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A spare-room office printer is an ink architecture decision. EcoTank as the default, with the cases where a cheap cartridge machine or HP Instant Ink is the less painful year one.

The bill

How the three ink architectures actually charge you over a year — without invented prices. When Epson EcoTank is the default, and when HP Instant Ink or a cheap cartridge printer is less painful.

The desk corner

Where the printer goes, how to scan a PDF you can email, and which EcoTank features matter at home — versus the office-volume sister site.