NOTE: These figures are averages drawn from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2013 Annual Report Expenditures on Children by Families. (PDF) College costs assume four years of college, and are averages drawn from the report Trends in College Pricing: 2013, (PDF) compiled by The College Board.
Printer ink, the simple black liquid that people have been using for centuries. How much does Ink really cost? Weâll take an HP 564 black cartridge. This particular cartridge can hold 12 ML of ink. OEM priced at $12.99, we can factor that the ink inside is worth 92 cents per ML.
Inkjet printers operate with liquid ink that is sprayed from tiny nozzles onto printer paper. Laser printers make use of a toner cartridge that contains fine powder in combination with a heated fuser. Nowadays, basic inkjet and laser printers can be purchased quite cheaply. Basic inkjet printer cost as little as $60. The cheapest laser printers can be found for a little over $100. Yet the bargain rate inkjet printers will only come stocked with âstarterâ ink cartridges. These don't have a full tank of ink so they have to be refilled soon after the printer is purchased.