I thought about the same thing lately,

I use slide film and an old Nikon LS 30 filmscanner.
That gives me only 2700 DPI, but with a bit of postwork
this should be sufficient for prints up to 20 cm x 30 cm.

I'm not sure about the printer, are these prints durable enough nowaday?
I mean, no problem if you just use them on your one
but if it comes to selling prints or use them as a gift?

My plan is rather to scan my slides and then get them printed
at one of this online labs that make prints for digital cams.
I think if I allways use the same lab, I could orientate my postwork
towards their workflow and get a good control over the result?
It's also cheaper than printing at home.

Just an idea, but I think I'll give it a try.

cheers
Thomas