Can u give me an idea of a reasonable ballpark price range to charge for photo/art prints, tocover cost of this printer supplies/ink and still profit?
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Digital photo review gave a ball park figure of $1.15 per 8 by 10 print to cover ink use. Figure in cost of paper on top of that and that should give a good starting point. However remember the printer has a relatively short lifespan of 5 to 7 years before buying a new one. So recapitalization cost needs to be figured based on number of photos you print per year. For example 1.15 per print for ink 1 per print for decent quAlity photo paper If you print 100 photos per year for customers and you plan to replace your printer after 7 years of use for an upgrade (assume cost is $950). Recap cost per photo =950/(100*7) or about 1.33 per photo. Adding these gives you a cost per 8 by 10 photo of $3.48 each. That is your break even on a single photo sheet.
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I didn't calculate any of that. The point for me to buy this printer is to have the chance to amaze my clients giving them a high quality professional printed picture right away after any photo session. I'm sure it is better than printing it in a lab because of distance and practicity, and also in terms of price.
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This laser printer uses an all-in-one toner and drum kit as its only consumable. They are relatively inexpensive to buy. I cant imagine you would want to void the warranty, go through the hassle, and reduce the output quality to save what 1/3 of a penny per page?
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I buy all of my ink from the HP website. It is 10% cheaper than retail (same price as Amazon) and free shipping-plus you occasionally get a free package of photo paper with the order. You can buy all of the color cartirdges as a set or buy each color separately for $9.95. I have printed 250 pages of text and my black cartidge is only down 25%
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It has been working fine for me. I have printed photos also. No issues. The color quality on paper is not as brilliant, but it is a small price to pay with the savings you get
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M. Beucler, I would suggest getting a Dell color laser 1660w printer which goes for $149. The starter cartridges that come with it don't last very long but music scores shouldn't use up much toner. The paper is great and I get crisp clean copies. I've had a lot of experience with printing. My big HP laser handles that paper for two sided printing of brochures with no problem either so good luck with your decision. That price is really good too.
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That should work well-- it's the shiny side you want. I have same printer and paper, and my prints are outstanding. Are you printing from Photoshop? I just noticed that I always select Standard by default-- but choosing photo shouldn't make any real difference like you describe.
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I have one since 2009 and is great. I paid $295.00 I don't understand the hike in price to $800.. The only problem with CLARIA ink is that with plain paper is NOT WATER RESISTANCE, but with photo paper from Epson, there it is.
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I don't know how much it costs, but if printing large format photo's like 13x19... after approx. 4 prints or so, you start to loose ink in cartridges. So for 4x6, you can print more, but once a single cartridge dry out, you have to spend 15.00 bucks for 1. It also depends on deep dark colors in photo's that will lessen ink.
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Moose, what you want to compare is the cost per print, not the capacity of the cartridges. You can probably find the answer to your question at www.redriverpaper.com as well as any pertinent information you would like to know about print costs.
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Value is relative to each person. I think that the printer that I have which is a multifunction Fax/Scan/Copier was a very good investment. I have the Canon PIXMA MX432. I love the fact that it is an Wireless Inkjet Office All-In-One, no more cords to the computer! I got mine last year on sale for 79.00 Here is the link to Canon's Website on this printer: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/printers_multifunction/office_all_in_one_inkjet_printers/pixma_mx432
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Yeah, pretty frustrating if you ask me....especially when you consider the Epson paper is typically more expensive. O-Max is having a sale now for Buy 1 Get 1 on HP paper but it doesn't make sense for me to buy any if it isn't going to be any better than the Kodak paper.
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Your welcome, I bought one of these for my business and I have printed over 7000 brochures in color front and back so far. I also used after market ink to print them. You cab buy the ink on amazon. You can get a box of 6 of each color for around 20 dollars.
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Ok, I see this style of comment a lot, and I can explain this. Stock printer that "comes with toner" is really about half empty (in this case about 600 pages). Cost $300/ 600 Pages, or $0.50/page Regular yield toner costs $240 but lasts for about 1200 pages, so about $0.20/pageThese are high yield toners at $300 but will print about 2200 pages, which comes out to $0.14/pageSo, new printer that comes with toner is over 3.5 times more expensive per page. By the way, I have owned Samsung, Lexmark, HP, and Brother printers, some inkjet and some laser and they all seem to follow this pattern. Ok, I see this style of comment a lot, and I can explain this. Stock printer that "comes with toner" is really about half empty (in this case about 600 pages). Cost $300/ 600 Pages, or $0.50/page Regular yield toner costs $240 but lasts for about 1200 pages, so about $0.20/pageThese are high yield toners at $300 but will print about 2200 pages, which comes out to $0.14/pageSo, new printer that comes with toner is over 3.5 times more expensive per page. By the way, I have owned Samsung, Lexmark, HP, and Brother printers, some inkjet and... » Read More Ok, I see this style of comment a lot, and I can explain this. Stock printer that "comes with toner" is really about half empty (in this case about 600 pages). Cost $300/ 600 Pages, or $0.50/page Regular yield toner costs $240 but lasts for about 1200 pages, so about $0.20/pageThese are high yield toners at $300 but will print about 2200 pages, which comes out to $0.14/pageSo, new printer that comes with toner is over 3.5 times more expensive per page. By the way, I have owned Samsung, Lexmark, HP, and Brother printers, some inkjet and some laser and they all seem to follow this pattern. « Show Less
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I don't know! You get what you pay for and $15.00 for all that ink sounds great, but the quality of the ink leaves a lot to be desired. You can go to Office Depot and get quality ink for about $52.00 (Black XL, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow, Standard). Remember, LET THE BUYER SEWARE! Wolf843
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Yeah...it probably ends up costing $20 a picture. I would not get this printer if I were you. Ink is sooo expensive and runs out so quickly.
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I havent use the first original cartridge yet so far about 30 pages, it still show 1/3 left, but I have friend use then same printer with outside ink tank for 50$ he can print for ever, I may try that later.
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That is an interesting price point! If you think their ink price is disgusting take a look at Ricoh's. Its laser cartridges easily add up to a downpayment on a new house! I did finally get Canadian support on the machine on the issue of making the network server feature work (use Firefox not Chrome if you are on a Mac) and once I networked it, it has not power-failed ever again. The internet server has to REMAIN ON all the time. Don't know how long that will last but it has turned out to be a gem for its low price tag.