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Hecate wrote:
>>HP isn't really any more expensive...I know since I've owned HP and
>>Canon models, and had lots of experience with Epson too. Costs are all
>>similar with competing models.
>
>I was waiting for someone to say that as I have a printer review from
>the latest edition of PC Pro in front of me. The most expensive
>cartridges were HP and the cost, in particular, of the HP 343
And I can point you to a review that has different results:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1682920,00.asp
Read the Editor's Choice picks and then the Performance Tests to see the
cost per page results.
I've read other reviews that have wildly divergent results, but this one
is the closest to my own experiences with the Canon i850 and HP Deskjet
6540 printers (using four colour inks as a common basis for comparison).
The HP 6540 does cost a bit more using six inks, but that's to be
expected since it also produces better photos than the four colour i850
or the current Pixma iP3000/4000 models.
>Costs are not all similar and this is due not just to the price, but
>also the volume of the ink cartridge. The HP 343, e.g., contains just
>7ml of ink.
Ink volume does not always reflect page yield.
Read up on the yields of various ink cartridges to get a better idea of
cost per page. The cost per ml that the PC Pro review states is largely
irrelevant and is only there for shock value.
>>Regardless, forget about making photos at home with ANY printer - costs
>>are far too high compared to taking your digital photos to a photo lab.
>
> See, now would you like to give some figures for that?
Sure...prices are in Canadian funds and will vary based on volume
purchases, sale prices, etc. The prices below are based on typical
in-store costs.
Cost of a 4x6 sheet for Canon Pro is 35 cents plus Canon ink costs of
about $1.20-1.40 per print. Total cost averages $1.65.
Cost of a 5x7 sheet for Canon Pro is 60 cents plus Canon ink costs of
about $1.75-2.00 per print. Total cost averages $2.40.
Cost of a 8.5x11 sheet for Canon Pro is $1.60 plus Canon ink costs of
about $3.60-4.20 per print. Total cost averages $5.50.
> The same
>survey (and they have been testing these printers for a year) showed
>that if you were printing a 6x4, you are correct. For a 7x5 it's
>50/50. But for anything larger than that, the inkjet is cheaper - even
>the HP ones.
Not around here. At several common stores I can get 4x6 prints at 29
cents in volume, 5x7 at 49 cents in volume, and 8x10 at $2.99 in volume.
Individual prices for typical 5x7 and 8x10 prints are $1.50 and $3.95
respectively.
So even at the most expensive store costs of 8x10 prints, it's still
cheaper than printing at home.
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