Ink and toner yield can vary with a number of factor, however the most influential is the document/graphic/photograph that is to be printed. Manufacturers have liased with the Internatial Organisation for Standardization (ISO) to produce a number of tests for inkjet and laser based printing. However these tests are a text/graphic mix on A4 size paper and no format has been completed for photgraph based printing. Therefore Rent IT have produced these yield tables as an indication and guide to ink usage with our rental printer models mostly based on ISO results and 5% pint coverage results. For photograph printing yield may well be reduced by a factor of up to 10 depending on type of graphic.
Ink Usage depend on a number of factors including paper type, type of print (text and graphics or photo) and number of prints in one print session. Although there is ISO/IEC 24711 standard for inkjet printers printing a text/graphics mix there is no ISO standard for photo printing to directly compare printers for yield, HP have undertaken their own standards for photo print yield assesment as follow:
Mixed Test and graphics ISO/IEC 24771 A4
HP 38 Matte Black Pigment Ink Cartridge
1480 standard pages
HP 38 Magenta Pigment Ink Cartridge
1980 standard pages
HP 38 Cyan Pigment Ink Cartridge
2200 standard pages
HP 38 Yellow Pigment Ink Cartridge
1700 standard pages
HP 38 Light Magenta Pigment Ink Cartridge
33800 standard pages (estimated)
HP 38 Light Cyan Pigment Ink Cartridge
33400 standard pages (estimated)
HP 38 Light Gray Pigment Ink Cartridge
28800 standard pages (estimated)
HP 38 Photo Black Pigment Ink Cartridge
22800 standard pages (estimated)
Composite Photo Yield
Photo yield based on 10cm x 15cm and 33cm x 48.3cm prints
HP 38 Seven Ink Colour Composite Yield
Approximately 800 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Seven Ink B&W Composite Yield
Approximately 755 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Seven Ink Colour Composite Yield
Approximately 75 330x483 Photos
HP 38 Seven Ink B&W Composite Yield
Approximately 70 330x483 Photos
Colour photos using colour, black and light colour cartridges (7 ink)
HP 38 Photo Black Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 1340 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Magenta Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 5000 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Cyan Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 4500 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Yellow Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 800 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Light Magenta Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 440 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Light Cyan Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 1080 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Light Gray Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 320 10x15 Photos
HP 38 Matte Black Pigment Ink Cartridge
Approximately 3200 10x15 Photos
B&W photos using colour, black and light colour cartridges (7 ink)
