Conservationism Cuts Costs. Copystar introduced the cartridge-free ECOSYS printer concept in 1992 as a means of reducing the user's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while improving the printer's environmental impact. The ECOSYS printer technology represents a fundamental improvement over conventional laser printers. Efficiency and productivity in office technology is based around TCO. This recognizes that the purchase price of the printer is only the first of a series of costs. With cartridge-based page printers, costs can easily exceed more than three times the original purchase price during the life of the product. Copystar can claim that its toner costs are 1/3 that of competing brands. Lower Running Costs - Up to 75% lower cost per page. Over its life, one ECOSYS printer from Copystar can save a company thousands of dollars in printing costs. The savings for a company with 100 printers or more is astounding. Furthermore, Copystar's latest color printer edition, is cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Challenging the traditional high cost of color, Copystar now leads the industry by delivering an ultra-low 4.98 cents (MSRP) per color print. Competing brands offer a cost per color print of six to ten cents or higher.