Don't buy an inkjet printer, just get a laser printer. It'll save you money if you factor in ink and make you cry less.
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I've never been able to get good photos out of an inkjet that isn't a custom photo printer. But I haven't tried a really low end color laser either, just a like $200 Xerox, which can hang pretty well with an inkjet for photos.
It's possible low end color lasers have significantly improved since I last had one (Samsung CLP-315), to be fair. That one was kind of meh. These days I have a specific Canon inkjet because it can do direct CD label prints, which is something no laser can do :)
