1. A method for determining a toner usage estimate for a print job to be performed by a printing system having at least one print engine and at least one controller, the method comprising: determining a set of print conditions for the print job; selecting a set of parameters associated with the print conditions; estimating a total amount of toner usage for at least one page of a print job; and wherein the set of parameters may include media, image rendering, job dependent and engine dependent parameters.