{"id":682,"date":"2014-09-10T11:14:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T11:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldproducts.com\/blog\/?p=633"},"modified":"2022-06-27T18:02:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:02:10","slug":"great-printers-low-costs-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ldproducts.com\/blog\/great-printers-low-costs-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Printers with Low Operating Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The price of a printer, although important when making a purchase decision, is by no means a true indication as to how much that printer will end up costing you by the time you\u2019re ready to replace it. You\u2019ll also want to look at how much it will cost you to operate the device. This, of course, is dependent on the price of the consumables that are compatible with the printer.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good idea to be suspicious of printers with a low price tag. As a general rule, the cheaper the printer the more expensive the cartridges.<\/p>\n

Point in case, the Canon iP2600.\u00a0 The screenshots below were taken from Canon’s official online store on September 9th, 2014. Notice that that right off the bat you’re paying more for the ink than the device itself. \u00a0Not to mention the fact that there are no high yield cartridges available for this printer, which would have at least helped to cushion the cost of the cartridges\u00a0just a little. For someone who prints even semi-regularly, the cost of replacing ink for this printer would soon become a financial headache.<\/p>\n

So which printers offer the lowest cost of operation? Well, that\u2019s partly dependent on how often you print. But let\u2019s imagine you and others in your household print on a weekly basis for a variety of purposes, ranging from book reports to photos to online documents. In that case, you\u2019ll want to pay special attention to the cost of the consumables.<\/p>\n

Besides having low-costing consumables, cartridges for these printers also offer an exceptional yield, lowering the cost per page and the running cost of the device.<\/p>\n

1. Canon PIXMA iP8720<\/strong><\/p>\n