The Real Cost of a Printer

Before buying any printing device, calculate the total cost of ownership. You may be surprised at what you find.

By Dennis Walthers

If you are considering the purchase of a new printer, take a few minutes and research the total cost of ownership. The TCO varies by printer technology. While technologies like ink-jet have a low initial cost and are well suited for day-to-day correspondence, they are not intended for the business that needs to print 10,000 color pages per month.