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How to Calculate Cost Per Page for Laser and Inkjet Printers

Here's some information on the prices of different laser and inkjet printers, their cost per page and what to examine when planning your budget.

The notice of a typical inkjet printer will be between $40 to $150. Photo-printing inkjet printers will originate from $200. You will also accept a few high-performance inkjet printer models in the $300-$1000 effect range. In general, inkjet printers are cheaper than laser printers but as inkjet cartridges need more frequent replacement, laser printers may be less costly in the long speed.

Laser printers are often powerful more expensive to buy compared to inkjet printers. Monochrome laser printers initiate at around $200 and may go up to $2000 and color laser printers initiate at $1000 and may go up to $5500. Workgroup laser printers open at around $400 (for monochrome) .
The MFD's (Multifunction Devices)  cost between $100 to $800 and portable laser printer prices vary between $200 to $350.

Most printers do not approach with a printer cable that connects the printer to the computer. Include printer cable cost in your budget as well.
One of the major factors to reflect when buying a printer is the cost per page as you will regularly need to take ink cartridges for your printer. Generally, laser printers' cost per page is lower than inkjet printers (even with monochrome lasers)  as ink cartridges broken-down for inkjet printers need frequent replacement.

Typical cost of ink cartridge replacement for inexpensive inkjet printers varies between $20 to $50 and between $20 to $75 for high-end inkjet printers. So the cost per page will generally be lower with the expensive printers as they bear bigger ink cartridges that do not require frequent replacement. Before you pick a printer, you should calculate the printing cost per page by dividing the ink cartridge mark by the yield. Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular inkjet cartridge or toner. For example, if the effect of an inkjet cartridge is $33.99 and its yield is 800 pages, then its cost per page will be $33.99/800=$0.042 (4.2 cents per page) .
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