My last printer ran out of ink (at an extremely inopportune moment, of course) so I ran to Target to grab ink. They were out of the specific number HP ink that my printer required, and said that they will no longer carry it. On my way out of the aisle, I noticed that color ink (~$20) + black ink (~$20) is almost the same as the cost of a new printer that comes with ink (~$50). I actually called the sales guy back over and we ran the numbers many times. The printer (which also scans and copies) was $10 more than the ink it comes with! Ridiculous. Anyway, it was a minor emergency, so I bought it and it's worked great so far. I have minimal printing needs, but when you need one, you need one.