Tuesday, August 11, 2009

HP’s Two Newest Monochrome Ink Tanks Cartridge Series: The #940’s & The #920’s

Or: Why should I spend an extra $100 on an 8000 series printer over the 6000 series?

The Office Jet series 6000 and 6500 use the cheaper #920 cartridges while the Office Jet series 8000 and 8500 use the costlier #940 series cartridges. Why should I spend an extra $100 on an 8000 series printer over the 6000 series?

The #920 cartridges are used in the lower priced Office Jet 6000 and 6500 series printers and multifunction machines costing in the $100 to $200 range.

The #940 series cartridges are used in the (not much) higher priced Office Jet Pro 8000 and 8500 series printers and multifunction machines costing in the $150 to $500 range

As HP did with the #88 cartridge series the# 940 and the #920 series are made in both a standard and XL capacity. As with the 88 the standard capacity is supplied with the printer so you will run out and buy ink sooner because that is where the profit is.

The black #940 sells for $25.99 for 1000 page nominal capacity or 2.6 cents per page. The black #940XL sells for $35.99 for 2200 pages or 1.6 cents per page.

The black #920 sells for $19.99 and prints 420 pages or 4.76 cents per page. The black #920 XL sells for $31.99 and prints 1200 pages or 2.66 cents per page. Clearly the 940 blacks are the winner.

The #940 colors sell for $19.99 for 900 pages which rates at 2.2 cents per page. The color # 940XLs sell for $25.99 for 1400 pages or 1.8 cents per page.

The #920 colors sell for $9.99 (sounds good, huh?) for only 300 pages or 3.33 cents per page. The #920XL colors sell for $14.99 and are rated for 700 pages or 2.14 cents per page. The winner again is the #940

As has always been the case with HP, the extended life cartridges are a better value than the standard and:

· 1 The 940XL black beats the #920XL black (1.6 vs 2.66 cents per page)

· 2 The 940XL colors beat the #920XL colors (1.88 vs 2.14 cents per page)

The #920 cartridges are used in the lower priced Office Jet 6000 and 6500 series printers and multifunction machines costing in the $100 to $200 range.

The #940 series cartridges are used in the (not much) higher priced Office Jet Pro 8000 and 8500 series printers and multifunction machines costing in the $150 to $500 range.

It doesn’t take much printing before the total cost of ownership favors the more expensive printer using the lower cost cartridges.


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2 comments:

J Kold said...

On the 920 and 940 carts:
From what I gather the cheaper 920 *color* carts also use cheaper dye ink, not pigmented inks. The black 920 is pigmented though. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Scott W. Vincent said...

Great information, thanks for putting it together. I'm looking at some HP printers for work and I figured the printer using the 940XL was the way to go but I wanted to see some numbers on just how much more efficient it would be.