser printer I bought almost 10 years ago for around $200 and it still runs great (plus they're half the price and size now). The toner cartridges are about $50-75, but I only get a new one every few years.
I have a newer color ink jet printer, scanner, copier that is wireless, which works great as it's upstairs in the study while my laptop is usually down stairs. It's a Brother brand and works well, though the picture printing is not good by any means. If you're planning on printing pictures at home, I'd get a printer specifically for that job.
Good luck,
Christi