...I purchase replacement cartridges on ebay very cheap . I also watch craigslist for sale lists in my local area offering my model printer for sale. Often times I have bought printers just for the cartridges. Brenda chastises me sometimes for buying another printer ... To which I reply ..."don't look at it as a printer, but as a container for the cartridges". I have purchased non working printers for 15-20 bucks just for the imaging drum and four cololor cartridges