I think that I've found a printer I'll be happy with.
I have narrowed the candidates to one: The HP Photosmart C3180, $70 from Amazon. It takes 92 and 93 ink, which I have not used before, but the customer reviews I've read don't complain about burning through ink too fast. It prints photos, obviously, which is a feature I'd like to try, but not the one for which I'm buying it.
It appears to be an adequate b/w & color printer with an integrated flatbed scanner of adequate quality. For the price, adequate is all that I expect, and the next best thing seems to be a fair amount more.
