A:Answer2 cartridges: one black ink, one color (cyan/magenta/yellow). There are both regular and XL versions available. Heads up in my opinion it goes through ink pretty quickly.
A:AnswerI believe it has a wired option; that was something I looked for, and while I couldn't spot a USB link (it's positioned oddly; I did see a ethernet hookup), I am pretty sure I used it to start out, and the current manual on the Canon website shows there being a USB hookup where my ethernet one is.