Did you know that inkjet printers provide almost the same print quality as laser printers, while using only a tiny fraction of the power consumption of a laser printer?
Gone are the days of dot matrix printing, where laser printing was an elusive and expensive quality that only businesses could afford. And that only for official reports.Now inkjet printers provide photo quality printing using cheap printers that are easily affordable for homes, small offices and other budget conscious consumers. However, beware of cartridge prices when buying printers. Inkjet Printers are often sold cheap, while inkjet printer cartridges are expensive.
Compare all the inkjet vs laser printer brands and models by energy efficiency and power consumption, as well as cartridge costs per page, in the table below. Only those printers are shown that had some electricity consumption information available. The table is sorted by electricity consumption while printing. P: Print; C: Copy; S: Scan; F: Fax.
| Model | Brand | Price(Rs) | Type | Standby Power | Print Power | Function | Col/Mono | Duplex | Monthly Duty Cycle | PPM BW | PPM Col | Pgs/cartridge BW | Pgs/cartridge col | $c/pg BW | Resolution BW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Deskjet 1510 | HP | 3,950 | Thermal Inkjet | 2 | 7.6 | PCS | Colour | Manual | 1,000 | 20 | 16 | 600x600 | |||
| Canon Pixma iP2870 | Canon | 4,500 | Inkjet | 0.8 | 8 | Colour | USB | 4 | 8 | 4800x600 | |||||
| Canon PIXMA Inkjet E400 | Canon | 8,400 | Inkjet | 1 | 9 | PSC | Colour | 4 | 8 | 4800x600 | |||||
| HP Deskjet 2050 | HP | 4,849 | Thermal Inkjet | 2.3 | 10 | PCS | Colour | Manual | 1,000 | 20 | 16 | 480 | 330 | 4.35 | 600x600 |
| Canon PIXMA Inkjet E510 | Canon | 7,900 | Inkjet | 0.6 | 12 | PSC | Colour | 5 | 8.6 | 4800x1200 | |||||
| Officejet 4610 | HP | 7,600 | Thermal Inkjet | 4.5 | 15.1 | PCSF | Colour | No | 3,000 | 23 | 22 | 550 | 750 | 1.8 | 600x600 |
| Canon PIXMA Inkjet E560 | Canon | 13,200 | Inkjet | 1.7 | 16 | PSC | Colour | Wifi | 5.7 | 9.9 | 4800x1200 | ||||
| Canon MG3570 | Canon | 10,800 | Inkjet | 1.7 | 16 | PSC | Colour | WIFI | 5.7 | 9.9 | 4800x1200 | ||||
| Canon MG5470 | Canon | 17,800 | Inkjet | 0.9 | 16 | PSC | Colour | 10 | 15 | 9600x2400 | |||||
| Canon Pixma iP8770 | Canon | 32,000 | Inkjet | 1.9 | 23 | Colour | WIFI | 10.4 | 14.5 | 9600x2400 | |||||
| HP Officejet Pro 8600 | HP | 37,000 | Thermal Inkjet | 5.81 | 28 | PCSF | Colour | Auto | 25,000 | 32 | 32 | 2,300 | 1,500 | 1.35 | 1200x600 |
| HP Officejet Pro 276dw | HP | 39,900 | Thermal Inkjet | 7.11 | 35.09 | PCSF | Colour | Auto | 30,000 | 25 | 25 | 2,300 | 1,500 | 1.35 | 1200x1200 |
| HP Officejet Pro X476dw MFP | HP | 64,000 | Thermal Inkjet | 9.5 | 70 | PCSF | Colour | Auto | 50,000 | 55 | 55 | 9,200 | 6,600 | 1.35 | 1200x1200 |
| CLP-365 | Samsung | 23,500 | Laser | 1.4 | 290 | Colour | 20,000 | 18 | 4 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 5.2 | 2400x600 | ||
| HP LaserJet Pro CP1025 | HP | 18,900 | Laserjet | 8 | 295 | Colour | Manual | 15,000 | 16 | 4 | 600x600 | ||||
| SCX-3405 | Samsung | 16,500 | Laser | 1.2 | 300 | PCS | Mono | Manual | 10,000 | 21 | 1,500 | 4.5 | 1200x1200 | ||
| SCX-3405F | Samsung | 17,500 | Laser | 1.2 | 300 | PCSF | Mono | Manual | 10,000 | 21 | 1,500 | 4.5 | 1200x1200 | ||
| SF-760P | Samsung | 18,300 | Laser | 2.3 | 310 | PCSF | Mono | Manual | 10,000 | 21 | 1,500 | 4.5 | 1200x1200 | ||
| M2020W | Samsung | 9,400 | LAser | 1.5 | 310 | Mono | Manual | 10,000 | 21 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 5.32 | 1200x1200 | ||
| SL-M2070/XSG | Samsung | 12,500 | Laser | 310 | PCS | Mono | Manual | 10,000 | 20 | 1,000 | 5.32 | 1200x1200 | |||
| HL-3150CDN | Brother | LED | 335 | Colour | Automatic | 18 | 2400x600 | ||||||||
| Epson AcuLaser M1200 | Epson | 18,499 | Laser | 41 | 347 | Mono | Manual | 20 | 20 | 3,000 | 1.93 | ||||
| HP LaserJet Pro M1132 | HP | 18,500 | Laserjet | 3.2 | 375 | PCS | Mono | Manual | 8,000 | 18 | 1,600 | 3 | 600x600 | ||
| HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf | HP | 23,400 | Laserjet | 4.7 | 375 | PCSF | Mono | Manual | 8,000 | 19 | 1,600 | 3 | 600x600 | ||
| MFC-9140CDN | Brother | LED | 375 | PSCF | Colour | Manual | 22 | 2,500 | 1,400 | 3.87 | 2400x600 | ||||
| MFC-9330CDW | Brother | LED | 375 | PSCF | Colour | Manual | 22 | 2,500 | 1,400 | 2.9 | 2400x600 | ||||
| HL-3170CDW | Brother | LED | 380 | Colour | Automatic | 22 | 2,500 | 1,400 | 2.9 | 2400x600 | |||||
| Epson AcuLaser MX14 | Epson | 24,499 | Laser | 58 | 380 | PSCF | Mono | Manual | 24 | 24 | 2,200 | 2.41 | 1200x1200 | ||
| HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf | HP | 33,500 | Laserjet | 4.7 | 445 | PCSF | Mono | Auto | 8,000 | 26 | 2,100 | 1.8 | 600x600 | ||
| HP LaserJet Pro MFP M127fn | HP | 18,900 | Laserjet | 480 | PCSF | Mono | Manual | 8,000 | 21 | 700 | 600x600 | ||||
| HL-L8250CDN | Brother | Laser | 0.9 | 520 | Colour | Automatic | 28 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 1.93 | 2400x600 | ||||
| Epson EPL-N2500 | Epson | 129,499 | Laser | 76 | 538 | Mono | Manual | 600 x 600 | |||||||
| Epson EPL-N3000 | Epson | 146,499 | Laser | 76 | 538 | Mono | Manual | 34 | 34 | 1200x1200 | |||||
| HL-L8350CDW | Brother | Laser | 0.9 | 540 | Colour | Automatic | 30 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 1.93 | 2400x600 | ||||
| MFC-L9550CDW | Brother | Laser | 1.9 | 565 | PSCF | Colour | Automatic | 30 | 2400x600 | ||||||
| MFC-L8850CDW | Brother | Laser | 1.9 | 565 | PSC | Colour | Automatic | 30 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 1.93 | 2400x600 | |||
| Epson AcuLaser C9200N | Epson | 385,499 | Laser | 146 | 576 | Colour | Manual | 26 | 26 | 21,000 | 14,000 | 1.93 | 600 x 600 | ||
| Epson AcuLaser M4000N | Epson | 198,999 | Laser | 77 | 654 | Mono | Manual | 43 | 43 | 20,000 | 1.29 | 1200x1200 | |||
| Epson AcuLaser C2800N | Epson | 75,499 | Laser | 78 | 730 | Colour | Manual | 25 | 25 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 1.13 | 1200x1200 | ||
| EPSON EPL- 6200 | Epson | 29,499 | Laser | 48 | 861 | Mono | Manual | 20 | 20 | 6,000 | 0.8 | 1200x1200 | |||
| Epson Aculaser C500DN | Epson | 215,499 | Laser | 960 | Colour | Manual | 120,000 | 45 | 45 | 4800x2400 | |||||
| Epson AcuLaser C4200DN | Epson | 252,499 | Laser | 71 | 960 | Colour | Automatic | 35 | 35 | 10,000 | 8,500 | 0.64 | 4800x2400 | ||
| Epson AcuLaser C1700 | Epson | 32,999 | Laser | 66 | 285 - 950 | Colour | Manual | 10 | 10 | 2,200 | 1,400 | 1.15 | 600x600 | ||
| Epson AcuLaser C2900N | Epson | 62,499 | Laser | 365 - 1,100 | Colour | Manual | 40,000 | 23 | 23 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 1.13 | 600 x 600 | ||
| Epson AcuLaser C1600 | Epson | 31,999 | Laser | 146 | 440 - 1,020 | Colour | Manual | 19 | 19 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 4.5 | 1200x600 |