Printer cost calculator
The sticker price is only half the story. Pick a printer to load its real price and cost per page, then set how much you print to see the total cost of owning it over one, two, three and five years.
Printer
Pages per month
1.1¢per black & white page
About $41 a year in ink or toner at 3,600 pages/year, on top of the $600 printer.
| Time owned | Printer | Ink/toner | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| After 1 year | $600 | $41 | $641 |
| After 2 years | $600 | $82 | $682 |
| After 3 years | $600 | $122 | $722 |
| After 5 years | $600 | $204 | $804 |
Total cost = purchase price + pages printed × cost per page. It does not include electricity, paper or periodic parts (drums, maintenance kits). Prices are live and can change.
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