Before you go out and buy your next printer, read about ink and the specific cartridges your printer will require. While you might remember to check out product reviews on the printer itself before you buy it, you might not think about reading reviews about the ink cartridges that it requires. There are several reasons why you should not omit this important step.
Reason #1 The ink cartridges might be more expensive than other similar cartridges. Although that sale price on the printer might be drawing you in like a moth to a hot flame, you will need to remember that you purchase the printer one time and that you will need to keep replacing the ink for as long as you have the printer. This means that the twenty bucks you save going with a specific model of printer might do you no good when the ink it uses is ten bucks more expensive than the other model you were looking at.
Reason #2 People might not have encountered major problems with the printer itself but they may have had problems with the ink. When you read reviews on the ink they tend to be more specific and to focus more on the actual prints generated by the model. You will find more reviews on ink giving you specific info about the print quality and yield than you will find when you only read reviews of the printer model itself.
Reason #3 Ink reviews will give you the best idea of what to expect for the cost of ownership to be over the course of the life of your printer.