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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3302fdwLower purchase price
- Purchase
- £480
- Ink / toner
- £14,183
- Estimated total
- £14,663
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Epson EcoTank ET-5850Lower five-year estimate
Lower total- Purchase
- £1,060
- Ink / toner
- £521
- Estimated total
- £1,581
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£13,082lower over five years in the featured printer example
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ProductPurchaseRoutine suppliesEstimated total
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£480£14,183£14,663HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3302fdwLower upfront price
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£1,060£521£1,581Epson EcoTank ET-5850Lower ownership estimate
The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3302fdw costs £580 less to buy, but the Epson EcoTank ET-5850 is £13,082 lower over five years in this scenario.
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Lowest suitable purchase + supplies estimateEpson EcoTank ET-5850£1,581 over 5 years
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Epson EcoTank ET-5850Business ink tank · Small business£1,5815-year purchase + supplies
£2,355 lower than the next suitable option
View full product page£2,355 more than the lowest suitable option
View full product page£2,766 more than the lowest suitable option
View full product page£2,868 more than the lowest suitable option
View full product page£6,006 more than the lowest suitable option
View full product pageUse groups are derived from the upper end of each manufacturer's recorded recommended monthly page range. Prices are dated UK snapshots rather than live feeds. Energy, paper, starter supplies, repairs and maintenance remain excluded.
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01Printer guide
The printer is not always the expensive part
See why the price on the shelf can be a small part of what you eventually spend.
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Learn how to look past the initial price and compare routine ownership costs.
Read more 03Our standardsSee exactly how every estimate is built
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