The Warentest test winner: ink does not have to be expensive
The winner of the test out of the total of 88 tested printers comes from the house of HP: The model "Officejet Pro X476dw" (ink jet printer) is even against the current top laser printer, and sets new standards:
- While the Toner cost black laser printer white per page to be at least two cents, print it here with ink already in for a penny / Text page.
- Also ecologically Officejet Pro X476dw with a low power consumption to the top class belongs to the HP. Stiftung Warentest awarded a "Very Good".
- A blemish, the auditors found, however, when you Copy: Here the printer is set in the speed, the quality of copies is poor. Similarly, he is disappointed in the printing of photos.
- Conclusion: The test winner, the HP Officejet Pro X476dw cost, while providing at the pressure each of the competitors can not keep up but high at the top. He is targeted because of its large ink tank to small offices. More information about the printer, see the CHIP-Hardware-Test.
Test winner: HP Officejet Pro X476dw
The printer is the test winner in CHIP Ranking
During the test, the winner of the office qualities, there are also two top printers for home use: first of all, HP OfficeJet Pro 276dw, closely followed by the HP OfficeJet Pro 8000. The CHIP-comparison:
- Also, the CHIP-best list, tops the HP OfficeJet Pro 276dw, not least due to the low cost of 1.1 cents per text page.
- Instead of the HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 lists the CHIP-toplist the improved successor model of HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus on place 3. The Printer offers a fast and cheap printing in good quality.
The Tops and Flops of the ink-jet printer
So far, ink jet printers were seen as a particularly inexpensive and at the same time very expensive in fuel consumption. With the two of them were test winners Officejet Pro X476dw and the HP Officejet Pro 276dw proves Hewlett Packard is now the opposite.
- Top: in addition to the two peaks-printers, HP is also part of Canon's Pixma MX925 of the best ink jet printers in the test-Check. The comparatively higher pressure from the printer can make costs through better print Scan and copy quality.
- Flop: The last places are occupied also two printers from Hewlett-Packard: the two old models Deskjet 3000 and HP Deskjet 1000. Reason test, according to the high printing costs and the elimination of additional functions.
- All the test details you can find cost-free on test.de.
Flop: The HP Deskjet 1000
Color and black-and-white laser printer in the Test
Even if the Foundation were to test to the result that ink-jet printers are cheaper, could convince in the Test, several laser printers:
- Top: the S/W-laser printers is the HP LaserJet P1606dn due to its good print quality and speed to the test-to-peak. In the CHIP-best list assigned to it but only 20th place.
- Place 1 of the color laser printer is in the Ranking of the Foundation for Samsung's CLP-415NW, in the CHIP-Test at the 16. Place brings.
- Flop: the tail light is the Brother MFC-9120cn (score of 3.2) due to its high power consumption and the particularly high toner costs.
Top: HP LaserJet P1606dn
The printer-Check Stiftung Warentest: The conclusion
- Ink jet printers do not cost is always high, but sometimes also with cheaper ink and a low consumption.
- In addition, ink jet printer, cost is always cheaper than a colour laser printer. The only exception is the test winner of the HP Officejet Pro X476dw, which is, however, rather for a small office makes.
- In the case of combination printers, the quality of an expression may differ from that of a copy. The reason is the internal Software. Especially colour laser printers continue to weaken, is often the case with images and photos.
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