ing fine, just because the ink costs so much. You'll get more than 4 times the life from a new cartridge than you will with some of the new models of printers.

Another thing to consider when buying a printer is what you're going to be printing with it. If you don't plan on pr

With the cost of printer ink these days, it's often tempting to just buy a whole new printer when your cartridges are empty. After all, you can buy a new printer for about the same amount as a set of black and color cartridges, right?

This is true, but there are several things you need to know before deciding to replace your printer, including a couple of catches that could wind up costing you a lot more money.

One of the reasons some new models of printers are so inexpensive is because their ink cartridges are quite small. This means you'll have to replace those cartridges a lot more often and in the long run you could wind up spending a lot more.

For example, the HP 27 ink cartridge which is used in a number of HP's current models has 10ml of ink in it. The HP 15, on the other hand has 28ml. It's going to last almost 3 times longer and the price is not even double.

And if you have an older model that uses the HP 45, for example, that cartridge holds 42ml of ink and sells for about the same as the HP 15. It wouldn't make sense to trade "up" to a new printer if your old one is still working fine, just because the ink costs so much. You'll get more than 4 times the life from a new cartridge than you will with some of the new models of printers.

Another thing to consider when buying a printer is what you're going to be printing with it. If you don't plan on pri

s you need to know before deciding to replace your printer, including a couple of catches that could wind up costing you a lot more money.

One of the reasons some new models of printers are so inexpensive is because their ink cartridges are quite small. This means you'll have to replace those cartridges a lot more often and in the long run you could wind up spending a lot more.

For example, the HP 27 ink cartridge which is used in a number of HP's current models has 10ml of ink in it. The HP 15, on the other hand has 28ml. It's going to last almost 3 times longer and the price is not even double.

And if you have an older model that uses the HP 45, for example, that cartridge holds 42ml of ink and sells for about the same as the HP 15. It wouldn't make sense to trade "up" to a new printer if your old one is still working fine, just because the ink costs so much. You'll get more than 4 times the life from a new cartridge than you will with some of the new models of printers.

Another thing to consider when buying a printer is what you're going to be printing with it. If you don't plan on pr

to replace those cartridges a lot more often and in the long run you could wind up spending a lot more.

For example, the HP 27 ink cartridge which is used in a number of HP's current models has 10ml of ink in it. The HP 15, on the other hand has 28ml. It's going to last almost 3 times longer and the price is not even double.

And if you have an older model that uses the HP 45, for example, that cartridge holds 42ml of ink and sells for about the same as the HP 15. It wouldn't make sense to trade "up" to a new printer if your old one is still working fine, just because the ink costs so much. You'll get more than 4 times the life from a new cartridge than you will with some of the new models of printers.

Another thing to consider when buying a printer is what you're going to be printing with it. If you don't plan on pr

st 3 times longer and the price is not even double.

And if you have an older model that uses the HP 45, for example, that cartridge holds 42ml of ink and sells for about the same as the HP 15. It wouldn't make sense to trade "up" to a new printer if your old one is still working fine, just because the ink costs so much. You'll get more than 4 times the life from a new cartridge than you will with some of the new models of printers.

Another thing to consider when buying a printer is what you're going to be printing with it. If you don't plan on pr

ing fine, just because the ink costs so much. You'll get more than 4 times the life from a new cartridge than you will with some of the new models of printers.

Another thing to consider when buying a printer is what you're going to be printing with it. If you don't plan on printing photos and only want black and white printing, a laser printer might be a better option than an inkjet.

They are quite a bit less expensive to operate and the print quality is better than most inkjets for black and white.

If you do want to print photos, consider how much you'll spend on them. A photo printer can cost up to $1.00 per print by the time you consider ink and paper costs. You can get your pictures printed for much less than that at your local photo lab or on a website like Snapfish.com.

If you only want to print 4x6 photos, you might be better off buying two printers - one for your day-to-day use and a small photo printer that is designed just for printing 4x6 prints. They generally cost less to operate than their larger counterparts, and they are fairly portable if you want to be able to take it with you to make digital prints while on the go.