07-12-2011, 03:59 PM
The Epson will be cheaper to operate, the cost-per-page of color printing is cheaper based on a similar model shown at http://www.qualitylogic.com/Contents/Lib...pp-US.aspx -- also you can replace one color at a time instead of having to replace the entire 3-colors whenever you run out of one, that also would make the HP more expensive to operate. The trade-off is that the Epson is slower. I also read that the Epson won't scan if you've run out of ink... I haven't been able to determine whether or not the HP is the same there.