Reddit reviews Lantronix XPS1002CP-01-S xPrintServer Cloud Print Edition
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Print from your Google Cloud Print devices to virtually any printer - no need to buy new printersPrint from your phone, tablet, Chrome book, laptop or PCOne x Print Server supports multiple printers and virtually unlimited number of users
You've answered your own question. As you've observed, the Chrome OS platform has made a bet on the cloud as the future of computing. That's why the maintainers aren't prioritizing features that would be inconsistent with that bet.
If Chrome were about handling every possible use case -- which is more the 1990s Microsoft strategy following the 80/20 rule -- then yes, they'd handle both non-cloud and cloud so that both legacy use cases and modern use cases could be covered. But Chrome is different: "We built Google Chrome based on three ideas: speed, simplicity and security." (source). There's no room in that statement for including a bunch of third-party printer drivers and taking on support responsibilities for old printers.
Incidentally, the Wirecutter's top-rated printer is both Google Cloud Print-compatible and about $90: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JCA4GW2/. I don't know whether you're in the U.S. or whether $90 is expensive to you, but compared to other consumer printers, $90 is a reasonable price.
There's also this thing that claims to adapt non-cloud printers to work with Google Cloud Print. I haven't tried it. I guess if you had a printer you liked, it might be a good way to extend its life.