I've been checking into the large-format printers myself and do know that whichever printer I get will have individual ink cartridges for the different colors. My printer I have know has a cartridge for the black and one that has three colors to it. When I was printing all the graduation announcements for my son's graduation this spring, I ran through the red quickly and wasted the yellow and blue. It was frustrating. I know that Best Buy has an Epson that is reasonably priced and prints a nice picture. You can also get photo paper that will print up to 13 x 17 inches. It will also print all the way to the edge. That's nice too.