Low Printer Ink Level Rip-offs

I came across a PC World article ( via CNET) that explores whether printer manufacturers rip you off by getting you to change your ink way too early.

Some of the findings included:

Printers often tell you to change the ink when you can have as much as 40% of your ink left in the cartridge.

The cost of ink? $4,371 a gallon!

Some printers will shutdown and force you to change the printer ink. Of multifunction printers tested, only the HP Phtosmart C5280 did not shut down. ( My personal printer is the C4280. I wonder if the same thing applies).

You should read The PC World Article so you can see the specifics from the printer testing. Some results may surprise you.