I have an HP. My first printer was an HP, the next a Lexmark which was not user friendly at all. So i am back to the HP and as expected, I love it. I bought it knowing the ink was expensive. When Mom was alive I printed out pictures for her but she helped out with the paper and ink cost. Now I just use it for coupons, proof of bill pay, etc and I use the economy gray. One thing to do to cut down on cost if you just use one like I do is to buy cheap paper. I made the mistake of buying pretty thick paper