Consider two important things when buying a printer or multifunction (MFP)
CPT Rate(Cost Per Thousand pages printed)
The CPT rate is what the toner will cost to print 1000 pages on the printer purchased. Every printer series uses a specific toner cartridge and it is the toner cartridge that determines the CPT rate.
The most common error made when buying a printer is to look at the price of the printer without considering the CPT rate of the toner that it will use.
CPT rates for black toner range from $10 to $52 per 1000 pages. So choosing the wrong printer can increase your costs by over 400%.
However, there is one more factor to consider and that is the annual number of pages printed (Print Volume)
Since the total cost to print is equal the (CPT rate x the Print Volume) divided by 1000, estimating the annual Print Volume is very important.
Usually, the more expensive the printer, the lower the CPT rate is.
So the question is, should you spend more on the printer initially to save on the toner costs for many years to come?
Here is a formula to determine if a printer upgrade is worthwhile.
Savings = (CPT rate of less expensive printer - CPT rate of more expensive printer) x Print Volume / 1000
Printer Upgrade Cost : Cost of more expensive printer - Cost of less expensive printer
If Printer Upgrade Cost / Savings is less than 1.5, then the printer should be upgraded. This implies that the Printer Upgrade Cost will be recovered with toner savings in under 1.5 years.
CPT is very easy to calculate.
CPT = Price ÷ Yield x 1000
CPT is the most important factor in helping to lower your printing costs.
Trackability
Once the CPT rate for a printer is established then tracking the achieved yield per cartridge and the rate of use is going to provide the biggest savings opportunity.
Free printer software exists that will monitor your printer(s) and provide the number of pages that each and every toner cartridge has printed, the dates of installation or replacement and most importantly, if one printer with a higher CPT rate is being used more than a printer with a lower CPT rate.
Printer monitoring software can provide many additional features, such as alerting you by email when you require toner.
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Data sheet
Depth
370.8 mm
Weight
8.98 kg
Height
309.9 mm
Width
373.4 mm
Print technology
Laser
Package weight
12 kg
Printing
Mono printing
Copying
Mono copying
Scanning
Mono scanning
Faxing
Mono faxing
Maximum duty cycle
10000 pages per month
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
21 ppm
Maximum resolution
2400 x 600 DPI
Copier resize
25 - 400%
Optical scanning resolution
600 x 2400 DPI
Scan to
E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Fax transmission speed
7 sec/page
Modem speed
14.4 Kbit/s
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
A4,A5,A6
Display
LCD
Ethernet LAN
N
Standard interfaces
USB 2.0
Internal memory
16 MB
Power consumption (average operating)
420 W
AC input voltage
120 V
AC input frequency
50 - 60 Hz
Duplex printing
N
Package width
475 mm
Package depth
457.2 mm
Package height
436.9 mm
Image formats supported
BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supported
HTML,PDF,RTF,XLS
Power consumption (standby)
55 W
Maximum scan resolution
19200 x 19200 DPI
Power consumption (PowerSave)
12 W
Built-in display
Y
Market positioning
Home & Office
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
21 cpm
USB port
Y
Product colour
Grey
Print resolution black
2400 x 600 DPI
Total input capacity
250 sheets
Total output capacity
100 sheets
Duplex copying
N
Duplex scanning
N
Duplex faxing
N
More info
Overview Compact Monochrome Laser All-in-One for your Desktop or Small Office
The Brother™ MFC-7240 is an affordable laser all-in-one that combines fast, high-quality monochrome printing and copying, as well as scanning and faxing into one space-saving design. It offers flexible paper handling via an adjustable, 250-sheet capacity tray for letter or legal-size paper. Plus, a 20-page capacity automatic document feeder allows you to copy, scan or fax multi-page documents quickly and easily. Its advanced scanning capabilities allow you to scan documents to an E-mail, file, image, or OCR. Additionally, it offers a high-yield 2,600-page‡ replacement toner cartridge to help lower operating costs.
Main Features
- Fast, high-quality output. The Brother™ MFC-7240 helps to improve your productivity with print and copy speeds of up to 21ppm and prints professional documents at up to 2400 x 600 dpi.
- Convenient paper handling. This monochrome laser all-in-one offers an adjustable, 250-sheet capacity paper tray for letter or legal size paper, and also a single-sheet manual feed slot for envelopes, labels or other types of media.
- 20-page capacity auto document feeder‡. A quick and easy way to copy, fax or scan multi-page documents.
- Versatile scanning. Offers high-quality monochrome scanning up to 19200 x 19200 dpi (interpolated) resolution and a variety of "scan to" functions including: E-mail, file, image, and OCR.
- Fax flexibility. Provides standalone faxing and also Brother PC Fax software for sending and receiving faxes from your PC‡.
- Straight-through paper path. A manual feed slot and rear paper exit provide a straight-through paper path to ensure that all of your printed materials always look their best.
- Outstanding customer support. The Brother™ MFC-7240 offers a 1 year limited warranty with free phone support for the life of your product.Brother MFC-7240. Print technology: Laser, Printing: Mono printing, Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI. Copying: Mono copying. Scanning: Mono scanning, Optical scanning resolution: 600 x 2400 DPI. Faxing: Mono faxing. Maximum ISO A-series paper size: A4. Product colour: Grey
Print technology
Laser
Printing
Mono printing
Duplex printing
N
Maximum resolution
2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
21 ppm
Print resolution black
2400 x 600 DPI
Copying
Mono copying
Duplex copying
N
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
21 cpm
Copier resize
25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)
2,4
Scanning
Mono scanning
Duplex scanning
N
Optical scanning resolution
600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution
19200 x 19200 DPI
Scan to
E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Image formats supported
BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supported
HTML,PDF,RTF,XLS
Faxing
Mono faxing
Duplex faxing
N
Fax transmission speed
7 sec/page
Modem speed
14.4 Kbit/s
Maximum duty cycle
10000 pages per month
Total input capacity
250 sheets
Total output capacity
100 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
A4
Paper tray media types
Cut sheet, Pre-printed, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
A4,A5,A6
USB port
Y
Standard interfaces
USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
N
Internal memory
16 MB
Product colour
Grey
Market positioning
Home & office
Built-in display
Y
Display
LCD
Power consumption (average operating)
420 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)
12 W
Power consumption (standby)
55 W
AC input voltage
120 V
AC input frequency
50 - 60 Hz
Width
373.4 mm
Depth
370.8 mm
Height
309.9 mm
Weight
8.98 kg
Package width
475 mm
Package depth
457.2 mm
Package height
436.9 mm
Package weight
12 kg
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