New printer cheaper than ink cartridges?

My dad says it%26#039;s cheaper to buy a new printer that comes with ink, than it is to refill ink cartridges.





Is this generally true? If not, what are some other options?





Also where can you properly dispose/recycle empty cartridges?|||Partially true. Many new printers come with cartridges that are really just %26quot;starter%26quot; cartridges -- in other words they contain less ink than normal.





If you are looking to cut your printing costs consider compatible or remanufactured ink cartridges. This article does a good job addressing the differences: http://www.castleink.com/_a-compatible-i鈥?/a>





Additionally to help fund the purchase of your replacement cartridges consider selling your empty ink cartridges. There are many programs that I%26#039;ve come across online that will pay up to $4 per cartridge. One recycling program that pays for empty cartridges can be found here: http://www.castleink.com/_recycle-ink-ca鈥?/a>|||Sometimes a new printer is cheaper than the cartridges. Beware, however, that often the cartridges that come with a new printer are sample cartridges that hold less ink than replacement cartridges. If you are looking for cheap ink, you can find cartridges and toner for about half price at http://www.inksmile.com . (Please use referral number 164383 if you purchase.) For recycling, the web site http://www.empties4cash.com has a good recycling/disposal program.|||If you get a cheap printer (which will work perfect for printing text and relatively low quality pictures) than yes, it is generally cheaper to buy a printer every time you run out of ink. some printers are as low as 20$ while the ink to replace them can be as high as 80$, biggest issue is that it causes a lot of garbage. and if you pring your empty cartridges to any place that sells ink they should have a disposal for it.|||Not true. http://www.cartridgeworldusa.com/ This is where I work and we save people ton%26#039;s of money everyday. We also have recycling programs. No matter store you go to they are 100% guaranteed.