Choosing The Best Printer For Your Needs
You'll often find some real bargains in your local department store or even supermarket for new printers. However, unless you print very infrequently then you should always do some research. The problem is that the printing costs for many printers are absolutely extortionate. That cheap $50 printer you see in your local store may cost you many hundreds in extra printing costs when you discover the cost of cartridges for it.
One of the worst features is that of combined color units, these can be especially expensive. What happens is that when one color goes, you need to replace the whole unit. So if for example the Red ink runs out, you have to get rid of the cartridge and lose the rest of ink. Of course even with laser cartridges you can always refill toner but it's not something everyone is happy doing. For those it's especially important to find out the cost per page of a printer before they purchase,
Always check carefully how much a replacement cartridge costs, how may pages it will print and whether you can replace individual cartridges. It can really save you a small fortune in your printing costs.