Office Depot sells XL ink cartridges. Yes, it's more expensive but it seemed like the standard copies run out super fast. I would switch to one printer and use the xl's.

Several times I have bought a new printer as it was cheaper than replacing ink cartridges lol.

Never thought of shaking the cartridge when my color cartridge ran out yesterday. Thanks for the tip! My HP printer is older and I print from 2 laptops and a tablet with no problems. If you don't print that often, I would go wireless and just use one printer.

I would go wireless & just use one printer. I use 1 printer for 2 laptops and a tablet.

I have bought ink cartridges from inkjets on line & been super happy with the ink & their service. So glad to be done forking over $50-60 for them in retail stores. I buy 2 at a time,only open one & seldom even think about it any more.

http://www.4inkjets.com/deals/save-o...158153:3965313

I just got my order of two black and two color inks for $96 plus tax. I looked at this site and they would have cost less than $60 here. I bookmarked the site, and hope I remember to look there when I need ink again. I print out lots of color pictures of quilts that I really like and that think I really might make. Most of these I don't need a pattern for.

Never print coupons, quilt patterns(unless needed) or those pesky side advertisements in color. Also, get rid of banners that have heavy borders whether black or color. I have saved a lot of ink by only printing what I really need from a page. Also , there are good sources for generic ink. I use gab it and other software to cut what I need from a page, paste in in Word and print just that small "capture".

I finally bought a Brother laser printing and it last forever. When we were searching on Amazon, I read all the previews first about how this printer performs. It got a very high rating and I love it. The only thing I don't like is that the instructions are very poor about operating the machine. It should reduce and enlarge but I can't seem to do it. I have a Canon color printer and the color ink went through so fast, I was always out of color ink. It sits on my counter down in the basement, I might try using it for copying quilt tops I want to make.

I, too, have a Canon. The ink doesn't seem to go as fast as you're describing with the HP plus I buy generic ink on Amazon and get a full set for under $8.00. I've been using it for several years and no problems.

That's why I only buy HP printers. Lexmark printers are really cheap but the ink cartridges are ridiculous.