Lexmark P315 - Prints per Ink?

[Necrosaro420]

We just purchased a Lexmark P315 4x6 photo printer. There is only 1 ink cart with it. Does anyone know approx how many pictures you can get on a cart of ink? THanks!

 

[Lemon law]

As usual, google is not your friend in terms of finding the amount of ink in an inkjet cartridge. Nor does there seem to be ISO standards yet on 4x6 photoprinters. All I can seem to find in a quick search is the #33 standard yield cartridge and the #35 high yield cartridge at $27 and $35 respectively. And because its only a 3 color cyan, magenta , and yellow printer, which will mix all three colors to get a muddy looking black, in my mind, the P315 is not a true photoprinter.

Not sure, but some third party Lexmark refill site seem to list a 4x6 page yield at up to 190 prints for a #33 OEM, or 14.2 cents per print ink consumables minus paper.

 

[Necrosaro420]

Great Thanks....thats more info than I found lol, I was looking for a while and couldnt find anything =(

 

[mpilchfamily]

Also keep in mind that the cartrige included with the printer isn't full. All printer manufacturs make there mony off ink sales not the printers themselfs. So they only include half full cartriges so you have to buy ink soon after your purchase.

Depending on the pictures your printing the ink may not last as long. Lighter pictures tend to take less ink then dark ones. Also a cartritdge is rendered useless when just one of the colors is low or out. There is alway one color used more then others. So often the all in one cartridges are quite wastefull.

 

[Lemon law]

I can't disagree with the mpichfamily point, tri-color cartridges suck for photoprinting, and that 190 page yield is probably wildly inflated in the real world.

But we still have to understand the selling point of the P315 is non PC connected portability in the field, and not as a primary photo printer.