New Printer Comparison

[danielson81]

Hi,

 

One of my schools is looking to replace there clapped out HP3600n in the ICT Suite. I have picked a few printers at random and done a unscientific price comparison.

 

I'm torn between the cheapo Brother option, or the reliable Kyocera!

 

 

All prices exclude VAT

Toner prices based on suppliesforschools / misco.com

This is a very rough guide!

 

Printer: Current HP 3600

using Compatible Toner

 

Black Cyan Magneta Yellow

Cost £55.36 £55.36 £55.36 £55.36

Pages 6000 4000 4000 4000

Cost Per Sheet £0.009 £0.014 £0.014 £0.014

 

Total Cost Colour per page: £0.051 (all 4 colours x 4)

Total Cost Mono per page: £0.009

 

Printer: HP LaserJet Pro 400 M451dn Colour Laser Printer

Cost: £295 - HP LaserJet Pro 400 M451dn Colour Laser Printer (CE957A#B19) - www.misco.co.uk

 

Black Cyan Magneta Yellow

Cost £59.15 £71.52 £71.52 £71.52

Pages 4000 2600 2600 2600

Cost Per Sheet £0.015 £0.028 £0.028 £0.028

 

Total Cost Colour per page: £0.097 (all 4 colours x 4)

Total Cost Mono per page: £0.015

 

Printer: Kyocera Fs-c5250dn Colour Laser Printer

Cost: £415 - Kyocera Fs-c5250dn Colour Laser Printer (1102KV3NL0) - www.misco.co.uk

 

Black Cyan Magneta Yellow

Cost £64.54 £73.54 £73.54 £73.54

Pages 7000 5000 5000 5000

Cost Per Sheet £0.009 £0.015 £0.015 £0.015

 

Total Cost Colour per page: £0.053 (all 4 colours x 4)

Total Cost Mono per page: £0.009

 

Printer: Samsung CLP-680ND Colour Laser Printer (Free 5 Year Warranty)

Cost: £240 (including £80 cashback) Samsung CLP-680ND Colour Laser Printer (CLP-680ND/SEE) - www.misco.co.uk

 

Black Cyan Magneta Yellow

Cost £64.16 £79.16 £79.16 £79.16

Pages 6000 3500 3500 3500

Cost Per Sheet £0.011 £0.023 £0.023 £0.023

 

Total Cost Colour per page: £0.079 (all 4 colours x 4)

Total Cost Mono per page: £0.011

 

Printer: Brother HL-4150CDN Colour Laser Printer

Cost: £208 - Brother HL-4150CDN Colour Laser Printer (HL4150CDNZU1) - www.misco.co.uk

 

(Using original toner!)

Black Cyan Magneta Yellow

Cost £37.90 £79.20 £79.20 £79.20

Pages 4000 3500 3500 3500

Cost Per Sheet £0.009 £0.023 £0.023 £0.023

 

Total Cost Colour per page: £0.077 (all 4 colours x 4)

Total Cost Mono per page: £0.009

 

Printer: Brother HL-4150CDN Colour Laser Printer

Cost: £208 - Brother HL-4150CDN Colour Laser Printer (HL4150CDNZU1) - www.misco.co.uk

 

(Using compatible toner!)

Black Cyan Magneta Yellow

Cost £37.90 £39.53 £39.53 £39.53

Pages 4000 3500 3500 3500

Cost Per Sheet £0.009 £0.011 £0.011 £0.011

 

Total Cost Colour per page: £0.043 (all 4 colours x 4)

Total Cost Mono per page: £0.009

[BHMS]

I just installed a new Ricoh SP C430DN in my IT Suite. It's costly at £675 ex.VAT but economy is superb and you should make your money back within 12 months. It is shipped with 3k toners so don't expect too many pages for your initial £675, its later on when you appreciate the savings. Also check the dimensions since it's a bit of a monster.

 

These are the high capacity genuine toners I get from my supplier:

Black £73.85 21k pages £0.0035

Colours £173.85 24k pages £0.0072