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Vibrant Ink July 2009 Newsletter

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Vibrant Ink Review of New Printers


 



This month, the Vibrant Ink "printing cheapskate" review focuses on new, popular, wireless multifunction ("MFC") and laser printers. We'll help you choose printers that will not only perform well, but will do so at the lowest cost per page - or per photo. We show you the per page operating costs for each model, using both original manufacturer and alternative supplies. Printer prices are taken from recent ads published by national retailers. All "per page" calculations use "industry standard" page yields.

 



Epson WorkForce and NX400 MFCs


Epson Workforce 600Epson plays "catchup" this year with several new machines which print, scan, copy and even fax, including the inexpensive Stylus NX400 PSC [$49.99] and new wireless Epson WorkForce 600, 38 ppm, printer, scanner, copier, fax machine [$149.99].

Epson's Workforce series and NX 400 MFCs use Epson T068120 black cartridges (245 page yield) [$16.99] and T069220 Cyan, T069320 Magenta and T069420 Yellow cartridges (350 page yield)[$12.99 each] for a cost per page of $.16 to $.18 or more.

Vibrant Ink's new ISO 9000 quality manufactured compatible VI-691 series cartridges [$5.95 each/$24.99 package of five (2 black, one each color)] lower the cost per page to $.08.

Buy Vibrant Ink Supplies for Epson WorkForce and Stylus NX 400 Multifunction Printers



HP PhotoSmart Wireless Multifunction Printers


HP 6280 PSCHP offers several new wireless multifunction printers this season, including the HP Photosmart C7280 Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax [$209.99] and the Photosmart C8180, with a built-in CD burner [$319.99]. Look for HP MFCs, PSCs (printer scanner copier) and photo printers using the six-cartridge HP02 'Smart Chip' modular ink delivery system. A full six cartridge refill for these machines, with the HP02 10ml black, dye-based ink cartridge (480 page-yield)[$17.99] and 5 separate HPO2 3.5-5 ml color cartridges (350 page yield)[$9.99 each], costs $67.94 for a cost per printed page of $ .19.

Vibrant Ink's H02 'Smart Chip' compatible double-yield cartridges contain twice the ink of the original HP brand. They reduce the per-page cost on HP printers such as the PhotoSmart C7280 by more than half, to less than $.07 per page, without sacrificing print quality.

  • Individual cartridges ($12.99 Black/$8.99 Color)
  • Set of six ($48)
  • Twelve-pak ($92)

Buy Vibrant Ink H02 Compatible Cartridges



Brother Wireless MultiFunction Printers


Brother MFC790CWBrother continues to expand its multifunction offerings with the wireless, network ready Brother MFC790CW Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax [$139.99]. This economical MFC uses Brother's low yield LC61 cartridges (450 pages black, 325 color), [$22.99 black/$10.99 color] or high yield LC65 cartridges (900 pages black, 750 color)[$24.99black/$13.99 color] for a cost per four cartridge "set" of $66.96. and a per page cost of about $.09.

Vibrant Ink's new IS 9001 certified generic compatible VI-B61 black, cyan, magenta and yellow ink cartridges cost $4.99 each [8 for $32], for a cost per page of about $.045, half the cost of the cheapest Brother alternative. These low cost compatibles lower the cost of running this inexpensive four-color MFC to a range which is comparable to most black and white laser printers.

Buy cartridges for the Brother MFC790CW



New HP LaserJet Printers--Deal or Steal?


HPs small black and white laser printers provide crisp, professional-quality, black and white text and monocolor prints. The cost of these laser printers continues to go down. However, HP's new "P series" laser printers use toner cartridges with half the yield of cartridges for earlier models, yet sell for the same price. This doubles the cost-per page.

The new HP Laserjet P1006 black and white printer [$99.95] uses the CB435A toner cartridge (1500 pages)[$64.99 at hp.com], for a per page cost of $.04.

Vibrant Ink's "Cartridge Technologies" brand CT-CB435A compatible toner cartridges hold 25% more toner than the original HP cartridge (2000 page yield)[$45.99], lowers the cost per page by half, to $ .02. Include one of these economical cartridges with your gift of a new $99.95 HP LaserJet P1006 printer, to provide inexpensive black and white printing for the entire year.

Buy Supplies for HP's LaserJet P1002, P1003, P1005, P1005, P1006, P1009 Printers

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More Vibrant Ink "cheapskate" printer reviews....
 Epson Stylus CX9400F
 
 
 Epson Multifunction Printers:  The Epson Stylus CX9400F Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax and the New Stylus NX400 Printer/Scanner/Copier are both available for under $100 at major retailers.  Both use Epson 691 compatible inkjets available in low-priced new generic compatibles from Vibrant Ink.  These low priced compatibles cost less than 50% of the cost of original Epson ink per page.
 
 
We compare the operating cost of popular new printers featured by major national retailers. We'll supply per page operating costs for each model, using both original manufacturer and alternative supplies.
 
 

Epson Picturemate Dash

Canon and Epson Portable Photo Printers
 
These small machines print 4 x 6 photographs directly from cameras or memory cards, with or without a computer. The Canon Selphy CP740 portable photo printer [$94.99-$99.99] uses the KP108IP ink and paper print pak which yields108 prints for $29.99). Cost is $.28 per photo. No compatible alternatives are currently available for this printer.

Epson's PictureMate Dash portable printers [$99.] uses the Epson Ink and Photo Paper T5846 Print Pak, containing a six color ink cartridge plus photo paper for 150, 4 x 6 prints. Vibrant Ink and other major retailers offer the original Epson T5846 Print Pak for $42.99; or you can purchase Vibrant Ink's compatible T5846 Print Pak , for $22.99, containing a compatible T5846 6-color cartridge plus 100 sheets of high quality glossy 4 x 6 photo paper.

These quality ISO-9001 certified compatible cartridges lower your cost per photo to $.17 to $.23, depending upon whether you purchase extra photo paper. Vibrant Ink sells cartridges separately for $15.99 and 100 sheet packages of photo paper for $11.45, so you are never tied to the ink and paper package. Vibrant Ink Supplies for the newest PictureMate Prin

HP 6280 PSC

 

HP PhotoSmart MFCs and Photo Printers

 
HP offers several new multifunction inkjet printers this season, including the HP Photosmart C6280 Network-Ready Printer/Scanner/Copier [$199.99]. Look for HP MFCs, PSCs (printer scanner copier) and photo printers using the six-cartridge HP02 'Smart Chip' modular ink delivery system. A full six cartridge refill for these machines, with the HP02 10ml black, dye-based ink cartridge [480 page- yield] for $17.99 and 5 separate HPO2 3.5-5 ml color cartridges (350 page yield) for $9.99, costs $67.94 This is approximately $.19 per page.

Vibrant Ink's HP02 'Smart Chip' compatible double-yield cartridges contain double the ink of the original HP brand. They reduce the per-page cost on HP printers such as the PhotoSmart C6280 by half, without sacrificing print quality. Cartridges are available individually or in 6 and 12 cartridge value packs.ck dets for Vibrant Ink's HP02 Compatible Cartridges


 

Canon Selphy DS810 Compact Photo Printers

 
The Canon Selphy DS810 Compact Photo Printer [$89.99 and up] produces brilliant prints with or without a computer. Canon replacement photo valuepaks (2 ink cartridges and 140 sheets of 4 x 6 photo paper) sell for $40.79 each, for a cost-per- photo of $.29, comparable to other Canon and Epson compact photo printers discussed above.

Vibrant Ink's new generic compatible VI-16 (BCI-16) color ink tanks sell for $5.99 each, or two for $11.00, just half the cost of original Canon ink cartridges Combined with low-cost 4 x 6 photo paper, costing $11.45 for 100 4 x 6 sheets, these ISO-9001 certified generic cartridges lower the cost per print by 40% or more. ck details Canon Selphy portable color printer cartridges

Brother HL-2070N Printer

 

Brother HL 2070N PrinterCheap Laser Printers--Deal or Steal?

 
Laser printers provide professional-quality, low-cost black and white printing for users who need high volume text and other black and white prints. The cost of these laser printers has plummeted in recent years and many models have compatible supplies available to lower the per-page cost even further.

The new Brother HL-2070N monochrome laser printer [$149.99], uses a CT-TN-350 new compatible generic toner cartridge (2500 pages), $39.99 at Vibrant Ink and a CT- DR-350 compatible drum (12000 pages) for $79.99 Cost per page at the 12000 page level is $.021 to $.023 per page, using compatible supplies. This saves about 50% over OEM supplies purchased at major retail chains.

eck details for Brother laser printer supplies

 

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