Cost Analysis Explained
How do we calculate the savings percentages and costs for rihac inks and Inklink systems? |
Ink volume calculations: For Canon and Brother branded genuine cartridges (where we don’t know their true ink volume) we have conducted our own tests by physically withdrawing the entire ink contents from the cartridges to determine the exact amount in milliliters (mls) are contained inside. This is done separately for the colour and black cartridges, as generally the black cartridges have a greater ink volume than colour cartridges.
The Ink equation: Initial ink volume – residual ink volume at empty = actual usable ink |
Where do your OEM prices come from? |
We conducted research into replacement cartridge prices using online prices from major retailers such as officeworks, Epson online and Harvey Norman. Black cartridges and colour cartridges often have different prices too. This has been considered in our calculations |
So how do you calculate the savings? |
This is a 3 step process. Lets use the latest LC133 brother cartridges as an example. The LC133 compatible printers use 3 colour (CMY) and 1 black (BK) cartridgeStep one Step two Our research showed that the LC133 Black cartridges contained just 12.5ml of ink. Step Three We know the Inklink system contains 400mls of ink. To get 400mls in genuine brother ink we need to buy 68 Brother cartridges (60 colour and 8 black). This would cost us $2,031.92 (Step 1 + 2 results) Then we need to again look at the prices of the rihac Inklink system and the rihac refill ink set (4x100mls) Step Four To calculate the cost savings percentage we take the value we calculated to be the savings by using the inklink (as above) being $1886.92 and divide it by the cost of the equivalent value in cartridges of $2,031.92. The result being 0.93 We then take the answer of the above equation and multiply the decimal by 100 which gives us our savings answer of 93% So in short by using the inklink CISS you save 93% compared to the cost of cartridges. And every time you refill your inklink you save even more, in fact 98% … Or in other words you are printing for 2% of the comparative cost of inkjet cartridges. |
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