There you go: you save $2 by buying a second printer instead of buying replacement cartridges. Too bad old printers aren't an alternative fuel.

Lexmark X2600 - Myth Busted

A Lexmark representative recently told me that the company currently ships standard yield cartridges with their boxed printers. That means you can get just as much ink when buying a new printer as you do when purchasing normal replacement cartridges.

The is available at Wal-Mart for $44. A combo package of ink for the X2600 currently costs $39.98 at Wal-Mart. It's close, but unless Wal-Mart puts that Lexmark printer on sale you're paying $4 more by buying a new printer instead of ink.

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