October 23, 2009

Top Selling Photo Printers And How To Calculate True Of Cost Of Printer Ownership?

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The majorithy of modern printers are produced to work with specific kinds of ink, and if you utilze a slightly different ink within the cartridge it can have a large effect on the printer quality. When you do to refill the ink, it appears simple enough; either 3 colors (blue, red, yellow) or simply in black. There is a vast difference, nevertheless, in black from one type of ink compared to another and even more so with inks that are in color.

ALWAYS check the ink cartridge prices before you purchase a printer. Why? Sometimes cheaper printers end up costing you more due to the high costs of their ink cartridges. You should calculate the “cost of ownership” per month.

The math is simple: “number of prints per month” times “cost of the printer cartridge” divided by “the yield of the printer cartridge”. Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular printer cartridge. For example, assume that the average home user prints 150 black pages per month using a black printer cartridge that yields 200 pages and costs $28. The monthly “cost of ownership” is

(150 pages) x ($28) / 200 pages = $21

Also look at the printer ink alternatives; besides the original manufacturer’s printer cartridges (OEMs), you may have the se lection of remanufactured printer cartridges, compatible ink/toner cartridges, and refill kits.

Here are some top seller photo printers that I saw in the market recently. The prices below reflect the Amazon.com prices.

Canon PIXMA iP3000 Photo Printer $89.99

Canon PIXMA iP4000 Photo Printer $144.99

Epson Stylus R320 Photo Printer $179.99

Canon PIXMA iP5000 Photo Printer $183.25

HP PhotoSmart 8450 Photo Printer $199.99

HP PhotoSmart 375 Compact Photo Printer $199.99

Epson PictureMate Deluxe Photo Printer $249.99

Canon i9900 Photo Printer $398.99

Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Inkjet Printer $549.99

Also don’t go photo printer shopping without knowing the important photo printer terminology. That way you will have an idea about what you are looking at:

Bluetooth: A technology that enables wireless communication between Bluetooth compatible devices. It is used for short-range connections between desktop and laptop computers, pocket pc’s, digital cameras, scanners, cell phones and printers.

Duplexing: Printing on both sides of a page.

Color balance: Changing the overall color tint of an image when it’s too red, too green, or too yellow.

Output Capacity: Maximum number of pages the printer can handle for one job.

Media Size: The size range of the paper the printer can handle (letter, legal, etc.).

Resolution: The number of pixels in a digital photograph.

Memory Card: A storage device used to store data, like picture and movie files, available in different sizes, such as 8 MB, 32 MB, and 256 MB.

This article is prepared by Christy Berger who writes for PrintCountry.com. A longer version of this article can be found at href="http://www.printcountry.com/PrintCountryInkCartridges/PHOTO_PRINTER_SUPPLIES.htm">Epson & Canon & HP Photo Printer Supplies. Main resource of this article is href="http://www.printcountry.com/reviews/default.asp">Digital Photo Printer Review & Tips at PrintCountry.

When shopping aournd for inkjet printer cartridges on the internet bear in mind that postage can significantly add to the overall cost of a a single inkjet cartridge. In some instances the cost of postage can be as much as the cost of the inkjet printer cartridge which can effectively double the price that you end up paying. While this is still frequently less expensive as well as more convenient than going to your local office supply store or news agent to purchase your inkjet cartridges it is not actually the best way to maximise your shopping experience.

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