Comments on: Printer.com Study Shows More Expensive Printers Have Lower Ownership Costs

By: tess amos

tess amos — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:55:05 +0000

do you have this type of info for home printers?
I probably only print 10- 20 pgs per month, yet I feel that ink is wasted and expensive never the less.

By: toner lexmark

toner lexmark — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:58:09 +0000

Printer.com Study Shows More Expensive Printers Have Lower Ownership Costs! interesting to note that the most expensive printers have the lowest overall ink and toner costs.

By: inks toner

inks toner — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:22:38 +0000

excellent report! Research shows that the more costly a printer is up front, the more likely that toner and ink prices will cost less, than that of less expensive printers.

By: cheap cartridges

cheap cartridges — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:52:34 +0000

Its really a very helpful information for one who wishing to buying a new printer

By: Multifunction printer

Multifunction printer — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:33:47 +0000

Hi, interesting post! I work as a part-time employee at a store that dealing in multi function printers. We receive many orders for multi function printers especially the ones with the fax machine compatibility.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:08:01 +0000

thanks !! very helpful post!

By: Bob Crum

Bob Crum — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:43:19 +0000

Jake, you make a good point. All of the cartridge data we use at Printer.com is based on OEM cartridges at this point. The main reason is that we feel a TCO calculation really has to compare apples-to-apples, and the only reliable cross-manufacturer data we have about print/toner cartridge data (ink volume, pages printed per cartridge, etc.) is for the OEM cartridges. Therefore, we use OEM cartridges to calculate our TCO, but you are correct in saying that remanufactured cartridges can provide a lower ink/toner replacement cost.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:39:30 +0000

This article fails to mention if they are figuring the cost of ink and toner using OEM cartidges or Re manufactured compatible refills. Offices can actually cut the cost of cartridges by half by switching to guaranteed remanufactured cartridges, so in essence, the TCO is equal or less.
I buy my refills from PicInk.com. They seem to be quick and less expensive than OEM or going into my local office store.

By: jai

jai — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:59:59 +0000

Nice work. It’s good information for all….

By: Ryan Perry

Ryan Perry — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:50:52 +0000

I have been telling my clients this for years. Glad to see a company has started to create a database regarding printer cost. Most people don’t realize that a 2 cent savings per page is $1,440 over 3 years based on 2,000 prints a month. That is a lot of money to be throwing away by buying a “cheaper” printer that has a higher cost per page.