I usually order good quality photo prints online. It's not immediate feedback, but I never found a need for that. Otherwise so-so quality can be produced by a color laser printer.

True, I don't even bother with colour laser, it's no good for photos, just for graphs and coloured text.

But really the rare occasion I need photos printed, I just order them.

If you're a pro or hobby photographer, you can't beat pigment inkjets like Epson's, but then the drawbacks of inkjet (like drying out) won't affect you so much because you will use it a lot.

I went with Epson inkjet. I don't know if things have changed, but at the time I bought it, Epson was significantly less evil than that HP I dumped.

I'm interested in knowing Canon's level of evil, if anyone has any information about that.

n=1 but in my experience it is brother >> canon > hp

On the rare occasion I need photos I print them at Costco. Their printers are much higher quality than what a person is likely to buy for home use and the price is very reasonable.

I use a black-and-white laser printer at home (Brother MFC-8890DW).

The price is good, but larger prints do cost quite a bit more. 4x6 is only $0.11 each, but 8x10 is $2.00 each.