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Old 12-19-2014, 08:33 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by nooserbtf View Post
Our wide format ink cartridges cost around 200 a piece. There are 8 cartridges, one for each color. Our digital press toner runs about 1200 per color. We can easily go through two of those a day when busy. Crazy money. Not to mention the cost of parts for these dang machines. The one year warranty on the digital press cost 80k... press was 800k...
Yes, but obviously when used for commercial purposes those prices are just a cost of doing business.
If you could get all the materials cheaper would you lower the cost of the finished product? Highly unlikely I would say.
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