Remaining cartridges were evaluated for amount remaining and thus volume usedįor final ink estimates, a screen capture was made of the Canon Status Monitor, which shows a display of ink cartridge status.Number of cartridges replaced (including the starting cartridge) was tallied.New cartridges were installed at the beginning of the test. The ink usage was equated to amount per square inch and then converted to specific photo sizes. From that information, total use of ink in equivalent number of ink cartridges used was obtained. At the 200th print, a count was made of ink cartridges used plus an estimate of remaining ink cartridges. Inks were changed only when the printer stopped and indicated an empty tank. Prints were made using the High Quality setting within a color- managed workflow. The image was resized to 8" x 10" at 300ppi. A pre-primed printer was loaded with new and previously unopened ink cartridges. The montage of photos in Atkinson’s image provided near 100% coverage, used a wide variety of colors, and presented what amounts to a worst-case scenario of ink usage. Two hundred 8x10 prints of Bill Atkinson’s printer test were made. Further, we hope to spark more discussion and debate about the merits of inkjet printing in light of its unique ability to offer on-demand continuous tone photo reproductions that will last many decades. The goal is to determine the cost for various popular print sizes, and to report those numbers. Do the majority of end users simply not care about the cost, or do they know something that is missing from the discussion? This report looks at the cost of ink per square inch for two Canon desktop printers. Still, inkjet printer sales and printing continue to increase and studies indicate this trend will continue in the short and mid-term. With claims of ink costing five to ten thousand dollars per gallon, it’s not a mystery why the debate continues. The "true cost of inkjet printing" is a source of constant debate in the media and on web forums. Skip Introduction and View Cost Charts Preface The choice to pursue photo inkjet printing is in the end an individual economic choice. The objective is to share a realistic cost per print vision with inkjet users. From that figure we extrapolated ink usage per square inch. Using the Epson and Canon printers, we conducted a series of print tests using the best photo paper to determine how much ink is used in a full coverage 8" x 10" print. These reports address the concerns and arguments about the true cost of desktop printing.
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