That's one reason I went and got a Cannon MultiPass F60. I figured it would be cheaper to buy the Black, Cayon, Magenta, and Yellow cartridges than the Black and Color cartridges for the el cheapo $20-$40 printer I had. I was paying about $20 for Black and $25 for Color at Walmart for my old Epson Stylus 400. Now I can get a whole set (B,C,M,Y) for my Canon for little over $20. It was just sickening to pay more for total ink replacement than the printer cost.