My printer came with an initial supply of cartridges, which should be the case with every printer. However, the filling quantity of the initial equipment is always a bit opaque, and there are rumours of cheating. By the way: I only used original Canon cartridges with this initial equipment and then only ordered them online from toner-partner. They cost much less and have worked perfectly so far. All in all, I can highly recommend the printer, at this price anyway. At the time I paid 40 more, but it is one of the best printers I have ever had in terms of price and performance.