I have always had HP....the cost of ink is high. My suggestion is make sure you can print on black even if your color cartridge is empty. Suggestion on saving ink...(learned from my computer geek son) Always print black only things with the setting of draft. Uses lots less ink and still looks great. I only use color if I need color. My HP has the option to get standard size color cartridge and get what they call a XP black cartridge, which is a much larger cartridge and costs you less per page.