Printer Market Mini-Study
Book chart of printer
comparison
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Type |
Max Res. |
Speed |
Duty Cycle |
Oper Cost |
Memory |
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Ink Jet B&W |
2400x1200 |
6-12 ppmin |
3000 ppmonth |
2-4c/page |
256KB-2MB |
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Ink Jet color |
|
1-2 ppm |
|
8-20c/page |
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Laser B&W |
2400 dpi |
17 ppm |
150,000 ppm |
1-2c/page |
8-32 mb |
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Laser Color |
|
2-4 ppm |
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Dot Matrix |
72-360 dpi |
5-6ppm |
6000-60000ppm |
1.5-2c/page |
2-128kb |
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Random Market Comparison
|
Type |
Max Res. |
Speed |
Duty Cycle |
Oper Cost |
Memory |
Price |
comment |
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Canon PIXMA iP4000 |
4800 x 1200 |
17 ppm color 25 ppm black |
?? |
12 c / page color at 15%; 3 c /
page BW at 5% coverage |
42 KB |
149.99 |
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HP Deskjet
6540 printer (ink jet) |
4800 optimized dpi color Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi; black: Up to 1200 x 1200
dpi |
30 ppm black and 20 ppm
color |
5000 ppm |
Color 8? c / page at 15%; BW 4 c / page at 5% |
16mb |
150 |
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Lexmark Z605 |
Black: Up to 2400 x 1200
dpi Color: Up to 4800 x 1200
dpi |
Up to 10 ppm black; up to 3 ppm color |
2000 Pages per month |
58 c color at 15% & 7 c B&W at 5% |
0 |
52 |
|
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HP LaserJet 1012 printer |
600 x 600 dpi |
15 ppm |
5,000 ppm |
Cartridge $70 @ 2000 pages = 4 c page |
8MB |
200 |
|
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HP LaserJet 1300 printer |
1200 x 1200 dpi |
20 ppm |
10,000 per month |
$92 for 4000 = 2 c page |
16MB |
300 |
$150 made up at 1 c / page
in 15,000 pages |
|
Samsung ML-1710 Laser |
600 dpi x 600 dpi |
16 pages/min |
15000 pages per month |
3000 pages @ 90 = 3 c /
page |
8 MB |
200 |
|
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HP LaserJet 2420 Printer |
1200 dpi |
Up to 30 ppm |
75,000 ppm |
Cartridge $124 @ 6000pg = 2 /page |
32MB |
550 |
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Lexmark
Color: 275 Pages @ 5% Coverage for $32
Black: 410 Pages @ 5% Coverage For $29
www.superwarehouse.com
Canon PIXMA iP4000:
Black - 280 Pages @ 5%
Coverage for $12.00
OR black - BCI-3eBk at 420
Pages @ 5% Coverage for $13.00
Cyan - 280 Pages @ 5%
Coverage for $12.00
Magenta - 280 Pages @ 5%
Coverage for $12.00
Yellow - 280 Pages @ 5%
Coverage for $12.00
HP Deskjet
6540 printer
Black 800 Pages @ 5% Coverage
for $36.05 (also for 29.99)
Tri color 450 Pages @ 15%
Coverage for $39.99 (also found for 34.99)
Tri color 260 Pages @ 15% Coverage for $28.55 -
more
Black 450 Pages @ 5% Coverage
for $24.05 – more
Didn’t cost out the 6 ink
option