Which of these two printers should I get?

So, I'm thinking about picking up a new printer/scanner combo, and I'm kind of stuck choosing between these two:

HP DeskJet 2515 Advantage

and

EPSON Stylus SX435W

I guess I'm not exactly a tech genius, so I'm feeling a bit lost here—people who use the Epson swear by it because it's super fast and the print quality is solid, but apparently, it gobbles through ink like crazy... plus, I heard if even one of those four cartridges is empty, the whole thing just refuses to print. Which is a huge pain, I guess.

On the flip side, the HP seems pretty decent too, but from what I gather, you can't really use those cheaper third-party ink refills with it.

What do you guys think I should go with?

Lawrence Scott82 said:So, I'm looking to pick up a printer/scanner combo, and I'm torn between these two:

HP DeskJet 2515 Advantage

and

EPSON Stylus SX435W

I'm not exactly a tech genius, so I could use some help—people rave about the Epson being fast and having great print quality, but apparently, it gulps down ink like crazy and won't even run if one of the four cartridges is missing.

On the flip side, the HP seems pretty solid too, but you can't really use any cheap third-party ink with it.

What do you guys think?

Honestly, the best move is definitely going with the SX 535 + Colibri like you mentioned + Colibri ink.

The only catch is that these newer Colibri cartridges have built-in batteries, and those batteries usually die after 6 to 12 months, making them totally useless. That wasn't an issue with the older generation of Colibri stuff, which makes the older printers way better than the new ones. It's the same deal with any off-brand cartridges. You end up buying a pig in a poke, and then the whole thing stops working because of a battery. Since the battery costs more than the cartridge itself, you basically just throw the whole thing in the trash.

Obviously, that's coming out of your own pocket.