Something I didn't realize at first, but read about online is that when you buy a new printer that comes with cartridges, those cartridges almost empty. You will have to get replacements for them after just a few print jobs, the next cartridge you install will last a lot longer.
That's true. If they bundled a full cartridge with the printer, it would often be cheaper to just buy another printer than to buy ink/toner. My color laser printer was $200. A full set of toner replacements from HP would be $357 - third party it's about $120 for all four colors.
