Replacement Printer

Suggested replacement printers and their associated costs

Common minimum features:

  • Network 100BaseT (USB can be flakey)
  • Duplexer (could half our paper costs)
  • PCL6 and Postscript (easy driver support)
MakeModelCostToner CostDrum CostDutyNotes
Brother HL-5250DN£189£77 @7000 (90/£1)£117 @2500020kEthernet PS3 PCL6 Duplex
Epson M2000DN£242£130 @8000 (61/£1)£100 @3000020kEthernet PS3 PCL6 Duplex
Samsung ML-2851ND£182.84£102.34 @5000 (48/£1)N/A (not separate from toner)30kEthernet PS3 PCL6 Duplex
Kyocera FS-1030DN£195£86 @7200 (83/£1)(Ceramic drum allegedly does 150k)20kEthernet PS3 PCL6 Duplex
HP P2055dn£223.09£126.49 @6500 (51/£1)N/A (not separate from toner)50kEthernet PS3 PCL6 Duplex

Cost Breakdown

MakeToner60k total60k page120k total120k page
Brother1.10p£11161.86p£20431.70p
Epson1.62p£13822.30p£24922.08p
Samsung2.04p£14062.34p£26302.19p
Kyocera1.19p£9691.62p£16571.38p
HP1.95p£14872.48p£26262.19p
  • Toner - Cost of just toner per page
  • 60k total - total cost of ownership for 60k pages
  • 60k page - TCO per page for 60k pages
  • 120k total - TCO for 120k pages
  • 129k page - TCO per page for 120k pages

Does not include cost of the paper, does include cost of the printer, toner and any drums at their rated lifespan.

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