Conclusion: The HP Officejet Pro 8500 is the cheapest on a cost per page basis.
Canon imageCLASS MF4370dn Laser All-in-One
Sells for $299.00
It uses a laser cartridge Canon 104 cost $87.99 yield 2000 pages @ 4.4 cents per page
HP®LaserJet Pro M1212nf Multifunction Printer Cost $199.98 It uses HP CE285A Black Laser Toner Cartridge Cost $67.99 yield 1600 pages @ 4.25 cents per page.
Brother® MFC-7340 Laser Flatbed All-In-One
Priced at $199.99 Comes with a Brother TN 330 toner rated at 1500 pages and a DR360 drum.The toner can be replaced with a TN 360 cost $67.99 rated at 2600 pages @ 2.6 cents per page. A $100.00 12,000 page drum will also need replacing after 5 toners.
HPOfficejet Pro8500 All-in-OnePrinter
Price after savings: $199.98
HP 940XL (C4906AN) Black Ink Cartridge, High Yield
Price:$35.99 Yields up to 2,200 pages
Or 1.63 Cents per page
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Printforever puts Kodak’s Claim to the test.
‘Printervention: Stop overpaying for printer ink today!’
You may have seen recent ads by Kodak claiming low priced ink.
This article will compare it to HP’s #940 ink cartridges.
Staples price for the hi-capacity Kodak 10XL (8237216) Black Ink Cartridge, High Yield is $16.99 claiming a page yield of 770 pages. This yields 2.27 cents per page.
The HP black #940 sells for $25.99 for 1000 page nominal capacity or 2.6 cents per page. The black #940XL sells for $35.99 for 2200 pages or 1.6 cents per page.
The Kodak hi capacity black cartridge compares well with the HP starter cartridge it comes up well short of the HP hi capacity cartridge.
Staples price for Kodak 10C (8946501) Color Ink Cartridge is $17.99 for a yield of 420 pages. This yields 4.28 cents per page for three colors.
The #940 colors sell for $19.99 for 900 pages which rates at 2.2 cents per page. The color # 940XLs sell for $25.99 for 1400 pages or 1.8 cents per page.
Kodak does not make a hi capacity color cartridge, however, the regular capacity cartridges cost more than the HP ‘starter’ cartridges and much more than the HP hi capacity #940’ cartridges.
You may have seen recent ads by Kodak claiming low priced ink.
This article will compare it to HP’s #940 ink cartridges.
Staples price for the hi-capacity Kodak 10XL (8237216) Black Ink Cartridge, High Yield is $16.99 claiming a page yield of 770 pages. This yields 2.27 cents per page.
The HP black #940 sells for $25.99 for 1000 page nominal capacity or 2.6 cents per page. The black #940XL sells for $35.99 for 2200 pages or 1.6 cents per page.
The Kodak hi capacity black cartridge compares well with the HP starter cartridge it comes up well short of the HP hi capacity cartridge.
Staples price for Kodak 10C (8946501) Color Ink Cartridge is $17.99 for a yield of 420 pages. This yields 4.28 cents per page for three colors.
The #940 colors sell for $19.99 for 900 pages which rates at 2.2 cents per page. The color # 940XLs sell for $25.99 for 1400 pages or 1.8 cents per page.
Kodak does not make a hi capacity color cartridge, however, the regular capacity cartridges cost more than the HP ‘starter’ cartridges and much more than the HP hi capacity #940’ cartridges.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Starter cartridge ploy backfires on HP color laser printer
HP has rendered the purchase of its mid range color laser printer the CP 3025 unjustifiable with its starter cartridge
Purchasing a new CP 3025 printer costs $649.00 plus a full set of replacement cartridges at $928.96 totals1627.00 This combination yields 8.000 pages black and 10,000 pages of color printing. This reduced toner capacity is a result of the low capacity ‘starter’ cartridges supplied with the CP 3025.
The more robust 4025 printer costs $999.00 and comes with one set of full toner cartridges with printing capacity for 8,500 pages black and 11,000 pages of color printing.
Unless the customer plans on doing less than 3,000 pages of printing on his new color laser printer he cannot justify the additional expense for the lighter duty printer. Furthermore any subsequent toner purchases move the advantage further in favor of the CP 4025.
The 4025 is faster at 35 ppm vs 31 ppm for the 3025. and has 256 mb memory vs 512 mb for the 4025. The CP 4025 is a more robust printer with a monthly duty cycle of 100,000 pages vs 75,000 for the CP 3025.
Purchasing a new CP 3025 printer costs $649.00 plus a full set of replacement cartridges at $928.96 totals1627.00 This combination yields 8.000 pages black and 10,000 pages of color printing. This reduced toner capacity is a result of the low capacity ‘starter’ cartridges supplied with the CP 3025.
The more robust 4025 printer costs $999.00 and comes with one set of full toner cartridges with printing capacity for 8,500 pages black and 11,000 pages of color printing.
Unless the customer plans on doing less than 3,000 pages of printing on his new color laser printer he cannot justify the additional expense for the lighter duty printer. Furthermore any subsequent toner purchases move the advantage further in favor of the CP 4025.
The 4025 is faster at 35 ppm vs 31 ppm for the 3025. and has 256 mb memory vs 512 mb for the 4025. The CP 4025 is a more robust printer with a monthly duty cycle of 100,000 pages vs 75,000 for the CP 3025.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
HP Color laser CP 2025 vs CP 3025
The CP 3025 base unit costs $649.00 vs $449.00 for the base CP 2025.
The 3025 is faster at 31 ppm vs 21 ppm for the 2025 and has 256 mb memory vs 128 mb for the 2025. The CP 3025 is a more robust printer with a monthly duty cycle of 75,000 pages vs only 40,000 for the CP 2025.
If you have a very low demand for color printing and speed is not a factor the CP 2025 may be your best bet.
However, the cost per page to print is more for the CP 2025 than the CP 3025. The purpose of this article is to calculate how much printing it will take to justify the additional $250 expenditure for the CP 3025.
The black cartridge for the 2025 costs $122.99 with a page yield of 3500 pages. The black cartridge for the 3025 costs $133.99 for 5000 pages.
The 2025 colors all cost $120.99 for a 2800 page yield vs $264.99 for 7,000 pages for the 3025.
All pricing is taken from HP’s website using a page yield is 5% which is the industry standard. However, color printing usually averages around 20% coverage.
The total cost of ownership is the same to print 35,000 pages @ 5% coverage or 17,500 pages at 10% or 8,750 at 20% (more the average). This includes the printer with startup cartridges, 9 additional black and 11.5 of each color for the 2025 or 6 black and 4 of each color for the 3025.
The total cost of ownership (TCO) for the CP 2025 at the above print volumes comes to $5730.07. The TCO for the CP 3025 is $4,682.82 or $1047.25 less.
By page 6750 @ 5% coverage or page 3370 @ 10% or page 1690 at 20% coverage the savings in toner makes up for the additional capitol cost of the printer.
Please use this as a guide in choosing between the two color laser printers.
The 3025 is faster at 31 ppm vs 21 ppm for the 2025 and has 256 mb memory vs 128 mb for the 2025. The CP 3025 is a more robust printer with a monthly duty cycle of 75,000 pages vs only 40,000 for the CP 2025.
If you have a very low demand for color printing and speed is not a factor the CP 2025 may be your best bet.
However, the cost per page to print is more for the CP 2025 than the CP 3025. The purpose of this article is to calculate how much printing it will take to justify the additional $250 expenditure for the CP 3025.
The black cartridge for the 2025 costs $122.99 with a page yield of 3500 pages. The black cartridge for the 3025 costs $133.99 for 5000 pages.
The 2025 colors all cost $120.99 for a 2800 page yield vs $264.99 for 7,000 pages for the 3025.
All pricing is taken from HP’s website using a page yield is 5% which is the industry standard. However, color printing usually averages around 20% coverage.
The total cost of ownership is the same to print 35,000 pages @ 5% coverage or 17,500 pages at 10% or 8,750 at 20% (more the average). This includes the printer with startup cartridges, 9 additional black and 11.5 of each color for the 2025 or 6 black and 4 of each color for the 3025.
The total cost of ownership (TCO) for the CP 2025 at the above print volumes comes to $5730.07. The TCO for the CP 3025 is $4,682.82 or $1047.25 less.
By page 6750 @ 5% coverage or page 3370 @ 10% or page 1690 at 20% coverage the savings in toner makes up for the additional capitol cost of the printer.
Please use this as a guide in choosing between the two color laser printers.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Lexmark's claim of lowest black ink cost is limited
Lexmark claims the lowest black ink cost. The claim is true but limited to black ink only.
Lexmark™ 105XL High-Yield Cyan Ink Tank Model 14N1012 Costs $4.99 with a page yield of 510 pages for a cost per page of 0.98 cents per page.
This cartridge is used in the Prestige Pro 905 multifunction which sells for $299.
This ink cost per page is better than HP’s best deal which is the #940 ink cartridge. The black #940XL sells for $35.99 for 2200 pages or 1.6 cents per page.
Lexmark’s cost advantage’s end here.
The Office Jet series 8000 and 8500 sell for about the same as the comparable Lexmark machines.
However, Lexmark’s color inks cost $17.99 for a 600 page yield or 3.0 cents per page.
The color # 940XLs sell for $25.99 for 1400 pages or 1.8 cents per page.
The Lexmark black ink is 39% less per page than HP, however the remaining three colors are 67% more.
The tank capacity of the black Lexmark is a quarter that of the HP which means the user will be changing cartridges four times as often. The capacity comparison is a little better with the colors but they are still less than half of HP which means they will be changed more than twice as often.
Lexmark™ 105XL High-Yield Cyan Ink Tank Model 14N1012 Costs $4.99 with a page yield of 510 pages for a cost per page of 0.98 cents per page.
This cartridge is used in the Prestige Pro 905 multifunction which sells for $299.
This ink cost per page is better than HP’s best deal which is the #940 ink cartridge. The black #940XL sells for $35.99 for 2200 pages or 1.6 cents per page.
Lexmark’s cost advantage’s end here.
The Office Jet series 8000 and 8500 sell for about the same as the comparable Lexmark machines.
However, Lexmark’s color inks cost $17.99 for a 600 page yield or 3.0 cents per page.
The color # 940XLs sell for $25.99 for 1400 pages or 1.8 cents per page.
The Lexmark black ink is 39% less per page than HP, however the remaining three colors are 67% more.
The tank capacity of the black Lexmark is a quarter that of the HP which means the user will be changing cartridges four times as often. The capacity comparison is a little better with the colors but they are still less than half of HP which means they will be changed more than twice as often.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Ink or Laser Multifunction?
You may be surprised by the results:
The HP Office Jet 8500 ink Multifunction prints, scans and copies half again as fast and at higher resolution than the HP M1522nf laser. They both have document feeders and are network ready.
The Office Jet Costs half as much to purchase and less than half as much in ink/toner.
Compare the HP LaserJet M1522nf Multifunction with the HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer
HP LaserJet M1522nf Multifunction Printer Staples
Price:$399.98
· Prints: Up to 24 ppm (mfr specs)
· Copies: Up to 24 cpm
· Scans: Up to 1200 x 1200-dpi resolution
· Faxes: Up to 33.6Kbps
· Network ready
· Instant-on Technology provides up to 50% energy savings over traditional fusing while providing a first page-out in seconds Cable NOT included
HP 36A (CB436A) Toner Cartridge Price:$77.99 2Kpages
3.9 Cents per page
HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer
Price after savings: $199.98
Prints: Up to 35 ppm black, 34 ppm color (mfr specs); Laser Quality Print Speed: Up to 15 ppm black, Up to 11 ppm color (mfr specs)
Copies: Up to 35 ppm black, 34 ppm color
Scans: Up to 2400 x 4800-dpi resolution
Faxes: Up to 33.6Kbps
Network ready
Automatic Duplexing (two-sided printing)
250-sheet paper tray, 35-sheet Automatic Document feeder
Monthly duty cycle of up to 15,000 pages
Cable NOT included
HP 940XL (C4906AN) Black Ink Cartridge, High Yield
Price:$35.99 Yields up to 2,200 pages
Or 1.63 Cents per page
The HP Office Jet 8500 ink Multifunction prints, scans and copies half again as fast and at higher resolution than the HP M1522nf laser. They both have document feeders and are network ready.
The Office Jet Costs half as much to purchase and less than half as much in ink/toner.
Compare the HP LaserJet M1522nf Multifunction with the HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer
HP LaserJet M1522nf Multifunction Printer Staples
Price:$399.98
· Prints: Up to 24 ppm (mfr specs)
· Copies: Up to 24 cpm
· Scans: Up to 1200 x 1200-dpi resolution
· Faxes: Up to 33.6Kbps
· Network ready
· Instant-on Technology provides up to 50% energy savings over traditional fusing while providing a first page-out in seconds Cable NOT included
HP 36A (CB436A) Toner Cartridge Price:$77.99 2Kpages
3.9 Cents per page
HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer
Price after savings: $199.98
Prints: Up to 35 ppm black, 34 ppm color (mfr specs); Laser Quality Print Speed: Up to 15 ppm black, Up to 11 ppm color (mfr specs)
Copies: Up to 35 ppm black, 34 ppm color
Scans: Up to 2400 x 4800-dpi resolution
Faxes: Up to 33.6Kbps
Network ready
Automatic Duplexing (two-sided printing)
250-sheet paper tray, 35-sheet Automatic Document feeder
Monthly duty cycle of up to 15,000 pages
Cable NOT included
HP 940XL (C4906AN) Black Ink Cartridge, High Yield
Price:$35.99 Yields up to 2,200 pages
Or 1.63 Cents per page
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Ink costs of HP 564 Photo vs HP 940XL Color
If you need the features in the Photosmart printer be prepared to pay a substantial premium for the ink.
The following is a comparison of the ink costs of HP 564 Photo printing vs HP 940XL Color printing.
The HP 564 series cartridges are used in the newest HP Photosmart: C6300, C6380, D5460, D7560 and Photosmart Pro B8550.
These printers take three unicolor, one photo black and one black cartridge.
The three 564 color cartridges cost $26.99 and are rated for 300 pages each. At $8.99 for 300 pages printing with these cartridges costs 3.0 cents per page. As of this writing there are no HP 564XL cartridges.
Compare that with the #940 colors which sell for $19.99 each rated for 900 pages which calculates to 2.2 cents per page. The color # 940XLs sell for $25.99 for 1400 pages or 1.8 cents per page.
The 564 black costs $11.49 for 250 pages or 4.6 cents per page. The photo black costs $9.99 for 130 pages or 7.7 cents per page. The 564XL photo black costs $17.99 for 290 pages or 6.2 cents per page.
Compare that with The black #940 which sells for $25.99 for 1000 page nominal capacity or 2.6 cents per page. The black #940XL sells for $35.99 for 2200 pages or 1.6 cents per page. HP’s Photosmart printers have photo printing features not available on the commercial ink printers such as:
Print photos in a variety of sizes, from 4 x 6" to 13 x 19"
Review and enhance on the 2.4" color display
Print without a PC—just insert a compatible memory card, or print straight from a PictBridge-enabled camera
And Auto Sense technology which enables the user to print selected web pic’s.
Therefore, if you need the features in the Photosmart printer be prepared to pay a substantial premium for the ink.
The following is a comparison of the ink costs of HP 564 Photo printing vs HP 940XL Color printing.
The HP 564 series cartridges are used in the newest HP Photosmart: C6300, C6380, D5460, D7560 and Photosmart Pro B8550.
These printers take three unicolor, one photo black and one black cartridge.
The three 564 color cartridges cost $26.99 and are rated for 300 pages each. At $8.99 for 300 pages printing with these cartridges costs 3.0 cents per page. As of this writing there are no HP 564XL cartridges.
Compare that with the #940 colors which sell for $19.99 each rated for 900 pages which calculates to 2.2 cents per page. The color # 940XLs sell for $25.99 for 1400 pages or 1.8 cents per page.
The 564 black costs $11.49 for 250 pages or 4.6 cents per page. The photo black costs $9.99 for 130 pages or 7.7 cents per page. The 564XL photo black costs $17.99 for 290 pages or 6.2 cents per page.
Compare that with The black #940 which sells for $25.99 for 1000 page nominal capacity or 2.6 cents per page. The black #940XL sells for $35.99 for 2200 pages or 1.6 cents per page. HP’s Photosmart printers have photo printing features not available on the commercial ink printers such as:
Print photos in a variety of sizes, from 4 x 6" to 13 x 19"
Review and enhance on the 2.4" color display
Print without a PC—just insert a compatible memory card, or print straight from a PictBridge-enabled camera
And Auto Sense technology which enables the user to print selected web pic’s.
Therefore, if you need the features in the Photosmart printer be prepared to pay a substantial premium for the ink.
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