HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is $195.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — inkjet cartridge against business inkjet mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

HP

HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge

$34.99

About 1,000 pages for roughly $35 is about 3.5 cents a page, which is competitive for an inkjet and still worse than a high-yield mono laser.

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HP

HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

$229.99

The purchase price is a fraction of a laser and the running cost is not: HP 910XL cartridges land around 4 to 5 cents a mono page, which is worse than a high-yield laser.

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Who the HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge is for

Buy it if: OfficeJet Pro 9010 or 9020 owners replacing black ink.

Avoid it if: Higher-volume offices, who should be buying the 962XL or moving to a laser.

Who the HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is for

Buy it if: Low-volume offices that need color, scanning and a feeder in a small footprint.

Avoid it if: Anyone printing several thousand pages a month, where a laser is cheaper to own.

Specifications, side by side

2 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationHP 962 Black Original Ink CartridgeHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer
Price$34.99$229.99
Cost per pageAbout 3.5 cents at the stated yieldAbout 4 to 5 cents mono on 910XL, excluding paper
WarrantyHP cartridge replacement guarantee1-year limited hardware warranty
Cartridge policy not publishedHP+ enrolment restricts the printer to Original HP cartridges
ColorBlack not published
Compatible printersOfficeJet Pro 9010, 9012, 9015, 9020, 9025 not published
Connectivity not publishedEthernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB
Document feeder not published35-sheet ADF
Duplex not publishedAutomatic two-sided printing
Duty cycle not publishedUp to 25,000 pages a month maximum
High-yield alternativeHP 962XL, about 2,000 pages not published
Ink typePigment based not published
Page yieldAbout 1,000 pages at 5 per cent coverage not published
Print resolution not published4800 x 1200 dpi optimised color
Print speed not publishedUp to 22 ppm mono, 18 ppm color, Letter
Rated power not publishedAbout 35 W printing
Recommended volume not published400 to 1,200 pages a month
Replacement cartridges not publishedHP 910 or 910XL, four cartridges
Shelf lifeAbout 2 years sealed not published
Yield standardISO/IEC 24711 not published

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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