If you don't print much, 12000 pages is the lifetime of the printer. I've had a cheap laser printer for about 6 years now, and I only think about it once or twi

If you don't print much, 12000 pages is the lifetime of the printer. I've had a cheap laser printer for about 6 years now, and I only think about it once or twice a year when I need to print something. I don't do any maintenance, and I don't worry about the ink drying out. I wouldn't take a one-time payment of $70 in exchange for having to do regular printer ink maintenance for 6 years, so it makes sense to pay an extra $70 to avoid that. Paying the extra $70 makes even more sense if you factor in the fact that I'd actually have saved $72 in monthly payments over that time period.