Depending on budget buying a printer means parting with a good deal of money. The bad news is that purchasing the printer is often only the top of the iceberg, getting supplies such as ink and paper plus paying for electricity consumption and possible service can set you back quite a fair amount of money. The trick to avoid disappointments is to try to calculate these unforeseen costs in advance. Most people scour the market for various models when set out to buy something as relatively expensive as a printer and so should you. Today's printers come with different features and technologies and to the non-techie it must seem like a jungle.
People's choice of printer may vary according to focus on quality, speed or purchase price but few pay little or no attention to the cost of actually running the printer. The term "Cost per print" refers to the average cost of a print which you should expect to pay upon purchasing a new printer and is a mix of:
Acquisition priceCost of inkCost of paperPrint volumeEstimated life span of the printerEstimated service costsCost of extra features that makes the printer save e.g. paper
Whereas acquisition price, prices of ink and prices paper is straight forward, do you know how long you will keep the printer, how much you print, if you need possibility to print colors, if you need the possibility to scan...a lot, fax, copy - and the list goes on. Some features help you save time and time is known to be money. The ADF (Automated Document Feeder) will help you scan 30
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