Canon PIXMA™ iP4200 InkJet Photo Printer

This printer has great features for low-volume home printer applications. Canon technical support and software is excellent. My only complaint with this printer and most ink-jet printers is the business model shift to profits from ink. I've owned this printer for 4 months now and I need a new magenta cartridge after printing about 30 4x6" prints (the remaining cartridges are at 40% level). The Canon technical service said one of his colleagues is seeing about 80 4x6" prints per ink set. While I'm seeing less, and I have about 125 pages of text in addition to the prints, the Canon experience translates to about $1 per 4x6" print including paper. Compare this to dye sublimation stand-alone photo printer costs of $0.28 per print! In short: great printer features, good print quality & speed, high operating costs! The low initial cost of the printer is minisicule to its operating cost - each ink refill is $65 (inlcuding rebates and combinational color ink packaging). If you have to buy two refills a year - thats a $130 ANNUAL operating cost - the $100 printer cost doesn't seem that cheap anymore! Pay attention to ink costs when doing your printer purchase research!