HP currently has the Officejet Pro 8000 Wireless Printer – On Sale for $79.99 & $99.99 w/Wireless
· Print speed color (draft, letter)
· Up to 34 ppm
· Print resolution, black
· Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
· Print resolution, color
· Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi
· Monthly duty cycle
· Up to 15,000 pages
· 250-sheet input tray
· Duplex printing (printing on both sides of paper)
Staples currently has Brother HL-3040CN Digital Color Printer w/wireless Price after savings $199.98Each
- Prints up to 17 ppm in color and black
- Built-in Ethernet and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces
- High-quality output at up to 600 x 2400 dpi resolution using Brother's Digital LED technology
- Adjustable 250-sheet capacity paper tray
The cost of the consumables from Staples:
For Officejet Pro 8000 Wireless Printer:
$35.99 940XL (C4906AN) Black Ink Cartridge, High Yield Yields up to 2,200 pages or $.0164 per page
$25.99 for each of three of the color cartridges. Yields up to 1400 pages or $.0185 per page
For Brother HL-3040CN Digital Color Printer
$74.99 Brother TN-210 Black Toner CartridgeEach Yields up to 2,200 pages or $0.0341 per page
$69.99 Brother TN-210 Color Toner Cartridges Each Yields up to 1,400 pages or $0.05 per page
Conclusion: The HP ink jet costs half as much to purchase, less than half as much to operate and runs twice as fast!
