Epson EcoTank ET-4850 vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e
The Epson EcoTank ET-4850 is a ink tank using bottles; the HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e is a inkjet all-in-one using individual cartridges. A black page costs 0.33¢ on one and 3.8¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the Epson EcoTank ET-4850 works out about $9 cheaper to have owned, despite costing more to buy.
The HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e commits the printer to the manufacturer's own supplies for its life if you enrol at setup; the Epson EcoTank ET-4850 does not. What that means
- Epson EcoTank ET-4850~$524~$499 printer + ~$25 supplies
- HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e~$533~$229 printer + ~$304 supplies
purchase priceink or toner. An estimate: purchase price plus 5,000 pages at each printer’s computed cost per page, assuming 4 mono pages for every colour page. Printers whose consumable price we could not source are left out.
- Epson EcoTank ET-4850
- ~$499 to buy · ~$524 after 5,000 pages
- HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e
- ~$229 to buy · ~$533 after 5,000 pages
Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.
| Spec | EpsonEpson EcoTank ET-4850 | HPHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$499 | ~$229 |
| Cost per mono page | 0.33¢ | 3.8¢ |
| Cost per colour page | 1.2¢ | 15¢ |
| Cost to own, 5,000 pages | ~$524 | ~$533 |
| Technology | Piezo inkjet | Thermal inkjet |
| Ink system | Bottles | Individual cartridges |
| Black consumable | Epson 502 black bottle · 7,500 pages | HP 936e black cartridge · 2,500 pages |
| Colour consumable | Epson 502 colour bottles · 6,000 pages | HP 936e colour cartridges · 1,650 pages |
| Third-party ink lock | No | Yes |
| Print speed, mono | 15.5 ISO ppm | 22 ISO ppm |
| Print speed, colour | 8.5 ISO ppm | 18 ISO ppm |
| Functions | Print · Copy · Scan · Fax | Print · Copy · Scan · Fax |
| Two-sided printing | Auto | Auto |
| Document feeder | 30 sheets | 35 sheets |
| Two-sided scanning | No | No |
| Paper capacity | 250 sheets | 250 sheets |
| Max paper size | Legal | Legal |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi · Ethernet | Wi-Fi · Ethernet |
| Display | 2.4" colour touchscreen | 2.7" colour touchscreen |
| Weight | 17.6 lb | 19.9 lb |
Tinted rows are where these two differ.
A working home office that prints, copies and scans every day and wants one machine to do all three without compromises.
A home office that wants near-laser speed and a full feature set today, and accepts an Original-HP-only supplies commitment.