The Real Cost of a Printer

While not easy to measure, one expense that will greatly increase your TCO is waste. These are the print jobs that were printed with errors and trashed, or jobs where 100 copies were made when you really needed just 10.

The use of "print previews" in your software applications are a great tool to reduce your printing expenses. You would also be wise to print one copy for final review before running a large job. Most high-performance color printers can notify users when they run low on ink or paper, therefore reducing potential waste.