Not too long ago on this forum I asked for comments/advice as to what to replace my ancient trusty Epson 925 colour printer with. The consensus was to acquire a Canon Pixma iP4700. I thus acquired one of these together with the refillable cartridges which make a refill cost about 40p in ink.
Since that time I have been totally delighted with it compared to my old Epson. Ink jets rarely if ever clog. Colour prints are superb, automatic two side printing is also possible and it is even possible to print on CDs.
Ink jet printing has certainly come a long way since I acquired by old Epson. I have also obtained a Brother one for my wife and a friend. They are also impressive units, and their (third party) ink refills are reasonably priced as well. Even then Brother cartridges do not appear to be the rip-off that some other manufacturers ones are.
P.P.