The TCO of compatible toner cartridge

How to choose the perfect toner cartridge of your printer?Try TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).

It is the total cost from printer procurement to post-use and maintenance. Let's take the usual life cycle as three years: TCO = printer purchase cost (P) + consumable cost (single page print cost (C) * estimated total number of printed pages) + repair cost (S) for home or SOHO users Words: The first part P: is a constant, about 150-1500 dollar, one-time pay;the second part: is a variable, with an average of 1 pack of A4 copy paper printed per month as the median, bringing in a single page printing cost (C) = 0.01 dollar, can get three years of total cost of toner cartridge: 0.01 * 500 * 12 * 3 = 180 dollars; bring in a single page printing cost (C) = 0.1 dollar, can get three years total cost of toner cartridge: 0.1 * 500 * 12 * 3 =1800 dollar; bring in a single page printing cost (C) = 1 dollar, you can get the total cost of toner cartridge for three years: 1 * 500 * 12 * 3 = 18,000 dollar; obviously, when the cost of a single page printing (C) exceeds 0.1 dollar, The cost of toner cartridge has exceeded the whole machine; the third part: is the variable, see the probability of repair, the printer belongs to the complex equipment of machine photoelectric integration, the cost of each paid repair will not be less than 300 dollars.

The strategy of using the original factory supplies + purchase original factory extended warranty can effectively control the maintenance cost and change the maintenance cost (S) into a constant.

Usually, the warranty cost for two years is 200-500 dollar. Sometimes manufacturers Will be sent to extend the warranty activities, the cost of repair (S) is 0. Conclusion: The cost of using the original factory single page is less than 0.1 dollar (ink unit price is less than 1 dollar) + print head three-year warranty is the best strategy.

For inkjet printers, the original manufacturer's single-page printing cost is 0.01 dollar, which is equivalent to the ink price of 1 dollar per milliliter. For laser printers, at present, the price of the printer is less than 5,000 dollar, and the cost per page of the original toner cartridge cannot be less than 0.1 dollar.