Yeah...unfortunately the ecotank Ive got has been a maintenence nightmare, but its better than other inkjets because tank vs cart. The tank is incredible and by far the best part of the printer. Maybe the only good part lol. But honestly every other aspect is just as shitty as any other printer. I find that the printer tends to break before I get through my second set of ink. So YMMV on the cost savings over cartridges. Ive yet to find a reasonably priced inkjet with good build quality...