The price of the printer itself varies from 500USD to 650 USD in Moscow, Kiev and Minsk. The included cartridges have the resource of 1500 pages/each (again if the coverage is 5%!). So, after 1 week of ownership we will already need to buy new cartridges.
Here we go:
Cartridges: With 5% coverage we will need to change all 4 cartridges (in average) once in 6 weeks, or 8,5 times per year.
Cyan cartridge for Aculaser 1100.
OPC: With the above number of prints per month, we will have to change the OPC two times yearly.
ORIGINAL SUPPLIES:
CARTRIDGES:
Moscow/Kiev for June 20, 2007:
Epson Aculaser C1100 - black ~ USD80
Epson Aculaser C1100 - color ~ USD150
OPC:
Moscow/Kiev for June 20, 2007:
Epson Aculaser C1100 OPC drum: USD200-220
The total price for the supplies during one year is:
Cartridges=(80+3*150)*8.5= USD3655
Drum: 200*2= USD400
Total price: USD 4055
COMPATIBLE SUPPLIES:
CARTRIDGES:
Moscow/Kiev for June 20, 2007:
Epson Aculaser C1100 - black ~ USD55
Epson Aculaser C1100 - color ~ USD70
OPC:
Moscow/Kiev for June 20, 2007:
Epson Aculaser C1100 OPC drum: USD50
The total price for the supplies during one year is:
Cartridges=(55+3*70)*8.5= USD2250
Drum: 50*2= USD100 + chips (~USD50) = USD150
Total price: USD 2400
The difference is USD1655!!! Quite a fortune for a small company!!!
The replacement of a laser unit costs maximally 150 USD! Besides, the laser unit is the device, which fall out of function very very rarely...
These calculations, which do not pretend to be extremely exact, show again why it is worth having a war against the aftermarket. If the corporate customer dips deep enough in the figures they will see how much money is wasted down the drain under the umbrella of good marketing moves performed by OEMs.
A nice day to you all!
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