The purchase price of a printer is only part of its total cost. Ink and toner prices can make two similarly priced printers very different to run over time.
Use our calculator to estimate how much your printer costs for one, 100 or 1,000 pages. You only need the replacement cartridge price and its manufacturer-stated page yield.
Printer running-cost calculator
Enter the replacement consumable price and the manufacturer's stated page yield. We'll calculate the estimated ink or toner cost for one, 100 and 1,000 pages.
The basic formula is:
Consumable price ÷ stated page yield = cost per page
For black-and-white printing, divide the black ink or toner price by its page yield.
For colour printing, calculate the individual cost per page of the black, cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges, then add the four results together.
This formula works for laser toner, standard ink cartridges and refill bottles used by ink-tank printers.
The calculator focuses on ink and toner because these are the consumables replaced most frequently. However, your total printing cost may also be affected by:
Manufacturer page yields are tested under standard conditions, so actual results will vary depending on what and how often you print.
Hunter Office Technology can review your current consumable costs and print volumes to help identify a more economical Brother or Epson printer.
For businesses with regular print volumes or multiple devices, our Managed Print Services provide a more complete view of equipment, toner, servicing and ongoing printing costs.
Contact Hunter Office Technology to request a print-cost comparison.
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