Laser printer vs. inkjet..... cost to operate?

[Papa Deuce]

Am I correct in thinking that a laser ( color ) printer costs far less to operate than a color inkjet printer? My wife goes through inkjet cartridges like some people eat potato chips! .... one is never enough!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

IIRC--I think the toner cartridges do last longer in a lazer printer. They are more expensive to individually replace--but you require less of them.

It really has to do with how much you print. The more you print..the more cost effective (and time saving) a laser printer will be.

We have a black/white printer. I'm not sure if the same holds true for a color laser printer.

You can always keep your ink jet for the occasional color copy.

(I'm trying really hard to remember my office depot training when I trained to take phone orders from them--and I think that I answered you correctly.)

 

[RNMOM]

We finally gave up on the ink jet and bought an HB Laser black and white. We are still using the original toner cartridge and we have had it for about 6 months.

We had an Epson photo printer that caused us a lot of headaches. Apparently Epson had a chip in the cartridges that the machine reads and if you try to put them in and have to readjust and reinsert, it won't let you use it. We went through several till we found this out. No more Epson for me.

 

[Eeyore in Texas]

IIRC--I think the toner cartridges do last longer in a lazer printer. They are more expensive to individually replace--but you require less of them.

It really has to do with how much you print. The more you print..the more cost effective (and time saving) a laser printer will be.

We have a black/white printer. I'm not sure if the same holds true for a color laser printer.

You can always keep your ink jet for the occasional color copy.

(I'm trying really hard to remember my office depot training when I trained to take phone orders from them--and I think that I answered you correctly.)

You are so right...we have both, and the color laser is far more economical in the long run...plus I hate it when the inkjet pages smear...

 

[Papa Deuce]

IIRC--I think the toner cartridges do last longer in a lazer printer. They are more expensive to individually replace--but you require less of them.

It really has to do with how much you print. The more you print..the more cost effective (and time saving) a laser printer will be.

We have a black/white printer. I'm not sure if the same holds true for a color laser printer.

You can always keep your ink jet for the occasional color copy.

(I'm trying really hard to remember my office depot training when I trained to take phone orders from them--and I think that I answered you correctly.)

Well, if we upgrade, I will use it for business, so I think I would need color. No decisions have been made, but my wife goes though $300 worth of GENERIC cartridges a year.... and they only cost $3 each.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Well, if we upgrade, I will use it for business, so I think I would need color. No decisions have been made, but my wife goes though $300 worth of GENERIC cartridges a year.... and they only cost $3 each.

Depending on the laser printer--I think you could save money if at least not break even and have a better print job that won't smear as someone said.

I definitely do not spend that much on b/w per year. I yield to the person who owns a color printer to respond for that.

Laser printers are getting so inexpensive as well.

Maybe HO HO HO Merry Christmas time .

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Sampling of toner cartridges:
http://www.officedepot.com/browse.do?N=265519

And if you can't see it--looks like plenty are less than $100.