"Stryker" wrote in message
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OMG... I hate to admit it... but I agree with measekite on this one...
Canon seems to be the most economical printer of the bunch... with Epson
at second... followed by HP and Lexmark.

The question, asked without any detail is something like asking "What car
gets better mileage" and having someone answer "Ford is better than Chevy".
the reality is that there are hundreds of different printer models, some
made for low volume, others designed for moderate or high volumes. In
inkjets, a printer that has fixed printheads will tend to do more servicing
than one with disposable heads, perhaps running a cleaning cycle every 1-4
days whether the printer is used or not. If you print once a week this may
be a poor choice, if you print 10 pages a day it may be OK for you. If you
only need B&W a laser printer will most likely be a better choice for total
cost of ownership unless your usage is very low. There are HP printers with
very low cost per page (for example the Business Inkjet, which has a cost
per page typically better than color laser printers) or very low purchase
price, with a typically higher operating cost per page.

If the OP is looking for an informed decision he should look at printer
yields and cartridge costs and consider how the printer will be used and
what printing requirements he needs. Page yields (using the ISO standard
measurement methods) for HP printers can be found at:
http://h10060.www1.hp.com/pageyield/...reg_R1002_USEN

Anyone that answers the original question with a simple "A is better than B
is better than C and D" does not understand even the first order factors
that affect printing costs.

- Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging