At the 200th print, a count was made of ink cartridges used plus an estimate of remaining ink cartridges. Inks were changed only when the printer stopped and indicated an empty tank. Prints were made using the High Quality setting within a color- managed workflow. The image was resized to 8” x 10” at 300ppi. A pre-primed printer was loaded with new and previously unopened ink cartridges. The montage of photos in Atkinson’s image provided around 95% coverage, used a wide variety of colors, and presented what amounts to a worst-case scenario of ink usage. Two hundred 8x10 prints of Bill Atkinson’s printer test were made. Further, we hope to spark more discussion and debate about the merits of inkjet printing in light of its unique ability to offer on-demand continuous tone photo reproductions that will last many decades. The goal is to determine the cost for various popular print sizes, and to report those numbers. Do the majority of end users simply not care about the cost or do they know something that is missing from the discussion? This report looks at the cost of ink per square inch for the Canon PRO-200. Still, inkjet printer sales and printing continue to increase, and studies indicate this trend will continue in the short and mid-term. With claims of ink costing five to ten thousand dollars per gallon, it’s not a mystery why the debate continues.
The “true cost of inkjet printing” is a source of constant debate in the media and on web forums. This chart shows the cost of ink used in making prints:Ĭalculated using $13.99 per ink cartridge. Matte papers take a bit more ink because they have more porous coating. This is finding agrees with previous tests of pigment based printers. You will see that matte papers use about 15% more ink than luster, satin, or glossy papers.
The choice to pursue photo inkjet printing is in the end an individual economic choice.įor the first time with a dye inkjet printer we ran the test using the Luster media setting AND the Matte media setting. The objective is to share a realistic cost-per-print-vision with inkjet users. From that figure, we extrapolated ink usage per square inch. Using the Canon PRO-200, we conducted a series of print tests to determine how much ink is used in a full coverage 8”x10” print. This report addresses concerns and arguments about the true cost of ink in desktop photo printing. This report is the from a series covering the costs of desktop inkjet printing.
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