gapTCO CPP Comparison of Four A4 SOHO Color Inkjet MFPs

The gapTCO tool is an intuitive, graphical user experience designed to allow simple and easy analysis of the Total Cost of Ownership of printer and MFP devices. This month’s installment compares the Brother MFC-J995DW XL, Canon MAXIFY MB5120, Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740, and HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO.

At an AMPV of 500 pages, under a three-year length of ownership, and manufacturer web site pricing for hardware:

The Brother MFC-J995DW XL is the winning product with the lowest TCO of $785.92, followed by the Canon MAXIFY MB5120 with a TCO of $1,061.75, the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740 with a TCO of $1,248.78, and the HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO with a TCO of $1,282.76.

• All devices compared offer standard print, copy, scan and fax functionality.
• Overall, the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740 offers the fastest print speeds at 24ppm for monochrome and 22ppm for color. The HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO offers the second-fastest print speeds at 24/20ppm, followed by the Canon MAXIFY MB5120 at 24/15.5ppm and the Brother MFC-J995DW XL at 12/10ppm.
• The Canon model offers the largest fax memory at 250 pages, followed by devices from Brother and Epson at 180 pages, then the HP inkjet MFP at 100 pages.
• The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740 provides users with the largest standard input capacity at 500 pages, followed by the Canon MAXIFY MB5120 and the HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO at 250 pages, then the Brother MFC-J995DW XL at 151 pages.
• All devices in the comparison feature color touchscreen displays with the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740 offering the largest display size at 4.3-inches, followed by the Canon MAXIFY MB5120 at 3.5-inches.The Brother MFC-J995DW XL and the HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO come equipped with a 2.7-inch display.
• The Brother MFC-J995DW XL has the highest ships with starter yields of up to 5,100 pages black and 3,750 pages color. The Canon MAXIFY MB5120 includes starter yields of up to 1,000 pages black and 815 pages color, followed by the HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO at 1,000 pages black and 700 pages color, then the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740 at 900 pages black and 650 pages color.
• Usage-Based Black CPPs for this specific printing environment, lowest to highest are as follows:
  • Brother MFC-J995DW XL: $0.0062
  • Canon MAXIFY MB5120: $0.0144
  • HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO: $0.0180
  • Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740: $0.0194

• Usage-Based Black CPPs for this specific printing environment, lowest to highest are as follows:
  • Brother MFC-J995DW XL: $0.0479
  • Canon MAXIFY MB5120: $0.0704
  • Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4740: $0.0861
  • HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 AiO: $0.0880

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Detailed Comparison

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