[Stuey]

I use the Cli-8 ink and I'm not sure which black ink.

Office Depot sells them in-store for $43 for all four photo inks and $25 for two black text inks. Every now and then they have a $10 off $50 coupon and that makes it even lower. I believe Best Buy has the 4 pack for $45 or so, or at least every now and then it's on sale for that price.

Don't forget that Newegg charges shipping on the ink. For about $13 a cartridge, you can always buy them separately if you print photos and images casually.

Also, don't replace the cartridges once you get a low ink warning - I can usually squeeze a lot more out of them. Staples and I believe OD stopped offering $3 coupons for Canon ink cartridges, so there's no discount there. BUY.com has the bundle for $47 or so after shipping.

I just stock up when I have a coupon to use, but in the long run I pick them up for $14 a piece or so at the local electronics/office supply store. The wholesale club near me hasn't offered these inks yet, so I'm afraid these are the best prices out there.

The cartridge lives are pretty long, and I'm quite the fan of the multifunction photo printers since they have a black cartridge for text and one for photos. In one year of moderate printing, I have not yet needed to replace the printhead either.