A4 Color Multi-Function Printers Comparison

The gapTCO Report

Comparison of four A4 Color Multi-Function Printers

Comparison of four A4 Color Multi-Function Printers:

  • Dell C2665dnf MFP
  • HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dn
  • OKI Data MC562w MFP
  • Samsung CLX-6260FD

At an AMPV of 4,000, length of ownership of 4 years, and using Ecommerce Price for hardware:

  • OKI Data’s MC562w MFP is the winning printer with the lowest TCO of $15,563.69, followed in order by the Dell C2665dnf MFP ($16,027.06), the Samsung CLX-6260FD ($16,241.56) and the HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dn ($18,924.40)
  • The Dell C2665dnf MFP allows mobile device users to connect via integrated NFC from Windows 8.1 mobile devices; OKI Data MC562w MFP is equipped with WiFi, which is supplemented with support for Apple AirPrint and other compatible third party apps via OKI Data’s MotionPrint.
  • The HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dn only places first or second in TCO when printing a low AMPV under 450 in conjunction with an increased length of ownership.
  • Usage-Based Black CPPs for this specific printing environment, lowest to highest, are as follows:
    • Samsung CLX-6260FD: $0.0259
    • HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dn: $0.0260
    • Dell C2665dnf MFP: $0.0275
    • OKI Data MC562w MFP: $0.0280

Only adjusting AMPV and maintaining all other printing environment parameters, the OKI Data MC562w maintains the winning (lowest TCO) up to a length of ownership of 4 years

Product Breakdown

Lifetime TCO Graph

Detailed Comparison

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Head-to-Head Comparison

SamsungOKI DataHPDell
CLX-6260FDMC562w MFPLaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dnC2665dnf MFP
ImageSamsung CLX-6260FDOKI Data MC562w MFPHP LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dnDell C2665dnf MFP
Product TypeA4 Sm. WorkteamA4 Sm. WorkteamA4 SOHO CLR MFPA4 SOHO CLR MFP
Market SegmentA4 SWT CLRA4 SWT CLRA4 SOHO CLRA4 SOHO CLR
Product StatusCurrentCurrentCurrentNEW
Launch DateJuly 2012June 2013January 2012October 2013
Color/BWCLRCLRCLRCLR
PrintYYYY
ScanYYYY
CopyYYYY
FaxYYYY
Letter BW Print Speed25.031.021.028.0
Letter Color Print Speed25.027.021.028.0
Monthly Duty (images)60000600004000050000
Energy StarNYYY
Processor Speed (MHz)533533600525
Hard Disk Driven/aNn/aN
Std RAM (Mb)512.0256.0192.0512.0
Auto DuplexYYYY
ARDFn/aYn/an/a
ARDF Capacityn/a50n/an/a
BW Scan Speed20.030.011.5n/a
Color Scan Speed20.020.04.5n/a
PC FaxNYYY
Color Print Resolution9600×6001200×600600×600600×600
Gigabit EthernetYNNY
WiFiNYNOpt
Touchscreen DisplayNNYY