HP LaserJet MFP M234sdw Ink Cost Per Page: Tied with Its Own Siblings
The HP LaserJet MFP M234sdw is a mono laser all-in-one that prints, copies, and scans, with automatic duplexing and Wi-Fi built in. It sells for $279. Running cost lands at $4.37 per 100 pages, driven by the HP-134X cartridge, which costs $105 and is rated for 2,400 pages.
The closest rival from outside HP's own range is the Brother HL-L2460DW, priced at $160 with Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and duplexing all on board too. Its running cost of $4.33 per 100 pages is essentially even with the M234sdw's $4.37. The gap is functions: the Brother only prints, while the HP adds copying and scanning for the difference in price.
Within HP's own line, the M209d ($159) and M209dw ($199) also land on $4.37 per 100 pages, part of a four-way tie for 15th of 23 mono laser printers on black cost per page. The M209d drops Wi-Fi and Ethernet along with copying and scanning; the M209dw keeps Wi-Fi and Ethernet yet still only prints.
The running-cost floor among mono lasers belongs to the HP LaserJet Pro 4006dw, at $2.23 per 100 pages. It costs $400 up front and prints only, without copying or scanning, though it adds a touchscreen. It also prints far faster, at 47 ppm against the M234sdw's 30 ppm.
The Pro 3001dw, a step up within HP's range at $250, costs more to run too — $5.00 per 100 pages against the M234sdw's $4.37. Across every type of printer InkTax tracks, the M234sdw's black cost per page sits in the bottom third, at 70th of 97.