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Which is cheaper - Inkjet or ordering photo prints online?

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Greg did a bunch of research this week getting to the bottom of which is cheaper, ordering your prints online or printing them yourself with an Epson Inkjet Photo Printer. He priced everything down to the square inch with sizes from 4x6 up to 16x20. Check out the numbers and see how much cheaper inket printing can be vs ordering online. Have any comments or questions? Let's hear it below! Greg also answered questions about exposure, backgrounds, depth of field and flash photography. Keep shooting!

Size Count Package Cost Luster $/in2 Ink $/in2 Paper Cost $/in2 (.003) Luster Per Print Mpix per Print Mpix cost (w/o ship) Epson Cost Difference
4x6       .15 .0072 .16 0.29      
5x7       .22 .0075 .23 1.09      
8.5x11       .50 .024 .52 2.29      
8.5x11 50 sheets $32.91 .007              
13x19 50 sheets $77.50 .0063 .96 - 11x14 .462 - 11x14 1.42 - 11x14 $7.49 - 11x14 $374 - 50 11x14 $71 - 50 11x14 $303
13x19       1.53 - 13x19 .741 - 13x19 2.27 - 13x19   $748 - 100 11x14 $142 - 100 11x14 $606
10"x100' Roll $41.51 .0035       $2.29 $343 - 150 8x10 prints $78 - 150 8x10 $265
24"x100' Roll $85.00 .003 1.88 - 16x20 .96 - 16x20 2.84 $20.39 $1529 - 75 16x20 prints $213 - 75 16x20 $1316

 

What's the REAL Cost for Inkjet Prints?

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