| Model | HP Photosmart 8250 |
| Test Times (min:sec average) | |
| 5 page text document | 00:57 |
| 1 page mixed text and graphics | 00:28 |
| 5 x 3 top quality photo on A4 | 01:19 |
| 6 x 4 photo print (fast draft) | A4 photo 00:41, 6 x 4 glossy 01:28, A4 plain 00:09 |
| Running costs | |
| At street prices inc (ex) VAT | |
| Black cartridge part code | 363 standard cap (6ml)
363 high cap (17ml) |
| Price | £11.89 (£12.10) standard cap
£18.37 (£15.63) high cap |
| Colour cartridges part codes | 363 cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta |
| Price | £6.24 (£5.31) |
| Print head – head life (pages) | Separate – as printer life |
| A4 glossy photo sheet | 22p (19p) |
| Claimed 5% black pages/cart | 480 standard, |
| First black ink-out warning | 601 |
| Actual 5% black pp/cart | 601 |
| Claimed 5% colour pp/cart | 350 (c,m), 490 (y) |
| First colour ink-out warning | 205 |
| Actual 5% per colour pp/cart | 213 |
| Cost/A4 5% black page | 3.53p (3.00p) |
| Cost/A4 30% colour page | 40.5p (34.5p) |
| Print Quality | 9/10 |
| Noise level (dBA) | 54dBA peak measured |
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| Consumable prices from www.inkclub.com (ink), www.novatech.co.uk (paper) | |
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| Running costs calculations | |
| 5% Black cost per page | |
| Black cartridge cost /
actual pages printed +
plain paper cost | 1563p / 601 + 0.4p = 3.00p |
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| 35% Colour cost per page | |
| Colour cartridge costs /
actual pages printed +
black cost per page +
glossy photo paper cost | 5 x (531 / 213) + 3.00+ 19.00 = 34.5p |
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