I use to spend $75.00 a year (home use ) on ink cartridges.
It's all a big scam.
Once I was running low on 'black', the printer asked if I would like to 'mix' the 3 other colors to get black.
Of coarse not, the 3 colors were expensive. So I went and bought 'black'
Next time, the '3 colors' were running low.
By now I have smartened up and reduced my color printing.
But, when you run low on the '3 colors', the printer won't work, even if I printed only in 'black'.
If you don't do a lot of printing, the ink heads dry up.
What's the fix ? Push the 'clean' button which shoots ink thru the heads to clean them.
That's more ink wasted.
Then I ordered off E-Bay a Lazer Printer.
On sale for $70.00 / Free Shipping
Only 'black' printing. And that's fine for me.
If I need 'colored' photos, I go to Wal-Greens.
I saved more money in one year to pay for the printer.
It was made by Brother.
My only regret now is that I did not buy the combination unit.
One that will Print, Scan, & Photo Copy.