On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:05:30 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote:

Seen 'em? They take what is a dirt-cheap $40 printer body, add some big ink tanks and jack-up the price to $250 or so. Incredible audacity.

https://www.dpreview.com/news/774575...ters-in-the-uk

I refilled my HP inkjet tanks (which were separate from the jets) for years
until the arbitrary eol dates embedded in the chips kicked in.

Then I swore off two things.

1. Color printers, and,
2. Ink printers.

Now I just use a B&W laser printer which, when it needs refills, I buy off
the net, and open a hole in the top with the special solder hole tool, and
I refill it for two or three refills.

Almost never do we need color at home.
If we really need color, there are print shops everywhere.