Wall Street pays more for a company with subscription revenue. They love that dependable recurring cash flow. Will this last me 18 months? Maybe. I don't print unless I have to. I'll try to conserve even more in the future.
I love the convenience of having all the ink cartridges in one box with a high-yield black one. This makes it easier to get a better price than buying each color individually (especially since I just stopped"instantink" subscription)
Staples is terrible ordered printer and ink. The only ship the ink and never the printer. Not sure why they feel the ink for the new printer will do me any good without the printer.