Why should I be cautious when buying an inexpensive printer costing $50.00 to $99.00 dollars?
Replacement ink cartridges for very inexpensive printers are usually very costly. Inexpensive printers often are inexpensive because the cost of replacement cartridges is double that of cartridges for more expensive printers. Printer manufacturers often make up the difference in the price they charge for a printer by charging a lot more for each ink cartridge. A printer that costs $150.00 may use ink cartridges that cost around $25.00 to $30.00. Ink cartridges for very inexpensive printers may be twice that price costing $50.00 for a black ink cartridge. So, you might save $50.00 to $100.00 on an inexpensive printer, but you may be spending and extra $25.00 dollars on every ink cartridge ($50.00 extra to replace both the black and color). If that is the case, after just a few new cartridges, you will have spent a lot more than if you had bought the more expensive printer. Some more costly printers also charge higher prices for replacement ink cartridges, so be smart when comparing prin
