1. Do you ask yourself, "Is my laser printer cost effective"?
2. Do you wonder, "Should I purchase Original Equipment Products or Compatible Printer Ink?
3. And, "Am I saving all I can when purchasing Toner, whether it be by the price you pay or Other Than Just Price?
If you answered YES, it might be costing YOU more for the printer ink you are buying. But don't feel bad! I will try to take the confusion out of the printer ink buying process. Whether you have photo printers, laser printers, or inkjet printers, you know that Toner cartridges are incredibly expensive. Part of the answer is identifying the most cost effective printers and part lies in the various types of toner cartridges on the shelves. For example, did you know that toner can be purchased in various forms? The different types of toner: OEM, Compatible and Re-manufactured.
The Benefits-OEM vs Compatible Printer Ink Toner
OEM, or Original Equipment Manufacturer, laser printer toner cartridges produce the replacement ink jet or laserjet toner cartridge for copiers and printers and normally will put the manufacturer's name on the product, such as Canon, IBM, Sharp, Lexmark, Brother or Epson.
Then there are compatible laserjet printer cartridges, and inkjet printer cartridge that are specially manufactured to meet or exceed OEM specifications with higher standards of quality and reliability, which produce professional printing results. With only new components, these cartridges are an economical alternative to expensive name-brand printer cartridges and supplies. This provides you with big savings over brand-name printer cartridges.
Remanufactured Toner Ink Cartridges
The third type of cartridges are remanufactured toner cartridges, include remanufactured toner cartridge and remanufactured ink cartridge. These are original manufacturer's brand printer cartridge, which have been through one cycle of service and have been recharged. All ink jet printer cartridges have been thoroughly cleaned along with the print head nozzles. Then the cartridge is filled with the same ink formulation, checked to ensure that it contains the correct internal atmospheric pressure, inspected for any possible shell leakage, tested for all electrical circuitry and finally used in an actual print test. If the printer cartridge passes these rigid standards, it has been re-manufactured. You can save plenty with remanufactured ink jet cartridges and remanufactured laser jet cartridges. This, coupled with printer ink discounts, all adds up to one word, SAVINGS!
Monday, October 26, 2009
How To Tell The Most Cost Effective Printers
I can't provide you with a list of all brands and model numbers as that will be too cumbersome, but I can help you to identify which printer models are "cost effective". Before you purchase your next inkjet or laser printer, you will need to understand the importance of the term "Yield", which we will discuss in a moment. For now, let us take a look at the various elements that go into determining cost effective printers, or as I call it, the cost of printing "One Page".
We can identify two major costs. The first being the cost of the printer and the second being the cost of the ink. An inkjet printer usually runs anywhere from $50 to $300, while a laser jet can cost you $200 up to $6,000 depending on the type (Color vs. Monochrome).
As far as the purchase of ink, generally the cost of ink for an inkjet printer is cheaper than that of a laser printer. However, you will need to buy it more often than the laser cartridges you purchase for the laser printer. But does buying an expense printer cost you less in ink or does purchasing a cheaper Inkjet printer mean that it does not matter what the cost of ink is? Can we include a common denominator that will determine just how much your printer is costing you? Or better put, what is the cost of printing just "One Page"?
Well, for one thing, you will need to learn a new term called "Yield". This is defined as dividing the cost of the ink by the number of pages you can print with one cartridge (This information can be found in your printer manual, or you can look it up on the web). For example, if it costs you $40 for your ink cartridge and you can print 500 pages, then the yield is 8 cents per page ($40/500=$.08). Compare this with a laser cartridge that costs $150 which produces 10,000 pages per cartridge. The cost of this Printer Ink is like sticker shock compared to the inkjet printer, right? But this cartridge will only cost you 1.5 cents per page to print. By doing this simple calculation, you can better determine which printer is costing you less on a "cost per page" basis.
The YIELD calculation coupled with great prices for toner ink will provide sugnificant SAVINGS.
We can identify two major costs. The first being the cost of the printer and the second being the cost of the ink. An inkjet printer usually runs anywhere from $50 to $300, while a laser jet can cost you $200 up to $6,000 depending on the type (Color vs. Monochrome).
As far as the purchase of ink, generally the cost of ink for an inkjet printer is cheaper than that of a laser printer. However, you will need to buy it more often than the laser cartridges you purchase for the laser printer. But does buying an expense printer cost you less in ink or does purchasing a cheaper Inkjet printer mean that it does not matter what the cost of ink is? Can we include a common denominator that will determine just how much your printer is costing you? Or better put, what is the cost of printing just "One Page"?
Well, for one thing, you will need to learn a new term called "Yield". This is defined as dividing the cost of the ink by the number of pages you can print with one cartridge (This information can be found in your printer manual, or you can look it up on the web). For example, if it costs you $40 for your ink cartridge and you can print 500 pages, then the yield is 8 cents per page ($40/500=$.08). Compare this with a laser cartridge that costs $150 which produces 10,000 pages per cartridge. The cost of this Printer Ink is like sticker shock compared to the inkjet printer, right? But this cartridge will only cost you 1.5 cents per page to print. By doing this simple calculation, you can better determine which printer is costing you less on a "cost per page" basis.
The YIELD calculation coupled with great prices for toner ink will provide sugnificant SAVINGS.
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