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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