This test is obviously only run on machines which have a copy or scanning function. Similar to the test above, we begin from the Standby/Power Saving mode and then time how long it takes to get the first page of a 5-page document into the output tray from both the glass platen and (if present) the automatic document feeder. This test can be performed on all printing devices, both black and white as well as color (though the test is always done in mono mode).
We start the timer when the job is completely sent to the printer and we stop the timer once the first page is ejected into the output tray. This gives us a fairly accurate sense of how long the printer takes to get a piece of paper out when it hasn’t been in an active state. We power cycle the printer and let it settle in until it is in Standby/Power Saving mode and then we initiate a print job using a 5-page text-only document. The time to first print is captured from Standby/Power Saving mode.
Speed Tests Test 1: Time to First Print (Warm-up Time) We all know time is money…and money is money…so we hope that making it easier to understand what you get for your hard-earned dollar will help you make better purchasing choices in the digital imaging market. Combined with our subjective impressions, this is the “special sauce” that we use for each review-with a dash of personality, of course! The other advantage this gives us is that we’re able to keep an ongoing record of each printer and how it performs against its similarly-priced peers.Īll of this is designed to help you shop well and make it easier to know which products will meet your needs and get the job done to your specifications. These tests are repeatable and help us document exactly how the real-world performance of each machine stacks up against manufacturer claims.įollowing is a summary explanation of the benchmark testing we perform on each applicable machine and how we determine our ratings for each. In fact, there is a fixed set of tests we conduct on each product we review that lets us set a baseline for our review ratings and our overall scoring of each product. While we write quite a bit about how printers, copiers and MFPs work and what we think about ergonomics and their usability, there is a lot of objective testing that goes on on our labs on a weekly basis. CopierGuide looks at hundreds of products a year, so you may be curious as to our methodology when it comes to testing.
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