[yarddog]

Wal-Mart is selling a Lexmark printer which has a color ink cartridge included for $28 plus some odd cents.

If you have to replace the cartridge, it sells for nearly $40. It is sort of like the watches they sell in some stores for one dollar. If the battery goes out, they charge $3 for the battery.

[Fractal Trader]

Sounds like an argument for disposable printers! Why pay for a new cartridge if it costs more than the printer?

[Ben Hecks]

"Wal-Mart is selling a Lexmark printer which has a color ink cartridge included for $28 plus some odd cents."

Lexmark and HP ink cartridges are expensive. I use off-brand ink; for my old Epson 740 - $34 for a six pack of 3 color and 3 black. I just bought a 12 pack of cartridges for my wife's Epson C-80 for $53. Buy online and save. It sometimes helps to keep the printer turned off and any feed trays closed when not in use; keeps the print head from drying out/clogging.