Review of 62 All-In-One Inkjet printers

[David Harper]

The September 2010 issue of Consumer Reports magazine reviews 62 All-In-One
Inkjet printers. The results include the cost to print a 4"x6" photo and the
cost to print a text page. The photo costs range from $0.30 to $1.35 per
photo. The text page costs range from $0.01 to $0.12 per page.

- David Harper

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Thanks for the heads up. Does Consumer Reports offer the article
online, or do you need to subscribe for a pay service?

Could you give a very brief review of the cost differences per unit?
Are more expensive models cheaper to run in terms of ink? Were certain
brands more likely to have less costly or more costly ink costs?

Just wondering if there were any obvious trends. For example, Kodak
advertises that their ink costs are considerably less than most other
brands, but some brands claim it is just marketing and the costs are
similar. Was wondering what CR might say about this.

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[David Harper]

Thanks for the heads up. Does Consumer Reports offer the article online,
or do you need to subscribe for a pay service?

Could you give a very brief review of the cost differences per unit? Are
more expensive models cheaper to run in terms of ink? Were certain brands
more likely to have less costly or more costly ink costs?

Just wondering if there were any obvious trends. For example, Kodak
advertises that their ink costs are considerably less than most other
brands, but some brands claim it is just marketing and the costs are
similar. Was wondering what CR might say about this.

There is a lot of data in the article. It would be nice if it could be
sorted in different ways!

They reviewed 7 Kodak printers. Text printing costs were about average.
Color, 4x6 printing costs were slightly less than average. You need to
analyze the data yourself.

You have to subscribe to read their reviews online:

http://www.consumerreports.org/

Or go to your nearest library for their magazines.

- David Harper

 

[Bast]

The September 2010 issue of Consumer Reports magazine reviews 62
All-In-One Inkjet printers. The results include the cost to print a
4"x6" photo and the cost to print a text page. The photo costs range
from $0.30 to $1.35 per photo. The text page costs range from $0.01 to
$0.12 per page.
- David Harper

Firstly. About the LAST place I would go for an unbiased review of ANYTHING
now is Consumers Reports.

Secondly. Since they now insist on a subsription to even use their
site,....My opinion is not likely to change about the previous line

Besides,...there are now so many sites online where you can get real buyers
opinions, usually right on the store ad pages

 

[Alan Biddle]

I find that CR is a good source for data, which they usually get
right. It serves as a good screen, and I can then find detailed
reviews for specific items. The biggest problem is that as many as a
third of the items reviewed are already replaced with newer models. I
find their recommendations interesting, but depending on the product,
their sometimes strange priorities can render them essentially
useless.

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Thanks.

I will try to find the copy at my local library. I'm in there enough!

My library now supplies some magazines on line, but I don't believe CR
is among them (yet).

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[TJ]

I find that CR is a good source for data, which they usually get
right. It serves as a good screen, and I can then find detailed
reviews for specific items. The biggest problem is that as many as a
third of the items reviewed are already replaced with newer models. I
find their recommendations interesting, but depending on the product,
their sometimes strange priorities can render them essentially
useless.

I'd second the last part of that opinion. I held Consumer Reports in
fairly high regard 20 years ago, but for the last 10 or so I find that
most of the things they think important when evaluating products are of
little or no consequence to me.

But, seeing as how my opinion isn't very important to them, it all
balances out.

TJ