Help with inkjet printers 鈥?buying ink.?

I need to pick up an inkjet for color prints and am trying to decide between two different types. One uses separate C/M/Y cartridges that are $15 each = $45 for all three. The other uses an all in one cartridge that costs between $25 and $35, depending on the capacity. However, I assume you replace the whole cartridge when one color runs out.





Are separate C/M/Y cartridges cheaper in the long run than an all in one color cartridge or vice versa? Any thoughts on printer ink appreciated 鈥?I hate the way they market these things with proprietary cartridges to maximize profit.Help with inkjet printers 鈥?buying ink.?
Seperate colour cartridges should work out cheaper and you may possibly get good results from trying to reink them, I have never had good results when trying to reink combined colour cartridges.


If you are doing a lot of printing it might find it cheaper to use a laser printer rather than an inkjet, but that may not suit the media you are trying to print on.Help with inkjet printers 鈥?buying ink.?
Buying separate ink cartridges is definitely the way to go. Most people use more black than any other color and then usually more blue. Yellow seems to get used the least. As for which printer, I recommend Epson cx series scanner/copier/printer (cx7400/cx8400) because of the print quality and the warranty. For a year Epson will express-ship a replacement and pick up the old one. Ink cartridges are expensive, but you can get cheap replacements which work well at http://ccs-digital.com/ink.asp


You can find the printers at buy.com, usually in the $60-$70 range BEFORE rebates, if any.
What kind of cartridges depends on your printer.


I am not familiar with any pritner where you can use either a ';all in one'; OR individual.


You have to replace the cartridge with one that is compatible to the printer you have. There are many on-line printer sites that usually have a ';better'; deal than from the manufacture. I have been using http://www.ldproducts.com/ with no problems.





And yes, when one color runs out the cartridges need to be replaced. I have a Canon printer with 4 color cartridges, and they all seem to run out about the same time, however.