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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nnms" data-source="post: 4753357" data-attributes="member: 83293">I would highly recommend that anyone thinking about getting into printing colour PDFs, to figure out a cost per page beforehand.  Then look into aftermark ink cartridges and refill kits.  For example, a printer at the office (HP 6-something) has cartridges that sell for $40 a piece.  The local wal-mart refills them for $10.  The only thing we use that printer for is printing full colour product brochures.  We get about 50 8.5x11 pages (colour printing on the whole page) per refill.  So that's 20 cents a page.The local print shops charge about 50 cents a page for colour laser printing.  Anything over that and I wouldn't bother with at home printing.On the other hand, many Canon printers can be easily refilled numerous times.  The eBay seller I get my refill kits from comes to $25 shipped for enough ink for 35-40 refills.  The refills last about half as long as the new ones, but wow does it save money.</blockquote>