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Cheapest cost per page under $300
Purchase price is the number on the shelf edge; cost per page is the number you pay for the next five years. These are the printers under three hundred dollars whose black page costs least, computed from the ISO yield and list price of the consumable each one actually uses. The gap across this list is more than thirty to one.
28 printers · Ordered by computed cost per mono page, cheapest first.
| Printer | Price | Mono page | Colour page | 5,000 pages | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epson EcoTank ET-2850 | ~$299 | 0.33¢ | 1.2¢ | ~$324 | 10.5 ppm |
| Canon PIXMA G3270 | ~$249 | 0.38¢ | 1.3¢ | ~$277 | 11 ppm |
| Canon PIXMA G4270 | ~$299 | 0.38¢ | 1.3¢ | ~$327 | 11 ppm |
| HP Smart Tank 5103 | ~$269 | 0.40¢ | 1.2¢ | ~$297 | 12 ppm |
| HP Smart Tank 6001 | ~$269 | 0.40¢ | 1.2¢ | ~$297 | 12 ppm |
| Epson EcoTank ET-2800 | ~$249 | 0.40¢ | 1.1¢ | ~$276 | 10 ppm |
| Epson EcoTank ET-4800 | ~$299 | 0.40¢ | 1.1¢ | ~$326 | 10 ppm |
| Brother HL-L3220CDW | ~$299 | 3.2¢ | 19¢ | ~$621 | 19 ppm |
| Brother HL-L2400D | ~$134 | 3.3¢ | — | ~$298 | 32 ppm |
| Brother HL-L2405W | ~$139 | 3.3¢ | — | ~$303 | 30 ppm |
| Brother HL-L2460DW | ~$179 | 3.3¢ | — | ~$343 | 36 ppm |
| Brother DCP-L2640DW | ~$209 | 3.3¢ | — | ~$373 | 36 ppm |
| Brother MFC-L2820DW | ~$269 | 3.3¢ | — | ~$433 | 34 ppm |
| Xerox B235 | ~$299 | 3.6¢ | — | ~$479 | 36 ppm |
| HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e | ~$229 | 3.8¢ | 15¢ | ~$533 | 22 ppm |
| HP OfficeJet Pro 9135e | ~$279 | 3.8¢ | 15¢ | ~$583 | 25 ppm |
| Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820 | ~$199 | 4.4¢ | 14¢ | ~$518 | 25 ppm |
| HP LaserJet Pro M209dwe | ~$229 | 4.4¢ | — | ~$448 | 30 ppm |
| HP LaserJet M110we | ~$129 | 6.5¢ | — | ~$455 | 21 ppm |
| HP LaserJet MFP M140we | ~$179 | 6.5¢ | — | ~$505 | 21 ppm |
| Canon PIXMA TR8620a | ~$199 | 7.2¢ | 21¢ | ~$691 | 15 ppm |
| Canon PIXMA TS9520a | ~$299 | 7.2¢ | 21¢ | ~$791 | 15 ppm |
| HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e | ~$179 | 7.3¢ | 22¢ | ~$686 | 20 ppm |
| Epson WorkForce WF-2950 | ~$129 | 9.7¢ | 30¢ | ~$815 | 10 ppm |
| Canon PIXMA TS3520 | ~$79 | 13¢ | 27¢ | ~$872 | 7.7 ppm |
| Canon PIXMA TR4720 | ~$99 | 13¢ | 27¢ | ~$892 | 8.8 ppm |
| HP DeskJet 2855e | ~$84 | 15¢ | 33¢ | ~$1,016 | 7.5 ppm |
| HP DeskJet 4255e | ~$119 | 15¢ | 33¢ | ~$1,051 | 8.5 ppm |
Cost figures are estimates computed from each consumable’s ISO page yield and list price. A dash means we could not source one of those two numbers.
- Epson EcoTank ET-2850~$324~$299 printer + ~$25 supplies
- Canon PIXMA G3270~$277~$249 printer + ~$28 supplies
- Canon PIXMA G4270~$327~$299 printer + ~$28 supplies
- HP Smart Tank 5103~$297~$269 printer + ~$28 supplies
- HP Smart Tank 6001~$297~$269 printer + ~$28 supplies
- Epson EcoTank ET-2800~$276~$249 printer + ~$27 supplies
- Epson EcoTank ET-4800~$326~$299 printer + ~$27 supplies
- Brother HL-L3220CDW~$621~$299 printer + ~$322 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.
EpsonET-2850
Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-2850
- Mono page
- 0.33¢
- Colour page
- 1.2¢
Ink tankAuto duplex
10.5 ppm~$299
Specs & running costCanonG4270
Canon
Canon PIXMA G4270
- Mono page
- 0.38¢
- Colour page
- 1.3¢
Ink tank35-sheet ADF
11 ppm~$299
Specs & running costEpsonET-4800
Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-4800
- Mono page
- 0.40¢
- Colour page
- 1.1¢
Ink tank30-sheet ADF
10 ppm~$299
Specs & running costBrother
Brother HL-L3220CDW
- Mono page
- 3.2¢
- Colour page
- 19¢
Color laserAuto duplex
19 ppm~$299
Specs & running costBrotherHL-L2400D
Brother
Brother HL-L2400D
- Mono page
- 3.3¢
- Colour page
- —
Mono laserAuto duplex
32 ppm~$134
Specs & running costBrother
Brother HL-L2460DW
- Mono page
- 3.3¢
- Colour page
- —
Mono laserAuto duplex
36 ppm~$179
Specs & running costBrother
Brother DCP-L2640DW
- Mono page
- 3.3¢
- Colour page
- —
Mono laserAuto duplex50-sheet ADF
36 ppm~$209
Specs & running costBrother
Brother MFC-L2820DW
- Mono page
- 3.3¢
- Colour page
- —
Mono laserAuto duplex50-sheet ADF
34 ppm~$269
Specs & running costXerox
Xerox B235
- Mono page
- 3.6¢
- Colour page
- —
Mono laserAuto duplex50-sheet ADF
36 ppm~$299
Specs & running costHP
HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e
- Mono page
- 3.8¢
- Colour page
- 15¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex35-sheet ADFInk lock
22 ppm~$229
Specs & running costHP
HP OfficeJet Pro 9135e
- Mono page
- 3.8¢
- Colour page
- 15¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex35-sheet ADFInk lock
25 ppm~$279
Specs & running costEpson
Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820
- Mono page
- 4.4¢
- Colour page
- 14¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex35-sheet ADF
25 ppm~$199
Specs & running costHPM209dwe
HP
HP LaserJet Pro M209dwe
- Mono page
- 4.4¢
- Colour page
- —
Mono laserAuto duplexInk lock
30 ppm~$229
Specs & running costCanonTR8620a
Canon
Canon PIXMA TR8620a
- Mono page
- 7.2¢
- Colour page
- 21¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex20-sheet ADF
15 ppm~$199
Specs & running costCanonTS9520a
Canon
Canon PIXMA TS9520a
- Mono page
- 7.2¢
- Colour page
- 21¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex
15 ppm~$299
Specs & running costHP
HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e
- Mono page
- 7.3¢
- Colour page
- 22¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex35-sheet ADFInk lock
20 ppm~$179
Specs & running costEpsonWF-2950
Epson
Epson WorkForce WF-2950
- Mono page
- 9.7¢
- Colour page
- 30¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex30-sheet ADF
10 ppm~$129
Specs & running costCanon
Canon PIXMA TR4720
- Mono page
- 13¢
- Colour page
- 27¢
Inkjet all-in-oneAuto duplex20-sheet ADF
8.8 ppm~$99
Specs & running costHPDeskJet 2855e
HP
HP DeskJet 2855e
- Mono page
- 15¢
- Colour page
- 33¢
Inkjet all-in-oneInk lock
7.5 ppm~$84
Specs & running costHP
HP DeskJet 4255e
- Mono page
- 15¢
- Colour page
- 33¢
Inkjet all-in-one35-sheet ADFInk lock
8.5 ppm~$119
Specs & running cost