In almost every office or home business office you are sure to see one or more small inkjet printers serving the printing, copying and scanning needs of the small business. The reason why these inkjet printers are so prevalent in small business offices is that they are very inexpensive to purchase. Most inkjet printers can be purchased at Big Box retail outlets for $100.00 or less making it a very popular way to accommodate printing needs without breaking the bank. Whereas it is true that the purchase price is very low there are bigger expenses looming in the future for the business that relies on inkjet printers.

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Don’t be fooled by the suggested number of prints that the replacement ink cartridges claim to yield. A color inkjet printer will have at least 4 ink cartridges; cyan, magenta, black and yellow. In most cases the suggested yield of each of the four cartridges will be around 1,200 pages and the cost is approximately $40.00 for each of the 4 cartridges. By doing the math this leads ink jet users to deduce that the average printed page will cost a little over 3 cents each. An important consideration is that the projected yields provided by the inkjet manufacturers are made with the assumption that each printed page will average 5% page coverage and that 95% of your page is blank. In truth, the average black and white print produced in most offices is closer to 12% page coverage and the average color page coverage is closer to 30%. What that means is that even if you make all black prints at the average yield of 12% the yield would be only 500 prints per cartridge resulting in a cost of 8 cents for each black and white print. In the event you were doing all color pages at the average yield of 30% your average yield would be only 200 printed pages per cartridge resulting in a cost of 20 cents for each printed page.

The Low Price of Color Prints on a Konica Minolta Color Laser Copier/Printer/Scanner

Whereas a Konica Minolta small business copier/printer/scanner does have a considerably higher purchase price compared to a small inkjet printer the overall costs for the Konica Minolta laser system are quite likely less expensive. The reason for the overall costs savings is because each printed page made on the Konica Minolta laser copier-printer-scanner is considerably less expensive than the average cost for each printed page produced on an inkjet printer.

Consider that a Konica Minolta color copier/printer/scanner offers all-inclusive service and supply agreements for approximately 1 penny for each black print, and 7 cents for each color print and you will quickly see the potential savings. Based on the examples provided in this blog each black and white print made on a Konica Minolta color copier/printer/scanner will cost 800% less than the same page on an inkjet printer and each color page will be approximately 300% less. When you take into account that you might save a hundred dollars a month or more by eliminating the costs of inkjet cartridges you may actually be able to lease a Konica Minolta small business copier/printer/scanner and still come out with a lower total cost of operation.

When you take into account the savings you will recognize by not purchasing lease cartridges and you add to this savings, the greater speed, image quality and features you may find that a Konica Minolta color laser copier/printer/scanner is the best option for your business. If you want to reap these benefits contact us for free consultation.