Color Laser Printers Page-Yield Test
In estimating the cost per page for color laser printers, the PC World Test Center limited itself to gauging toner consumption; our results do not factor in costs of paper and other consumables. We created a test page, shown below, consisting of a spreadsheet and a couple of bar charts, approximating a typical page in a business presentation.
Printer manufacturers usually calculate their page yields using a document with 5 percent coverage each of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner. Instead of creating a document with these coverage percentages, we created a document that looked typical for an everyday business presentation.
To see the toner costs per page, go to the comparison chart and click the Test Report link for each printer.
Dan Littman is a contributing editor for PC World.
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