I purchased this printer several yrs ago. and not had a problem of any kind. today I ran out of black ink and went to the store to replenish my in only to find out that Epson has discontinued making this in cartridge. This is the second time this has happened once with HP and now Epson. I suppose they expect you to buy their printers use for a few years. and force you into buying a new one and throw a perfectly good printer away. at a cost of $200 to $300 dollars each time. In my business we have 4 printers and had to do the same thing on 2 other occasion's' I am going to write to the Attorney General in NH and Mass. And inform them of this practice. being done intentionally