I use photobox for images that are important those that arn't so I use a Canon ip4000 the printer has done me pround had it for about 1 1/2 years now and apart from the supplied ink it has been running on 3rd party ink from
BRITINK is a registered trademark of Roger Needham and Sons Ltd. or co.uk these people have won awards for there ink and it has been said that the colours are as good as the printer manufacturers I have to agree the differences are minimal. I dont know if i should comment canon or britink but the printer (Touch wood) has not needed a clean in the time i've had it even when nothing has been printed for a month or more and the cartridges always come out so very close to empty that I have to say there is no ink wastage.
I will stick to britink and somthing really bad would have to happen to stop me buying another Canon.

for Canon