| Inkjet printers use an ink cartridge which holds | | | | Many printer owners often notice the amount of |
| the ink that is transferred onto the paper surface | | | | pages that they print out using one set of ink |
| during printing. Computer stores would advertise | | | | cartridges is often lower than what has been |
| the yield of pages that the ink cartridges for a | | | | specified. This is not a case of false advertising. |
| particular printer model can. This is something that | | | | Here are a few reasons why this happens: |
| you have to look into carefully before making | | | | Coverage of printed surface. When printer |
| your selection for which model of printer you will | | | | manufacturers test ink cartridges, they only use |
| be getting to make sure that your purchase | | | | 5% ink coverage. This means that for every |
| would be worth your money. | | | | page, only 5% of the total paper surface is |
| What is Yield of Pages? | | | | covered by ink coming from the ink cartridges. |
| The yield of pages commonly advertised among | | | | To get an idea on how big this surface is, this is |
| the features of a particular printer unit refers to | | | | approximately 4.7 sq. in. on a letter-size paper. |
| the number of pages that can be printed using | | | | Printer Maintenance. As the nozzles used to |
| one set of ink cartridges. It is calculated based on | | | | transfer ink from the cartridge to the paper |
| the standard of measurement that was published | | | | surface is getting thinner, it is more prone to |
| by the International Organization for | | | | blockage and clogging. Although printer cleaning |
| Standardization (ISO) back in February 2008. | | | | could be done by setting your printer to do so, |
| Currently, there are three printer manufacturing | | | | the cleaning method often uses a large amount of |
| companies that use this standard: | | | | ink from the cartridge. |
| Hewlett-Packard | | | | Paper Size. Printer manufacturers test ink |
| Kodak | | | | cartridges using letter-sized papers. Using longer |
| Canon | | | | and larger paper sizes for printing would result in a |
| How to Compute for Cost per Page? | | | | reduction on the pages printed out. |
| Printer manufacturers would often include in the | | | | Why is This Information Important? |
| printer model’s features the number of the | | | | Ink cartridges amount to a huge chunk of the |
| pages that black ink cartridges and colored ink | | | | cost of the total cost for owning a printer. |
| cartridges can produce. To get the cost per page | | | | Getting the most number of pages for a |
| printed, simply divide the number of the pages | | | | particular printer model would cost the total cost |
| that is provided by the printer manufacture to | | | | to be minimize since you do not have to keep |
| the amount spent per ink cartridge. | | | | buying ink cartridges. This is especially beneficial if |
| Discrepancies in the Values | | | | you plan to set up a printing business. |