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Cheapest printer to run 2024

Dean Michael |

Have you ever wondered which printers are the cheapest or most economical to run? Sure there's a load of articles out there that boast on how great certain printers are but very rarely do we get the real facts presented to us. We've decided to accurately break down the running costs of many of the most popular printers and see how each one of them fairs. The way we have recorded the statistics below is basing the cartridge prices on what they cost individually and then accurately calculating the cost per page price accordingly.

To be 100% fair we have done the calculations the same with the compatible ink prices, that is basing the prices on individual cartridge prices rather than value packs. As you can see clearly below there is a huge difference in the printing costs between the first table values and the second "Most Expensive" printer figures. Most of the printers in the second table are the typical printers sold "on special". Once again as we all know they sell them for next to nothing but then you pay for the printer ten times over when you buy the inks. We will be adding more of the latest printers to this list as time permits so that you are able to see clearly which printers to buy and which to avoid.

As you can see it, is always worth while to purchase XL or high yield cartridges as the cost per page reduces significantly over the standard cartridge figures. It's also worth noticing that the Brother DCP-J1200W printer costs around twice the price of the other Brother printers in running costs. Even though the cartridges in this model are physically quite large they actually contain very little ink in comparison to many of the other models.

Cheapest Printers to run
Printer Page Yield Cost per page (genuine ink) cost per page (compatible ink)
Brother DCP-J1200W

Black: 750 pages

Colour: 750 pages

5.3 cents

5.3 cents

2.64 cents

2.64 cents

Brother MFC-J6540DW

Black: 750 pages

Colour: 550 pages

Black XL: 3,000 pages

Colour XL: 1,500 pages

6.26 cents

5.63 cents

2.33 cents

3.0 cents

N/A

N/A

0.76 cents

1.46 cents

Brother MFC-J4440DW Black: 3,000 pages

 

Colour: 550 pages

Black XL: 6,000 pages

Colour XL: 5,000 pages

1.3 cents

2.6 cents

2.18 cents

2.38 cents

0.66 cents

1.32 cents

0.59 cents

0.85 cents

Brother MFC-J6955DW Black: 3,000 pages

 

Colour: 1,500 pages

Black XL: 6,000 pages

Colour XL: 5,000 pages

1.3 cents

2.6 cents

2.18 cents

2.38 cents

0.66 cents

1.32 cents

0.59 cents

0.85 cents

Brother MFC-J6740DW

Black: 750 pages

Colour: 550 pages

Black XL: 3,000 pages

Colour XL: 1,500 pages

6.26 cents

5.63 cents

2.33 cents

3.0 cents

N/A

N/A

0.76 cents

1.46 cents

Brother MFC-J4540DW Black: 3,000 pages

 

Colour: 1,500 pages

Black XL: 6,000 pages

Colour XL: 5,000 pages

1.3 cents

2.6 cents

2.18 cents

2.38 cents

0.66 cents

1.32 cents

0.59 cents

0.85 cents

Brother MFC-J5955DW Black: 3,000 pages

 

Colour: 1,500 pages

Black XL: 6,000 pages

Colour XL: 5,000 pages

1.3 cents

2.6 cents

21.18 cents

2.38 cents

0.66 cents

1.32 cents

0.59 cents

0.85 cents

HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 Black: 1,000 pages

 

Colour: 700 pages

Black XL: 2,000 pages

Colour XL: 1,600 pages

6.2 cents

6.47 cents

4.6 cents

4.39 cents

N/A

N/A

1.09 cents

1.24 cents

HP OfficeJet Pro 9020e Black: 1,000 pages

 

Colour: 700 pages

Black XL: 2,000 pages

Colour XL: 1,600 pages

6.06 cents

6.18 cents

4.33 cents

4.79 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

The Most Expensive Printers to run
Printer Page Yield

Cost per page (genuine ink)

cost per page (compatible ink)

HP ENVY Inspire 7921E Black: 200 pages

 

Colour: 165 pages

Black XL: 600 pages

Colour XL: 415 pages

15.7 cents

24.3 cents

24.72 cents

19.9 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HP ENVY Inspire 7221E Black: 200 pages

 

Colour: 165 pages

Black XL: 600 pages

Colour XL: 415 pages

15.7 cents

24.3 cents

24.72 cents

19.9 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HP Envy 6020e Black: 120 pages

 

Colour: 100 pages

Black XL: 240 pages

Colour XL: 415 pages

28.8 cents

32.9 cents

21.9 cents

26.7 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HP DeskJet 3720 Black: 120 pages

 

Colour: 700 pages

Black XL: 300 pages

Colour XL: 300 pages

30.1 cents

39.12 cents

24.47 cents

27.9 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HP DeskJet 4120e Black: 120 pages

 

Colour: 100 pages

Black XL: 240 pages

Colour XL: 415 pages

28.8 cents

32.9 cents

21.9 cents

26.7 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HP DeskJet 2720e Black: 120 pages

 

Colour: 100 pages

Black XL: 240 pages

Colour XL: 415 pages

28.8 cents

32.9 cents

21.9 cents

26.7 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HP Envy 6420e Black: 120 pages

 

Colour: 100 pages

Black XL: 240 pages

Colour XL: 415 pages

28.8 cents

32.9 cents

21.9 cents

26.7 cents

N/A

N/A

N/A

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