Printers are annoying and expensive. I have a broken laser printer and a half-broken ink printer. I'm thinking about buying a thermal printer.
Before I buy something new, I typically do an extensive research as I hate buying the wrong thing.
- I'm interested in the cost over 10 years.
- I'm only interested in WLAN printers.
- I guess I print about 7 pages in a week, makes 365 pages in a year. A total of 3650 pages.
- The paper should have 80g/m², A4 format (standard paper)
Here are the results:
Overview
| Printer Name | Printer Price | Ink price | Paper cost 100 pages |
Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Laserjet M110w (Laser) |
136 € | 23.86 € for 1600 pages 1.49 € per 100 pages |
1.26€ | 237 € or 0.07€/page |
| Epson Expression Home XP-2205 (Ink, has Scanner) |
64 € | 26.34 € for 550 pages 4.79 € per 100 pages |
1.26€ | 285 € or 0.08€/page |
| Canon PIXMA TS3350 (Ink, has Scanner) |
64 € | 20 € for 350 pages 5.48 € per 100 pages |
1.26€ | 310 € or 0.09€/page |
| HP DeskJet 2720e (Thermal) |
70 € | - | 13.90€ | 577 € or 0.16€/page |
Other considerations
- Printer dimensions: Laser printers are very bulky. You need space. There are a few super slim thermal printers.
- Durability / Maintenance: I had often issues with ink printers that they needed to be cleaned after they were not used for a while. My laser printer never had such issues.