Initial acquisition costs sometimes mean better running costs and better total cost of ownership. Below are some examples of TCOs (total cost of ownership) for different print technologies:
Below, total costs calculated over five years, 30 000 pages per month, 20% density, A3 page, including initial price of printer and all consumables except paper.
Line Printer (Printronix, 500LPM, 24hr duty cycle) - R46 505
vs
Dot Matrix (136 column, 470cps printer) - R1 254 207
Dot Matrix (136 column, 1060cps printer) - R3 139 151
Below, total costs calculated over five years, 15 000 pages per month, 20% density, A3 page, including initial price of printer and all consumables except paper.
Line Printer (Printronix, 500LPM, 24hr duty cycle) - R39 768
vs
Laser (50ppm, A3, mono laser printer) - R589 444
Below total costs calculated over five years, 5 000 pages per month, 20% density, A4 page, including initial price of printer and all consumables except paper.
Dot Matrix (80 column, 570cps printer) - R129 580
vs
Laser (28ppm, A4, mono laser printer) - R1 017 066
Laser (43ppm, A4, mono laser printer) - R176 875
Roan Systems is a printer solutions company that looks at what printing technologies best suits your company's needs and offers alternative printing technologies in order to save your company costs over the long-term. Many companies do not know what their printers cost them over the long-term and buy purely on initial acquisition cost, and as we can see in the above, substantial costs can be saved by using different print technologies.
Roan Systems offers free TCO assessments for your company.
Web: http://www.roan.co.za
E-mail: Sales@roan.co.za
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