It used to be that to buy a computer was a pretty expensive thing to do but then the bubble burst on the Internet and prices on computers got to the lows they are now. The manufactures are not dumb though they just started making all their money on supplies. Now a cartridge for the printer costs more than the printer itself! We have a phaser 8560 and the cartridges for it are outrageous unless you can find a re-filler. Then at least you can still pay your mortgage!