Printer: how to find an economical model | Dollars and cents | News (lactualite.com) When people buy a printer, “they’re buying a price,” says Pierre Gaulin, president of Montreal-based PG TECH, which has been selling and repairing printers for nearly 30 years. “After getting a printer on sale elsewhere, they come to me when it’s time to buy ink cartridges and they take the plunge!” For example, you can find an inkjet printer for just $80… but it will cost you almost the same in ink when your black and color cartridges are empty. Don't make the same mistake: to get the most bang for your buck, you need to consider the cost of purchasing the device, but also its cost of use, i.e. the cost of printing per page. This varies greatly: from less than 1 cent to more than 20 cents per print!
