Hi Judith my old Cannon C25 Multi-function had a large separate black cartridge. It is still working 10 years after replacing the print head 2 times and 40= or more cartridges. But I think you would be better off with one of the late model laser jet= ones. Mike ~ one of the Moderators It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews http://www.mwn.ca/ ******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR ********* On 6/2/2005 at 7:19 PM Judith wrote: Is there any such thing as just a black ink deskjet printer? I only need to print out things in rough draft form and I am tired of having to pay for color when I don't use it. Can the color cartridges be filled with black ink. I know I can take my black ink cartridge to be refilled once or twice but what about the 3 pak of color -- can they be changed to simply have black ink? Judith -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/