{"id":391690,"date":"2022-01-09T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-important-is-cost-per-page-when-buying-a-printer\/"},"modified":"2022-01-09T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:00:11","slug":"how-important-is-cost-per-page-when-buying-a-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-important-is-cost-per-page-when-buying-a-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Important Is Cost Per Page When Buying a Printer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e288bdcd89\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e288bdcd89\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-important-is-cost-per-page-when-buying-a-printer\/#Why_Is_Cost_Per_Page_Important\" >Why Is Cost Per Page Important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-important-is-cost-per-page-when-buying-a-printer\/#How_to_Calculate_Cost_Per_Page_CPP\" >How to Calculate Cost Per Page (CPP)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-important-is-cost-per-page-when-buying-a-printer\/#Lower-cost_Alternatives\" >Lower-cost Alternatives<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How Important Is Cost Per Page When Buying a Printer?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-774360 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_157623893.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_157623893.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_157623893.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An inkjet printer printing dollar bills.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/printer-printing-fake-dollar-bills-157623893\" data-credittext=\"jocic\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/printer-printing-fake-dollar-bills-157623893\">jocic\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The high cost of running and owning a printer has become part of the zeitgeist at this point. You can measure exactly how much printing costs with \u201ccost per page,\u201d also referred to as CCP.\u00a0It can help you make more informed decisions when buying printers, paper, and ink.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_Cost_Per_Page_Important\"><\/span>Why Is Cost Per Page Important?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to buying an inkjet printer, the upfront costs can sometimes be deceiving. The truth is that some manufacturers sell their printers at a loss and make up for it through the sale of printer inks. Not only that, but according to Consumer Reports, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/printers\/the-high-cost-of-wasted-printer-ink\/\">up to half of printer ink is wasted in maintenance cycles<\/a>. Combine that with the high cost of the cartridges themselves, and running an Inkjet printer becomes pretty expensive.<\/p>\n<p>This is why it\u2019s crucial to figure out how much you pay for every page you are printing. Even if it\u2019s a one-cent difference, over the course of a thousand pages, that starts to add up. This can be further compounded if you are in charge of printers in a small to medium enterprise (SME) where you can quickly go through a few hundred if not a thousand pages per month.<\/p>\n<p>Calculating your cost per page means that you can account for the high cost of printing.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Calculate_Cost_Per_Page_CPP\"><\/span>How to Calculate Cost Per Page (CPP)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thankfully, figuring out the actual cost per page is relatively straightforward for monochrome printing:<\/p>\n<pre>Cartridge price \/ Page yield + Paper cost = Cost Per Page<\/pre>\n<p>Cartridge price is the price that the individual cartridge costs. Page yield tends to vary wildly from manufacturer to manufacturer, but you can often find the page yield written somewhere on the ink box or the manufacturer\u2019s website. Usually, this can range between 1,000 pages and 3,500 pages, depending on the size of the cartridge.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you have paper cost, which can be calculated by dividing the cost of the paper packet by the number of reams inside it. So, for example, for this <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/A4-Premium-Printer-Paper-Available\/dp\/B07GPPJPSB?tag=hotoge-20\">$34.94 ream of 500 sheets<\/a>, you would divide 34.94 by 500 and get a $0.069 per page. That being said, it\u2019s important to note that when you\u2019re looking at buying guides for printers and see the cost per page referenced, the cost of the paper is usually not included in the calculation.<\/p>\n<p>So what does the math altogether look like? Well, let\u2019s try it out using this <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/HP-Cartridge-F6U64AN-Deskjet-Officejet\/dp\/B00WJDWGA8?tag=hotoge-20\">HP 63XL Black Ink Cartridge<\/a>. It costs $39.89 and has a potential yield of 480 pages:<\/p>\n<pre>39.89 \/ 480 + 0.069 = 0.15<\/pre>\n<p>Therefore, if you have a printer that uses that cartridge and the A4 paper mentioned above, then you\u2019re going to have an estimated cost of 15 cents per page, which, as you can imagine, is pretty high when you start doing hundreds or thousands of pages.<\/p>\n<p>One more complication: Advertised page yields are sometimes based on a very low page coverage, which means a third of a page with double-spaced text. So, if you do a lot of text-heavy printing, this number is likely to double or even <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there is also the <i>color<\/i> printing cost per page, which is slightly more complicated a calculation but still relatively straightforward:<\/p>\n<pre>(Black cartridge price \/ page yield) + ((Color cartridge price \/ page yield) x number of color cartridges) + Paper cost = Color printing cost per page<\/pre>\n<p>As you can see, the formula is roughly the same, with the only difference being the addition of color cartridges<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lower-cost_Alternatives\"><\/span>Lower-cost Alternatives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re balking at the prices of Inkjet printers, there are a couple of alternatives you can choose instead.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, there are laserjet printers, which are more expensive to buy than inkjet printers but have cheaper cartridge costs. You also lose a <i>little<\/i> bit of printing quality, especially with color, compared to inkjet printers, but that shouldn\u2019t affect you too much if you don\u2019t work professionally with printed images.<\/p>\n<p>If you really <i>do<\/i> need the color quality of an inkjet, you can look at tank inkjet printers. They\u2019re essentially what they sound like, in that they don\u2019t use a cartridge. Instead, they have an internal tank that you can refill with ink as needed. Not only does this have the benefit of bringing down CPP prices to a couple of cents, but you also don\u2019t have to throw out half-full cartridges because one color has finished, making it more environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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