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HP Smart Tank 7602 vs Xerox C235

The HP Smart Tank 7602 is a ink tank using bottles; the Xerox C235 is a color laser using toner. A black page costs 0.40¢ on one and 5.7¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the HP Smart Tank 7602 works out about $399 cheaper to have owned, despite costing more to buy.

Cost to own · 5,000 pages
  • HP Smart Tank 7602~$477
    ~$449 printer + ~$28 supplies
  • Xerox C235~$876
    ~$399 printer + ~$477 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.

Where the money goes
HP Smart Tank 7602
~$449 to buy · ~$477 after 5,000 pages
Xerox C235
~$399 to buy · ~$876 after 5,000 pages

Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.

SpecHPHP Smart Tank 7602XeroxXerox C235
Approx. price~$449~$399
Cost per mono page0.40¢5.7¢
Cost per colour page1.2¢25¢
Cost to own, 5,000 pages~$477~$876
TechnologyThermal inkjetLaser
Ink systemBottlesToner
Black consumableHP 32XL black bottle · 6,000 pagesXerox 006R04383 black toner · 1,500 pages
Colour consumableHP 31 colour bottles · 8,000 pagesXerox 006R04384 colour toners · 1,500 pages
Third-party ink lockNoNo
Print speed, mono15 ISO ppm24 ISO ppm
Print speed, colour9 ISO ppm24 ISO ppm
FunctionsPrint · Copy · Scan · FaxPrint · Copy · Scan · Fax
Two-sided printingAutoAuto
Document feeder35 sheets50 sheets
Two-sided scanningNoNo
Paper capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Max paper sizeLetterLegal
ConnectivityWi-Fi · EthernetWi-Fi · Ethernet
Display2.7" colour touchscreenMono LCD
Weight20.8 lb46.1 lb

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

Best for
HP Smart Tank 7602

Fax that is still a requirement, on tank running costs rather than cartridge ones.

Best for
Xerox C235

A small office that needs colour laser copying and faxing and is buying on purchase price rather than running cost.