Kodak and Lexmark are two companies that bucking the old trend of selling cheap printers and then gouging you on the ink. You'll pay a little more for the printer, but you'll save tremendously on the ink. Lexmark in particular has released several printers that use the 105XL black cartidge, which sells for $4.99 and will print 500 black and white pages pages. Check the box and if it use this cartridge, you are good to go.