Ricoh's New 430DN Color Printer "What's the Real Cost"

As budgets increase, more attention is paid to the "Total Cost of Ownership" (TCO).

What's the Total Cost of Ownership?

It's the combination of price paid for the printer along with the estimated cost for consumables and service.

Calculating the Cost of the Ricoh 430DN

Black Toner $84 with an expected yield of 24,000 pages = .0035
Cyan Toner $220 with an expected yield of 21,000 pages = .0105
Magenta Toner $220 with an expected yield of 21,000 pages = .0105
Yellow Toner $220 with an expected yield of 21,000 pages = .0105

Total Cost Per Page for the first 50,000 Pages = .035 cents for color and .005 cents for black (monochrome).

Now, you may be wondering why I mentioned the first 50,000 pages. The reason, is that after the first 50,000 pages other consumable items will be needed. These are listed below:

Color Photoconductor (Drums, 3 included)cost of $470 and a yield of 50K = .0094 per page
Black Photoconductor (Drum, 1 included) cost of $157 and a yield of 50K = .0031 per page
Waste Toner Bottle with a cost of $24 and a yield of 50K = .0005 per page
Transfer Unit with a cost of $143 and a yield of 100K = .00143 per page
Fuser/Maintenance Kit with a cost of $227 and a yield of 120K = .0019 per page.

So, after the first 50,000 pages you'll have a cost per page of .0513 for color and .0104 for monochrome. The cost per page does not include service or labor. While I'm on the service and labor kick, I've seen customers buy color lasers printers and then dump them when they reach the first time they have to invest in consumables other than toner, they'll then go out and get another new system to keep the low cost per page, plus they don't incur any additional service costs.

Cost for 150,000 color pages (with cost of printer) without service/labor is $8,079. I would throw in another $550 or so for service/labor and you'll have a cost of $8,629 and then we divide by the pages printed for the Total Cost of Ownership. The cost..... do we get a drum roll? Ta Da! .0575 per page for color. This is a very good cost per page!

These figure are based on a 20% page coverage, if you need samples of page coverage, take a trip here.

In a couple of days we'll look at the "Sweet" features of the Ricoh 430DN Printer. BTW the "D" stand s for Duplex and the "N" stands for Network>

-=Greets from the Highlands=-

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Ricoh Launches 200,000 Page a Month Color Printer

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Ricoh has just launched its newest range of functional, fast and innovative laser printers – including the Aficio SP C821DN – the fastest colour laser printer in its class. Ideal for demanding office workgroups that need fast printing with exceptional colour coverage, the Aficio SP C821DN boasts an unprecedented 50ppm speed and can handle a whopping 200,000 prints per month. Along with three other printers, Ricoh’s new range offers a low total cost of ownership, extended functionality, superior performance and service, along with a competitive price tag. All come with Ricoh’s industry-leading 3 year on-site warranty for total peace of mind.

The new printers being launched are: • Aficio SP C821DN: A3 colour laser, 50ppm • Aficio SP C820DN: A3 colour laser, 40ppm • Aficio SP 4210N: A4 mono laser, 36ppm • Aficio SP 4100NL: A4 mono laser, 31ppm

“Our printers are extremely durable and offer exceptional performance. Combining these factors with Ricoh’s highly regarded reputation for excellent customer service makes this new printer line-up hard to beat,” said Shane Cook, National Printer Manager for Ricoh Australia.

“Customers appreciate the peace of mind of knowing they’re secure for three years, can speak to a real person in our Australian-based call centre and, if necessary, be visited by a Ricoh technician to fix their printer on-site.”

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