We had a color printer by Kodak. Didn't use it much and every other time the ink would dry up. We also had another black and white after about 10 years and a lot of printing it was getting tired and bit the dust. My new printer is a laser and I love it. No ink cartridges to worry about. it's a Samsung and I love it. The prints are so crisp and clean. Got it on sale and a rebate and my rewards from Office Depot. after original cost of $400+ we ended up paying around $200.00.