OEM is an abbreviation for Original Equipment Manufacturer : An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by another company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name.
According to Lyra research each black and white page printed on a laser printer can cost an average of $0.05 to $0.08, and $0.12 to $0.15 for a page with color. Pages with solid color graphics can cost even $0.50 to $0.60 per page.
A higher-yield, $104 black lasts for 4000 pages, or 2.6 cents per page. The 2600-page cyan, magenta, and yellow cartridges cost $120 apiece, for a per-page, per-color cost of 4.6 cents per page. At its cheapest, a four-color page will cost you a middling 16.4 cents.