Epson WorkForce WF-2950 vs HP DeskJet 4255e
The Epson WorkForce WF-2950 is a inkjet all-in-one using individual cartridges; the HP DeskJet 4255e is a inkjet all-in-one using tricolor cartridge. A black page costs 9.7¢ on one and 15¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the Epson WorkForce WF-2950 works out about $236 cheaper to have owned, despite costing more to buy.
The HP DeskJet 4255e commits the printer to the manufacturer's own supplies for its life if you enrol at setup; the Epson WorkForce WF-2950 does not. What that means
- Epson WorkForce WF-2950~$815~$129 printer + ~$686 supplies
- HP DeskJet 4255e~$1,051~$119 printer + ~$932 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 WorkForce WF-2950
- ~$129 to buy · ~$815 after 5,000 pages
- HP DeskJet 4255e
- ~$119 to buy · ~$1,051 after 5,000 pages
Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.
| Spec | EpsonEpson WorkForce WF-2950 | HPHP DeskJet 4255e |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$129 | ~$119 |
| Cost per mono page | 9.7¢ | 15¢ |
| Cost per colour page | 30¢ | 33¢ |
| Cost to own, 5,000 pages | ~$815 | ~$1,051 |
| Technology | Piezo inkjet | Thermal inkjet |
| Ink system | Individual cartridges | Tricolor cartridge |
| Black consumable | Epson 232XL black cartridge · 380 pages | HP 67XL black cartridge · 240 pages |
| Colour consumable | Epson 232 colour cartridges · 140 pages | HP 67XL tri-colour cartridge · 200 pages |
| Third-party ink lock | No | Yes |
| Print speed, mono | 10 ISO ppm | 8.5 ISO ppm |
| Print speed, colour | 5 ISO ppm | 5.5 ISO ppm |
| Functions | Print · Copy · Scan · Fax | Print · Copy · Scan |
| Two-sided printing | Auto | Manual |
| Document feeder | 30 sheets | 35 sheets |
| Two-sided scanning | No | No |
| Paper capacity | 100 sheets | 100 sheets |
| Max paper size | Legal | Letter |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Display | 2.4" colour LCD | Mono LCD |
| Weight | 14.1 lb | 11.6 lb |
Tinted rows are where these two differ.
Rare printing that still has to cover a fax, a stack to copy and the occasional two-sided page.
Occasional printing with regular multi-page scanning — the receipts-and-forms household.