Comparative Test: 9 ink All-in-Ones up to 200 Euros

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Devices for printing only are becoming obsolete. Multifunctionals are booming, since they enable you to print, scan, copy, and fax with just one machine. DC takes a close look at nine AIOs, price range 120 to 200 Euros.

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Ink cartridges


All AIOs in this test have single ink tanks. Their yields are differing considerably. HP´s Photosmart Plus B210a prints 250 ISO-pages only, HP´s Officejet 6500A up to 1.200, until you have to exchange the black ink cartridge.

Color yield has a wide variation (average), too. Brother´s DCP-J515W has empty color ink tanks after 260 ISO-pages, both Epson- and HP-printers deliver more than 700 pages.

Only Epson-AIOs have pigmented ink in their black and color ink tanks. This prevents bleaching, and the ink is smudge- and water-resistant. Brother, Canon, HP, and Lexmark use dye-based ink (dissolved color particles) in their color cartridges and pigmented ink in the black ones. When getting in contact with water, dye-ink dissolves on paper immediately. Take a look at the page "Marker- and smear test".

Ink cartridges-Overview
Single ink-tanksB/W yieldColor yieldInk
(color)
Chip on
cartridge
Brother DCP-J515Wyes300 pages260 pagesDyeno
Brother MFC-J615Wyes450 pages320 pagesDyeno
Canon Pixma MG5150yes323 pages510 pagesDyeyes
Canon Pixma MG5250yes341 pages510 pagesDyeyes
Epson Stylus Office BX525WDyes1.000 pages760 pagesPigmentyes
Epson Stylus SX620FWyes1.000 pages760 pagesPigmentyes
HP Officejet 6500A E710ayes1.200 pages700 pagesDyeyes
HP Photosmart Plus B210ayes550 pages*750 pagesDyeyes
Lexmark Prospect Pro205yes510 pages600 pagesDyeyes
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*see article "HP ändert Patrone Nr. 364 XL" (available in German only)

Brother DCP-J515W and MFC-J615W

The Brothers´ink cartridges are inserted in the printers on their right hand sides - they are not directly connected to the print heads. They deliver their inks via flexible hoses.

By now Brother is the only one producing ink cartridges without chip. A chip has no specific advantages for the user. But the manufacturers enjoy the problems others have producing compatibles.

Brother DCP-J515W - Verbrauchsmaterialien 03/2024*1
Preis (UVP)
und Preisvergleich
Reichweite mit
'ISO-Farbdokument'*2
Tintenpatrone, Schwarz
StarterLU
280 Seiten
LC-985BK22,99 €
ab 14,79 €1
300 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Cyan
StarterLU
210 Seiten
LC-985C13,99 €
ab 7,77 €1
260 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Magenta
StarterLU
210 Seiten
LC-985M13,99 €
ab 6,31 €1
260 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Gelb
StarterLU
210 Seiten
LC-985Y13,99 €
ab 8,29 €1
260 Seiten
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Brother MFC-J615W - Verbrauchsmaterialien 03/2024*1
Preis (UVP)
und Preisvergleich
Reichweite mit
'ISO-Farbdokument'*2
Tintenpatrone, Schwarz
StarterLU
300 Seiten
LC-1100BK26,99 €
ab 16,15 €1
450 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Cyan
StarterLU
240 Seiten
LC-1100C14,99 €
ab 8,72 €1
325 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Magenta
StarterLU
240 Seiten
LC-1100M14,99 €
ab 7,84 €1
325 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Gelb
StarterLU
240 Seiten
LC-1100Y14,99 €
ab 8,53 €1
325 Seiten
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The tables above are available in German only. They show (left to right) ink tanks MSRP, best offer, and page yield (ISO).


Canon Pixma MG5150 and MG5250

Both Canons use the same ink tanks, but different print heads. The number of nozzles is different, this results in different print speeds.

The cartridges` positions in the print heads differ as well (see pictures below). The print heads are permanent ones, to remain in the printers for their life cycles.

A short history of ink tanks

Once upon a time Canon ink tanks were big and transparent (left). Starting 2008 only a tiny window remained to check their fill level (center). Canon´s black out production began in 2010 (right), to complicate refilling.

The five single ink tanks have a higher price than their predecessors (mentioned in our news).

Canon Pixma MG5150, MG5250 - Verbrauchsmaterialien 03/2024*1
Preis (UVP)
und Preisvergleich
Reichweite mit
'ISO-Farbdokument'*2
Tintenpatrone, Schwarz
PGI-525PGBKLU18,00 €
ab 12,96 €1
323 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Fotoschwarz
CLI-526BKLU16,00 €
ab 11,54 €1
4.335 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Cyan
CLI-526CLU16,00 €
ab 11,59 €1
520 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Magenta
CLI-526MLU16,00 €
ab 11,32 €1
500 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Gelb
CLI-526YLU16,00 €
ab 11,17 €1
515 Seiten
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The table above is available in German only. It shows (left to right) ink tanks MSRP, best offer, and page yield (ISO).


Epson Stylus Office BX525WD and Stylus SX620FW

Both Epsons use the same ink cartridges. They are on sale as low yield (T129x) and high yield (T130x) ink tanks. Commendable: On delivery ([fett {[mark LU}]]) both AIOs come with high yield cartridges.

The cartridges contain pigmented inks, so the prints are waterproof and pretty light-resistant, in contrast to dye-ink prints.

Their predecessors (T100x) came with a slightly higher yield. The new ones (T130x) are sold for the same price, so cost of print per page has increased.

Epson Stylus Office BX525WD, Epson Stylus SX620FW - Verbrauchsmaterialien 03/2024*1
Preis (UVP)
und Preisvergleich
Reichweite mit
'ISO-Farbdokument'*2
Tintenpatrone, Schwarz
T1301LU30,49 €
ab 20,09 €1
945 Seiten
T129118,99 €
ab 13,41 €1
385 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Cyan
T1302LU20,99 €
ab 14,54 €1
765 Seiten
T129218,99 €
ab 13,49 €1
474 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Magenta
T1303LU20,99 €
ab 14,36 €1
600 Seiten
T129318,99 €
ab 13,61 €1
378 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Gelb
T1304LU20,99 €
ab 10,91 €1
1.005 Seiten
T129418,99 €
ab 12,44 €1
616 Seiten
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The table above is available in German only. It shows (left to right) ink tanks MSRP, best offer, and page yield (ISO).


HP Officejet 6500A E710a and Photosmart Plus B210a

The ink tanks in both HPs look very much alike, but have different labels, yields, and prices.

Exchange of the cartridges is quite simple, as with Canon. Ink tanks and print heads look very much alike. More on that in this article.

You may buy these ink tanks with low and high yield (XL). On delivery you get only the low yield ones, marked "Intro" or "Setup".

The photos below show the different ink tank sizes. To the left: Small black ink cartridge, right side: Big XL-cartridge.

HP Officejet 6500A E710a - Verbrauchsmaterialien 03/2024*1
Preis (UVP)
und Preisvergleich
Reichweite mit
'ISO-Farbdokument'*2
Tintenpatrone, Schwarz
920LU26,99 €
 
420 Seiten
920XL61,99 €
ab 40,58 €1
1.200 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Cyan
StarterLU
300 Seiten
920XL25,99 €
ab 16,29 €1
700 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Magenta
StarterLU
300 Seiten
920XL25,99 €
ab 17,45 €1
700 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Gelb
StarterLU
300 Seiten
920XL25,99 €
ab 14,52 €1
700 Seiten
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The table above is available in German only. It shows (left to right) ink tanks MSRP, best offer, and page yield (ISO).

Update

HP will take the Nr. 364-XL-cartridge (yield 800 ISO pages) off the market. As a replacement a slender XL-cartridge is supposed to come, with the same label, but with a yield of 550 ISO-pages. Its price is calculated in such a way, that price per page doesn´t change. More on that in our news: "HP ändert Patrone Nr. 364 XL".

HP Photosmart Plus B210a - Verbrauchsmaterialien 03/2024*1
Preis (UVP)
und Preisvergleich
Reichweite mit
'ISO-Farbdokument'*2
Tintenpatrone, Schwarz
364LU18,99 €
ab 13,68 €1
250 Seiten
364XL31,99 €
ab 24,90 €1
550 Seiten
364XL (alt)27,99 €
 
800 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Cyan
364LU16,99 €
ab 11,44 €1
300 Seiten
364XL26,99 €
 
750 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Magenta
364LU16,99 €
ab 10,35 €1
300 Seiten
364XL26,99 €
ab 30,99 €1
750 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Gelb
364LU16,99 €
ab 11,04 €1
300 Seiten
364XL26,99 €
 
750 Seiten
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The table above is available in German only. It shows (left to right) ink tanks MSRP, best offer, and page yield (ISO).


Lexmark Prospect Pro205

Lexmarks color ink tanks are filled with dye-ink. Contact with water on the printed paper causes bleeding. The print head is destined to remain in the printer for its life span, same with Brother, Canon, Epson, and HP. Only the ink tanks have to be exchanged.

The cartridges are on the market with different capacities. Behind the label 100 you may find an A or XL - and a combination of both as well. So you have black and three colors as No. 100, No. 100A, No. 100XL and No. 100XLA. The ones without an "A" and marked ([fett {[mark R}]]) cannot be refilled and have to be sent back to Lexmark. Ink tanks with an "A" have the same amount of ink, may be refilled, and are more expensive than the [fett {[mark R}]]-models. XL stands for more ink, and higher yield. Got it?

On delivery ([fett {[mark LU}]]) are tanks with low yield, which cannot be refilled, and have to be returned to Lexmark.

Lexmark Prospect Pro205 - Verbrauchsmaterialien 03/2024*1
Preis (UVP)
und Preisvergleich
Reichweite mit
'ISO-Farbdokument'*2
Tintenpatrone, Schwarz
Nr. 100XLRLU39,90 €
 
510 Seiten
Nr. 100R25,75 €
 
170 Seiten
Nr. 100A26,96 €
 
170 Seiten
Nr. 100XLA47,85 €
 
510 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Cyan
Nr. 100XLRLU28,30 €
ab 16,51 €1
600 Seiten
Nr. 100R16,30 €
 
200 Seiten
Nr. 100A26,96 €
 
200 Seiten
Nr. 100XLA33,80 €
 
600 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Magenta
Nr. 100XLRLU28,30 €
ab 5,00 €1
600 Seiten
Nr. 100R16,30 €
 
200 Seiten
Nr. 100A26,96 €
 
200 Seiten
Nr. 100XLA33,80 €
 
600 Seiten
Tintenpatrone, Gelb
Nr. 100XLRLU28,30 €
ab 7,99 €1
600 Seiten
Nr. 100R16,30 €
 
200 Seiten
Nr. 100A26,96 €
 
200 Seiten
Nr. 100XLA33,80 €
 
600 Seiten
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The table above is available in German only. It shows (left to right) ink tanks MSRP, best offer, and page yield (ISO).

*1
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