> saving $50 up front and then losing $500 over the life of the printer Ha! Ha! Ha! Whew, that’s a good one. Let me catch my breath. I once had a mid range HP

> saving $50 up front and then losing $500 over the life of the printer Ha! Ha! Ha! Whew, that’s a good one. Let me catch my breath. I once had a mid range HP inkjet. Think it cost about $200. Only printed a few times a year. It would go through 3-4 ink cartridges per year, with me printing almost nothing. Ink was cheap, about $30. Pretty much needed a new ink cartridge every time I printed. Was a networked printer, didn’t even see the computer reboot, etc. That damn thing easily cost over $100/year doing nothing. Would have lasted forever if I hadn’t thrown it away in mint condition. Eventually got a laser printer… Toner is expensive, but it at least doesn’t evaporate! (I lowered calibration frequency settings too)