I have a Canon S530D printer, which is discontinued, but I'm sure it applies to others as well.

In the past I've had Epson printers.

As a student, I put my stuff in storage each summer and unpack it in the fall. I just unpacked my printer because this is the first time I had to use it.

I was a little worried because with my Epson printer, I would unpack it and the ink cartridges (which also hold the print heads) would be gunked up beyond relief and I had to buy a new set of cartridges.

My Canon however, fired right up and printed perfectly. Yay.