2. Oktober 2008

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Test HP Photosmart D5460: Cost of print

Our lab doesn´t rely on information on cost of print provided by manufacturers. We test each and every printer in detail, to find out the real cost of print.

To do that, we print standardized documents, until the tanks are empty. Since every printer has to do the same job with the same documents, you can compare cost of print between printers tested by DC.

Cost of print: Text

DC-Textseite: dc_leerdruck_5p.pdf.

To find out the cost of print of a normal page of text on plain paper we use our test-document (dc_leerdruck_5p.pdf). It has a coverage of exactly five percent.

The black cartridge No. 364 XL (high yield) deliveres 578 pages of text, then the printer demands an exchange of the black ink tank. With a price of 26 Euros (MSRP) per cartridge and not counting the cost of paper the price for printing a page of text is 4,5 Cents.

That´s more expensive than it´s competitor, Canon´s Pixma iP4500, which came up with 3,2 Cents per page (adding 20 percent = 3,8 Cents).

Cost of print: Color

DC-Farbfoto: dc_fotoyield.tif.

We print the A4-file (see picture right side, dc_fotoyield.tif) in printer mode "high" on photopaper, until the first ink tank is empty.

The lab prints 69 pages with color, then the yellow tank is empty. Subtracting the value of the the remaining amount of ink in the other tanks we find 64.9 Cents for one A4 color page.

That´s more expensive than Canon´s Pixma iP4500 can do it, for 34.3 Cents (plus 20 percent = 41.2 Cents).

The ink cartridges of the D5460 can be exchanged separately, and they can be fully used up. That´s an advantage causing less cost of print. It´s a main difference to the D5360, where all colors are contained in one cartridge. As soon as the first color is used up, the cartridge becomes useless.

Comparing yield