Although Inkjet printers are relativly inexpensive, they have another major cost that people seldom think of which is the cost of ink, ink could cost anywhere from $15 to $50 and depending on use the user could go through ink very quickly and could cost them a fortune justm on ink. It is almost a bait and switch scenario because they sell printers for low prices and sometimes give them away with new computers but, then they do not mention the cost of ink and how much it will cost you if you print frequently.
The remedy to this problem is if you avoid the glamour of the low price inkjet and consider the more expensive laser printers which have a larger entry cost and larger ink cost but, the average user eliminates them from the process because they think it is too expensive. What many people do not know is that for most people a Laser Printer cartridge can last about a year before needing to be changed. Laser printers also print faster and do not smudge like inkjet printers. Despite the higher entry costs, and higher toner costs, laser printers actually save money in the long run and they have a longer lifespan than cheap inkjet printers.