It's going to be a compromise. This stuff changes all the time, so I can't name any specific brands, but some general advise: - If the printer is cheap, chance

It's going to be a compromise. This stuff changes all the time, so I can't name any specific brands, but some general advise: - If the printer is cheap, chances are they make money off cartridges. Expect to pay at least a thousand, but try to get something that will last for that. - "Pro" lines are less likely to have issues like this. Separately, ditto laser printers. Get a laser printer, color if you must, but greyscale means simpler mechanics, lower price and better reliability. - Laser printers use ink powder, and won't dry out. Uh, just be careful when refilling. - Laser printers suck for photo printing, and quality in general is meh. This is something you will have to live with, as an inkjet printer that goes mostly unused will break rather quickly. - Some brands (at least used to) have refilling the cartridges as an explicit feature. I think that was Brother? No clue if that's still the case. - Pretty much everything works on all OSs these days, but your experience will generally be better on Linux. Yes, this is quite a change. That said, you might like a network printer better, especially one that can connect to Google's cloud print system. This will be listed on the feature set.