Need new printer for MacBook

I'm distressed! Can anyone tell me which black and white reasonably priced printers work with my MacBook? I want information from those who have printers that are USB plugin and work right out of the box with a MacBook. I am so confused by everything being offered and the Apple site lists so few basic printers (everything is for photos).
Thanks,
Lisa...

Any USB printer will work provided there's an OS X compatible printer driver. You can check this list of printers known to be compatible. You can also check the manufacturer's support web site to determine if an OS X compatible driver is available for that printer. Buying from a vendor that supports Apple will also be helpful since they are not likely to sell printers that will not work with Macs.
Most non-laser printers being sold today are all color capable as well as black and white. It may be difficult to find a non-laser printer that only prints black and white.
Hewlett-Packard, Epson, Brother, Lexmark, and Canon, for example, all have many different models that are compatible (but not all models are compatible.)

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