Inkjet printer using up too much ink?

Drache said
Take an inkjet apart and see for yourself

I'm tryin' to get you to think. The ink does not just magically disappear. Do you turn the printer on every time you turn on your computer? If you do, it likely has some sort of automated cleaning cycle which pumps a little ink each time

Do some searching. Me? I just refuse to use them

http://www.inkjetmall.com/tech/archive/index.php/t-196.html