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printer ink costs how much

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Ink cartridges for our home printer are so expensive that it's the only thing people have to say about the otherwise decent printer. I don't know if this is a case of a vendor putting its revenue ambitions ahead of its customers, or a case of consumers not researching their purchases, or both. But it's clearly a problem. Just to clarify: a single, short-lived cartridge of one color costs $35.

I spoke with our IT fellow at the office, and he said, "You can buy a good b&w laser printer for $150. If I won an ink-jet printer today, I would throw it away."

Three good things that happened today:

1. It became spring
2. My work on an industry association initiative is being taken forward
3. I got to edit a friend's photography book