Comparative Test: 9 ink All-in-Ones up to 200 Euros: Cost of print
If you plan to purchase a printer or AIO, we always suggest to take a close look at printing costs before you buy.
DC is one of the few labs which do real tests to determine cost of print. We do not rely on what manufacturers tell us. In the table below you will see that printing costs vary considerably, and you better find out about that prior to spending money on a "cheap" machine that will cost you lots of cash later.
DC-test files
Both dc_leerdruck_5p.pdf and dc_fotoyield to determine yield may be downloaded by you for private use (DC Testfiles).
DC-Textseite: dc_leerdruck_5p.pdf.
This overview (table below) shows, that both Epson-AIOs come out with the lowest cost per page. HPs Officejet 6500A E710a still is in the low cost area. Both Canon-AIOs print pretty pricy. And Brothers and Lexmarks prints are very expensive.
| Druckkostenanalyse 04/2018*1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seitenpreis mit 'DC- | Seitenpreis mit 'DC- | |
| Epson Stylus Office BX525WD | 3,1 ct | 62,8 ct |
| Epson Stylus SX620FW | 3,1 ct | 62,8 ct |
| Canon Pixma MG5250 | 6,3 ct | 71,2 ct |
| HP Photosmart Plus B210a | 5,0 ct | 72,0 ct |
| Canon Pixma MG5150 | 6,1 ct | 77,5 ct |
| HP Officejet 6500A E710a | 4,2 ct | 83,4 ct |
| Brother MFC-J615W | 5,7 ct | 1,10 € |
| Lexmark Prospect Pro205 | 7,5 ct | 1,15 € |
| Brother DCP-J515W | 7,1 ct | 1,44 € |
| © Druckerchannel (DC) | ||
The table above is available in German only. The column on the left side shows price per page with our test document 'DC-Textseite' when printing 10.000 pages of text, the right column when printing 'DC-Farbfoto' and 1.000 photos in color.
Remaining-ink-messages
When testing yield our lab prints the test documents until the ink tanks are empty. This may be indicated by a printers message e.g. "Ink status" (see photos below). If no mesage appears, as with HP, we print until print results start to become faint.
Preise
Alle Preise sind Preisempfehlungen der Hersteller (UVP).
Kosten & Starterreichweite
In die Druckkosten kalkulieren wir anteilig verbrauchte Materialien auch nur anteilig hinein. Weiterhin berücksichtigt Druckerchannel die Starterreichweiten - diese werden vom Druckvolumen abgezogen und reduzieren somit die durchschnittlichen Seitenkosten.
