HP DeskJet 2855e vs HP DeskJet 4255e
The HP DeskJet 2855e is a inkjet all-in-one using tricolor cartridge; the HP DeskJet 4255e is a inkjet all-in-one using tricolor cartridge. A black page costs 15¢ on one and 15¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the HP DeskJet 2855e works out about $35 cheaper to have owned.
Both of these commit the printer to the manufacturer's own supplies for its life if you enrol at setup. What that means
- HP DeskJet 2855e~$1,016~$84 printer + ~$932 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.
- HP DeskJet 2855e
- ~$84 to buy · ~$1,016 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 | HPHP DeskJet 2855e | HPHP DeskJet 4255e |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$84 | ~$119 |
| Cost per mono page | 15¢ | 15¢ |
| Cost per colour page | 33¢ | 33¢ |
| Cost to own, 5,000 pages | ~$1,016 | ~$1,051 |
| Technology | Thermal inkjet | Thermal inkjet |
| Ink system | Tricolor cartridge | Tricolor cartridge |
| Black consumable | HP 67XL black cartridge · 240 pages | HP 67XL black cartridge · 240 pages |
| Colour consumable | HP 67XL tri-colour cartridge · 200 pages | HP 67XL tri-colour cartridge · 200 pages |
| Third-party ink lock | Yes | Yes |
| Print speed, mono | 7.5 ISO ppm | 8.5 ISO ppm |
| Print speed, colour | 5.5 ISO ppm | 5.5 ISO ppm |
| Functions | Print · Copy · Scan | Print · Copy · Scan |
| Two-sided printing | Manual | Manual |
| Document feeder | None | 35 sheets |
| Two-sided scanning | — | No |
| Paper capacity | 60 sheets | 100 sheets |
| Max paper size | Letter | Letter |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Display | Mono LCD | Mono LCD |
| Weight | 8.4 lb | 11.6 lb |
Tinted rows are where these two differ.
A household that prints a boarding pass and a form a month and genuinely will not print more.
Occasional printing with regular multi-page scanning — the receipts-and-forms household.