A:AnswerGood question. Yes, this printer will work with the black cartridge only because it has a feature called Single Cartridge Mode.
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A:AnswerGood question. This printer comes with a full set of HP 63 ink. The black will give you up to 190 pages, and the color cartridge will give you up to 165 pages.
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A:AnswerGood question. Yes, iOS 9.3.1 has AirPrint capabilities so you will be able to print to this printer.
Here is a link to the webpage where it has instructions on how to print from your mobile devices: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/mobility/overview.html?jumpid=va_r11400_mobileprinting
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A:AnswerIt comes with a black and a color ink cartridge. The cartridges contain smaller quantities than the standard size cartridge. By using ink-saving settings, I have used the cartridges that came with the printer for a month and have not run out, though I don't do a lot of printing. I would suggest that you also purchase a standard size or exrtra large size cartridges for use when the ones that come with the printer run out.
A:AnswerGood question. This printer has a top loading paper tray (the paper stands up in the back). The printed paged come out of the bottom of the front of the printer.
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