These are costly. Some of the less expensive printers combine primary colors to get black. A better solution is to use both a black and a color cartridge. The black will be darker, and the printing costs lower. Of primary importance is the quality of the paper that you use.
Installation is simple.
Follow the instructions. When you set the printer up originally, the print-head carrier will center itself automatically to receive the ink cartridges. Some new users damage their printers by trying to move the print head manually before installing the driver software. When printing, an on-screen display shows the progress of the printing process, as well as the ink level in the cartridges. This is set with the software but can be readily modified with each job.