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Can only speak for myself but basically they're cheaper. For someone like me who doesn't print a lot and doesn't care too much about printing speed, tank printers are a good option. "Everyone should get a laser printer" was a valid argument when the only other option was ink cartridge printers with shitty DRM, but nowadays there are other good options.
You can buy a quality Lexmark laser printer/scanner/fax for around $120 brand new, the included toner will last you a decade if you don’t print a lot. I’ve had mine for about 8 years and it’s still reading as 100% toner
I guess maybe you can where you live, but no, I can't. Cheapest Lexmark I can find at a glance with built-in scanner (MB2236i) is about 250€ and only prints monochrome. I could buy a lot of ink bottles for that price difference (and I didn't need to replace the ink so far in 1.5 years either).
For me I switched to laser precisely because I don’t print often. My ink jet was constantly getting clogged/dried out from under use.