I saw that inshaala lamented about equipment costs by saying,

I am UK based where we have to deal with extortionate prices.

I checked the Canon UK web site and found that the Canon PIXMA IP4500
printer I mentioned has this listing ... 

PIXMA iP4500 *SRP Inc VAT: £ 79.00 (that is about £ 14 more than the US SRP)

Although the Canon PIXMA Pro9500 is listed on their web site, it is too bad
that they don't show a price. 

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Martin