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Brother HL-4200CN
Consumables costs at-a-glance
Black toner $62.99
Cyan toner $157.99
Magenta toner $157.99
Yellow toner $157.99
Print head cartridge $419.99
Transfer Roller $57.99
Fuser unit $241.99
TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS
While a few years ago the Brother HL-4200CN would
be considered a competitive choice, it is now at the high-
er end (price-wise) of general color laser printers. Its fea-
tures are respectable, but other models offer more for a
lower price. Check out the Konica Minolta magicolor
5400 family, which is considerably less expensive for
roughly similar features. This Brother model needs an
upgrade or a price reduction to compete.
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Vendor Profile
Dell Computer, the number one computer retailer in the
US, is now putting its name on a growing set of printers.
Just a few years ago, it entered the color laser printer mar-
ket with three models based on Fuji Xerox engines.
Dell sells its printers both online and through catalogs.
The company, through its catalogs and Website, also sells
printers under other vendors' brands, but it is moving
more and more toward selling its own brands.
Dell printers are distinguished by low street prices and
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9,000 $ 0.007
6,000 $ 0.026
6,000 $ 0.026
6,000 $ 0.026
30,000 $ 0.014
25,000 $ 0.002
100,000 $ 0.002
$ 0.1047
10.47
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reasonable consumables costs. These are straightforward
models, intended for small-office use. They are so low
priced that they have set off a series of price reductions
by rivals.
Note that Dell printers are set up to work with
Windows PC computers only, natural enough in that
Dell is primarily a computer maker supplying printers for
its clients. Remember also that unlike most of its com-
petitors, printers are a sideline for Dell. Furthermore,
note that Dell's support ratings have been slipping badly,
something that should enter into your considerations.
That may not make as much difference with printers,
since they are far simpler than the combination of hard-
$ 0.007
ware and software that Dell must support in its personal
computers.
N/A
N/A
N/A
$ 0.014
Dell Color Laser Printer 3010cn
$ 0.002
5ppm color
$ 0.002
25ppm black & white
$ 0.0257
Dell Color Laser Printer 3110cn
2.57
17ppm color
31ppm black & white
Sum-up: Low-cost color printers, yet with reasonable costs
per page.
These new color laser machines (based on the discontin-
ued Color Laser Printer 3000cn and Color Laser Printer
3100cn, respectively) have remarkable performance and
Dell Color Laser Printer 3010cn
Consumables costs at-a-glance
Black toner
Cyan toner
Magenta toner
Yellow toner
Drum/black
Drum/4-color
TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS
Product Profiles
$40.00 2,000
$70.00 2,000
$70.00 2,000
$70.00 2,000
$169.99 42,000
$169.99 10,500
$ 0.020 $ 0.020
$ 0.035 N/A
$ 0.035 N/A
$ 0.035 N/A
N/A $ 0.004
$ 0.016 N/A
$ 0.1412 $ 0.0240
14.12 2.40
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