Canon Color imageCLASS LBP646Cdw Ink Cost Per Page Among Color Laser Printers
The Canon Color imageCLASS LBP646Cdw is a print-only color laser printer with automatic duplexing and Wi-Fi, selling for $379. Running costs come to $3.60 in black and $19.56 in color per 100 pages, with the black figure driven by its CN-075H-BK cartridge — $126 for a rated 3,500 pages.
Its closest rival outside Canon's own lineup is the HP Color LaserJet Pro 3201dw, another print-only color laser with duplexing, Wi-Fi, and no touchscreen, also running at 26 ppm. HP's ink costs $3.59 in black and $18.94 in color against the LBP646Cdw's $3.60 and $19.56 per 100 pages — the two are all but identical on running cost, with HP asking $400 to Canon's $379 up front.
Stepping up within Canon's own lineup, the Color imageCLASS MF662Cdw adds copy and scan along with a touchscreen for $430, yet its cost per page matches the LBP646Cdw's rates exactly — a black rate that ties the two for 7th of 13 color laser printers on black cost per page.
The Color imageCLASS LBP674Cdw II is the running-cost floor among the 13 color laser printers InkTax tracks, at $2.86 black and $17.26 color per 100 pages. It carries a touchscreen and prints at 35 ppm, but costs $681 up front — well above the LBP646Cdw's own price for a print-only machine.
For black-only work, the HP LaserJet Pro 4006dw runs just $2.23 per 100 pages in black — a solid lead over the Canon's black rate — and prints far faster, at 47 ppm against the LBP646Cdw's 26 ppm. It drops color output entirely, adds a touchscreen, and costs $400 up front.