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Cost Per Page
'Cost per page' provides a unit cost per print, giving you a like-for-like value to help you compare prices across brands.
For your convenience, cost per page information can be found on Officeworks' shelf edge prices. Cost per page information should be used as a guide only.
'Page yield' refers to the number of pages (based on an average 'test page') a cartridge can print before it runs out.
The cost per page for an individual toner cartridge is calculated using the page yield of that cartridge. The value pack's cost per page is calculated using the average yield of the cartridges in the pack.
Cost per Page FAQs
What is Cost per Page?
Cost per Page is an Officeworks initiative which provides customers with an insight into the printing costs of printers sold at Officeworks.
How accurate is Cost per Page?
Cost per Page is a guide only. Customers may experience a different cost per page than what is listed due to various factors, including the types of documents printed and how often the printer is used. Printing a document with colour ink covering the whole page will use more ink and thus increase the cost per page.
How has the Cost per Page amount been calculated?
The cost per page of an individual ink cartridge is calculated using the cartridge price divided by the page yield of the cartridge. At this stage we are not able to calculate the cost per page of a value pack due to the different yields inside the pack.
What is page yield?
Page yield is the number of test pages a cartridge can print before that cartridge runs out of ink. The page yield of each cartridge is measured according to an International Standard (ISO). Currently all the major brands use the international standard to measure yields.
What are the ISO test pages?
The five standard pages contain a mix of text and graphics with an average of approximately 5 percent coverage per colour per page, or total page coverage of 20 percent (the sum of all four colours). The mono laser ISO test page consists of black text only.
What if no Cost per Page is displayed?
This simply means that either the page yield of the cartridge is yet to be tested according to the International Standard, or that Officeworks is yet to source the relevant page yields. As the value packs contain cartridges with different yields the cost per page is not able to be displayed at this stage.
Does the Cost per Page calculation differ between inkjet and laser printers?
As the ISO page test patterns used are the same, the yields of laser printers versus inkjet printers can be
compared. Most laser printers don’t use toner to clean the print heads like inkjets printers do, so will
likely offer a better cost per page over the life of the printer.
Keep in mind that page yield is just
one component of cost and factors such as quality, reliability, productivity and efficiency affect cost as
well. For example, printing a document in draft mode is a more efficient use of ink/toner, and will reduce
the cost per page. Also, the higher priced printers usually have more efficient designs that use less ink
when printing and cleaning the print heads.
The current international standards used by brands to measure page yield are:
Toner
| HP | Laser Mono: ISO/IEC 19752, Colour: ISO/IEC 19798 |
|---|---|
| Brother | Laser Mono: ISO/IEC 19752, Colour: ISO/IEC 19798 |
| Fuji Xerox | Laser Mono: ISO/IEC 19752, Colour: ISO/IEC 19798 |
| Canon | Laser Mono: ISO/IEC 19752, Colour: ISO/IEC 19798 |
| Samsung | Laser Mono: ISO/IEC 19752, Colour: ISO/IEC 19798 |
Ink
| HP | Inkjet: ISO/IEC 24711 |
|---|---|
| Brother | Inkjet: ISO/IEC 24711 |
| Fuji Xerox | Inkjet: ISO/IEC 24711 |
| Canon | Inkjet: ISO/IEC 24711 |
| Samsung | Inkjet: ISO/IEC 24711 |
Officeworks has sourced cost per page information from its suppliers who currently use an international standard to measure cartridge page yields. For more information refer to the supplier websites or the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) website.