>> I'm looking to print way less that 100 sheets/yr, we are talking shipping labels here, nothing serious.
If you're only doing shipping labels, you might want to consider a label printer. I got a Brother thermal label printer (QL-700) for well under $100, and there are third party label makers that sell spools of labels. The great thing about it is that the output looks great and the only consumables are the labels. No ink or toner to worry about.
There's also a slightly more expensive model that can do black and red (labels cost more too).
If you're only doing shipping labels, you might want to consider a label printer. I got a Brother thermal label printer (QL-700) for well under $100, and there are third party label makers that sell spools of labels. The great thing about it is that the output looks great and the only consumables are the labels. No ink or toner to worry about.
There's also a slightly more expensive model that can do black and red (labels cost more too).