reven: I've often thought about just buying a new printer instead of ink, these types of deals makes it seem worthwhile.....

anyone want a printer with no ink for $10 :P

sbiddle: Most new printers these days come with "evaluation" or "sample" cartridges that basically contain enough ink to print a single page before telling you it's out. Buying one solely for the ink doesn't necessarily represent value for money any longer.

reven:

sbiddle: Most new printers these days come with "evaluation" or "sample" cartridges that basically contain enough ink to print a single page before telling you it's out. Buying one solely for the ink doesn't necessarily represent value for money any longer.

you got facts to backup that claim?  I know they come with smaller cartridges, but ive never seen a printer that would only get 1 page out of them.  My last one lasted me about 4 months before I ran out of ink.  Mostly I was just printed pictures for the kids to colour in and put on their walls, so not heavy use.  

Would be nice if the printer stated how much ink it came with, I guess google would tell you...

raytaylor: They usually say "starter" cartridge on the side of the box under the included parts list.
I think some brother printers give you the toner model number that it comes with which has a smaller page count than the normal toner pack you buy.