HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer vs HP 206A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge

What separates them

These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is $140.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — business inkjet mfp against laser toner cartridge — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer vs HP 206A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge

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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HP 206A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge

$89.99

About 1,350 pages, which is small for a color laser cartridge, and it is only the black -- a full set of four costs roughly four times this.

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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.

Who the HP 206A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge is for

Buy it if: Existing Color LaserJet Pro M255 or M283 owners replacing black only.

Avoid it if: Anyone about to buy one of those printers without pricing a full toner set first.

Specifications, side by side

2 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet PrinterHP 206A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge
Price$229.99$89.99
Cost per pageAbout 4 to 5 cents mono on 910XL, excluding paperAbout 6.7 cents for black at the stated yield
Warranty1-year limited hardware warrantyHP cartridge replacement guarantee
Cartridge policyHP+ enrolment restricts the printer to Original HP cartridges not published
Cartridge type not publishedToner with integrated drum
Color not publishedBlack
Compatible printers not publishedColor LaserJet Pro M255, M282, M283
ConnectivityEthernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB not published
Document feeder35-sheet ADF not published
DuplexAutomatic two-sided printing not published
Duty cycleUp to 25,000 pages a month maximum not published
High-yield alternative not publishedHP 206X, about 3,150 pages
Page yield not publishedAbout 1,350 pages at 5 per cent coverage
Print resolution4800 x 1200 dpi optimised color not published
Print speedUp to 22 ppm mono, 18 ppm color, Letter not published
Rated powerAbout 35 W printing not published
Recommended volume400 to 1,200 pages a month not published
Replacement cartridgesHP 910 or 910XL, four cartridges not published
Shelf life not publishedAbout 2 years sealed
Yield standard not publishedISO/IEC 19798

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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