Summary: nothing new here - companies make their money off of replacement ink, not the printer. This has REALLY small cartridges. But they are at least moderately priced.
Summary: I was so fed up with my HP printer using ink so fast and rejecting any remanufactured cartridges that I researched and decided on this Canon MP499.
Summary: I had to buy a new machine to replace an ancient All-In-One Canon Pixma MP130 that was still going strong but I couldn't use anymore because the printer stopped working.
Summary: I bought this printer because my other one bit the dust. It was also a Canon and I had good luck with it, so I opted for another of the same brand.