QUALITYLOGIC TESTS PERFORMANCE OF PRINTERS FOR SMALL/MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES
HP'S LASERJET PRINTERS WITH INSTANT-ON TECHNOLOGY
TOP COMPETITORS FROM POWER SAVE MODE
Moorpark, CA - December 2, 2004 - QualityLogic Inc., a leading independent test firm, recently performed tests to compare the print throughput performance of 22 monochrome page printers on documents typical in small- to medium-sized business environments. The tests, commissioned by Hewlett-Packard, included devices that span a broad range of performance and price points. Products from Brother, Dell, HP, Kyocera, Lexmark, Samsung and Xerox were tested. The testing demonstrated that the Hewlett-Packard LaserJets printed documents typical of a small/medium business environment faster from power save, even when compared against printers rated at a higher PPM (Pages-Per-Minute).
Enabled by Instant-on Technology, the Hewlett-Packard printers
delivered, on average, all of the pages in the print jobs sooner than the other
printers tested, resulting in faster throughput for the entire job. In addition,
in no case is a Hewlett-Packard printer slower in completing the print jobs
than a competitor with the same or lower list price and similar or faster PPM
specification.
Printer specifications may provide PPM rated throughput without indication of the warm-up time required prior to printing. This test included the warm-up time that a small/medium business user will experience when printing a typical job from the printer power-save mode. Test documents of five pages each were printed 30 minutes after having ensured that each printer entered its power-save mode.
Testing was performed using the QualityLogic PageSense 4.2 automated performance test tool, the de facto industry standard for printer performance testing. PageSense is used by all major printer manufacturers, and PC Magazine uses PageSense for printer reviews.
The full report is available from QualityLogic's Web site at http://www.qualitylogic.com/news. The report details the printers tested, their manufacturer-specified print speed and first page out times (if available), compared to the actual performance achieved during testing by QualityLogic.
About QualityLogic
QualityLogic, a leading Software Quality Services Company, offers a variety of testing services and related tools focused on conformance, performance, and interoperability testing needs, from low level firmware testing, to high level multi-tier application testing. QualityLogic has over 18 years' experience in developing specialized test tools and providing comprehensive testing services for top industry manufacturers.
QualityLogic and PageSense are registered trademarks of QualityLogic Inc. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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