Computer Help.

Signman,

It wasn't the cost of ink that stopped me using my Epson Photo PX700W, it was the five minute performance it put on every time I switched it on and then again if I asked it to print anything.
There was also a shut down performance, all of which were wasting ink and my time.

I have bought some cheap cartridges from Amazon for my old Epson inkjet and they work well. I gave it one of the five colours it did a head clean and ink charge and then demanded two more, I didn't even get to print anything in the interval. I have tried cheap inks in the past and it always ended in the demise of the machine. The only reason I am keeping it is because it has a scanner and stands in as a photocopier, I couldn't communicate with it for nine months so I know I don't need it for printing. It's days are numbered.

The laser printer is so much more user friendly I wouldn't mind if it was more expensive to run than an inkjet, but it isn't.

Why does the Canon have two black cartridges?