I’ve been thinking about this too. I use my printer (inkjet photo printer/scanner) fairly regularly, but the ink seems to run out a bit swiftly. Was considering a laser network printer, as that would do away with clunky software suites, though not sure of the cost of laser cartridges per printed sheet yet. Having said all that, my current Canon MP630 doesn’t load require the software that came on the CD (or I’ve got by without it…).