Replacing ink cartridges with an entire printer becomes even more tempting when the price of a printer drops to almost single digits. While I couldn't find a ridiculously cheap inkjet printer, I am sure they are out there. Last year Fry's was selling a after a $30 mail-in rebate. Of course, that's a lot of trouble to go to for getting cheap printer ink, but then again we are in the middle of a recession, so every dollar counts.

That anonymous photo blogger from Digg claimed he was saving almost eight dollars by buying a new Canon printer with free ink rather than replacement cartridges. Did the new printer have the same amount of ink as the replacement cartridges?

I couldn't confirm that the amount of ink in the cartridges that came with a new Canon printer the Digger bought is the same as what you would get in a replacement cartridge. When I contacted a Canon USA representative for details about printer cartridge yields, I was told I should speak with a product representative at the company's worldwide headquarters in Japan. So far, I haven't received a response.

Right now the Digg example needs to be classified as unknown.

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