The "boomer mom-level consumer" will pay more than $500 over year in replacing dried out ink cartridges and possibly printers (broken due to ink dry-out). And they're better off with a black&white laser printer, with the occasional color job done in a print shop.
Exactly, I (but not a boomer mom level consumer) bought a HP Black & White Laser on sale from Walmart with Toner for 1000 pages, all for $49. Whenever that toner finishes (I bought about in 2019), new toner is again $49. Way cheaper.
Any occasional color print goes to walmart or cvs or staples (exactly 2 times I have done that since I bought this printer).
Yes, but replacement toner is a full toner, I think 4k pages (or more). New printer comes with 1k pages toner only, and new printer price was black friday sale price, usually its $89.
