HP makes quality printers, however we recommend simply seeking out a model that does not use the embroidery machine21 and #22 or #92 and #93 cartridges. Several new printers will enter the market in July 200 Many of which are cheap to buy (starting at around 2 00), but can be expensive to operate. Comparison-shop both the printer and cartridges at the same time. Many of these new cheap printers do not come with connection cables or both ink cartridges which entices users by lowering the initial price. HP is now attempting to squeeze out the competitors by dominating shelf space with a multitude of printer models. Another option is to look for a different manufacturer such as Canon, Epson or Brother. Many people, who never owned a printer before, were uninformed to what was happening with the cost of the new cartridges. Hewlett Packard hopes to charm people with their brand-name and low initial cost.

That's nearly 8 times more printing at about 1 3rd the cost (per milliliter of ink). So the lesson here is this It is critical that you investigate the price of replacement ink cartridges before you purchase a new printer. These days, if you go down the printer isle at your local office store, you may see a few printers hovering around the 50 mark. Their inkjet printers often get as good or better reviews from users. Most machines have the same general features but the more they have on the shelf, the less room for competitors. The printer was a loss-leader and the sales of replacement cartridges subsidized the low initial cost.. In comparison, about 4 years ago the most common HP black cartridges contained 42 milliliters of ink. You might think "Wow! What a great deal", but is it all it's cracked up to be? Lexmark was first manufacturer selling 50 printers. Hewlett-Packard has now followed suit and is using the same strategy to takeover market share. Furthermore, as time went on Lexmark continued with the same approach but then began to decrease the size of the cartridges their printers use. It's in the supplies where they make their money.Are you really getting a bargain with a 50 printer? If you factor in the cost of replacement ink cartridges, it could be a lot more. Consider this: One Lexmark 10N0016 OEM Black cartridge retails for about 30 and will yield 410 pages at 5% coverage One Lexmark 10N0026 OEM Color cartridge retails for about 3 00 and will yield 275 pages at 5% coverage It was commonplace to buy Lexmark printer for 50 just for the ink cartridges, and throw the printer in the garbage and just buy another one. Again, check the cost of replacement cartridges, page yield or milliliters of ink contained in the cartridge to be sure you are getting a good value in comparison. Almost nobody takes into account the true cost of operating these printers until the first or second time they need replacement cartridges.

The cost of 1 set of replacement cartridges exceeded the value of the machine itself. Over the course of a few years however, the low cost of the machine will be overshadowed by the large amount spent on replacement inkjet cartridges The inkjet cartridges that most of the new HP printers use contain only 5 Milliliters of ink. (these contain only 5 milliliters of ink) PSC 1410 Series, Officejet 4315, Deskjet F340, F380, HP Fax 1250, HP Deskjet 3910, Deskjet 3940 Series, Deskjet 3915, Deskjet 3930 Series Printers # Using HP 92 and HP 93 ink cartridges (5 milliliters of ink) PSC 1510 Series, PSC 1507, Officejet 6310, Deskjet 5440 Series, Photosmart 7850, Deskjet 5440 Series The only people who should consider these particular new HP printers, are those who print infrequently (less than 3 cartridges per year). A brief list of printers to avoid are printers using the HP 21 and HP 22 ink cartridges. Many more of these new HP printers will be released this month. Some of the people who owned older printers, feel they've been taken advantage of when they see how fast their new printer uses up the ink. Once the consumer commits to their printer, HP will have a continuous stream of replacement cartridge business for the lifespan of the machine