This isn't the case for consumer printers anymore, though. Ink isn't as expensive as it once was (HP/Lexmark/Epson/Canon all have $10-15 black inkjet cartridges), and printers don't ship with so much ink that it's cheaper to buy the printer. It's the same with low-end laser printers too; a $99 Brother comes with a 600 page cartridge, where a $50 replacement prints 2600 pages.
I guess the situation is different for business-grade stuff where the toner costs $800 a pop.
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This isn't the case for consumer printers anymore, though. Ink isn't as expensive as it once was (HP/Lexmark/Epson/Canon all have $10-15 black inkjet cartridges), and printers don't ship with so much ink that it's cheaper to buy the printer. It's the same with low-end laser printers too; a $99 Brother comes with a 600 page cartridge, where a $50 replacement prints 2600 pages.
I guess the situation is different for business-grade stuff where the toner costs $800 a pop.