This is a crappy, click-bait article and the advice it gives is bad. First, the politics of ink management, which is probably half the article, have very littl

This is a crappy, click-bait article and the advice it gives is bad. First, the politics of ink management, which is probably half the article, have very little to do with the title, especially the "even the best ones" part. If you plan and budget to pay for the authorised ink (and you should plan your consumables and price them in when buying anything that uses consumables), printers generally won't suck, especially the best ones. TANSTAAFL. Second, the most important point isn't being made: If your needs are such that you think you need a cheap inkjet colour printer, think again. If you need to print a lot, get a real, big mid-to-high-end colour laser printer (and/or a mid-to-high-end specialised photo printer). You'll make up the initial cost on a more sensible consumables approach. However, chances are heavily in favour of you not actually needing this. Mail-order your photo prints or go to the pharmacy. Have the occasional colour prints done at a copy shop (and if it's for a client meeting, have them finish the product professionally for you while they're at it). It's much more expensive per copy, but probably not by much at the end of the day. Third, get a wifi-networked Brother laser printer. They are cheap and solid and the original toner is reasonably enough priced that I've never been seriously tempted by third-party alternatives.