Comparative Test of 8 MFCs with Fax: Quality and Speed of Text-print
To test quality and speed of text-print our lab uses two standardized documents: The "Dr.-Grauert-letter", a simple text to test print-speed when copying and to find out, whether or not the manufacturer is exaggerating when specifying print speed. A slightly different version of this letter can be found in our download-area.
In the second test we print a 10-page document, mainly text, but also containing a company logo, a small table, and a diagram. This document is printed in three modes:
- fast print (lowest resolution / b/w-print)
- normal print (no change in the driver) and in
- best print (highest resolution on plain paper)
The pictures below show the letter a in "normal print".
Print speed
The table below shows, what the manufactures specified compared to what DC found out. Speed is stated in ppm (pages per minute).
Print speed text | |||
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Manufacturer´s specification | Maximum speed tested by DC | Deviation | |
Brother MFC-5860CN | 30 ppm | 11.1 ppm | -63 percent |
Brother MFC-845CW | 27 ppm | 11.3 ppm | -58 percent |
Canon Pixma MP830 | 30 ppm | 17.6 ppm | -41 percent |
Epson Stylus DX7000F | 27 ppm | 13.0 ppm | -52 percent |
HP Officejet J5780 | 30 ppm | 17.7 ppm | -41 percent |
HP Officejet Pro L7580 | 35 ppm | 20.7 ppm | -41 percent |
Kodak Easyshare 5300 | 32 ppm | 14.6 ppm | -54 percent |
Lexmark X9300 | 32 ppm | 14.6 ppm | -54 percent |
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Print speed text (larger values better) | |
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HP Officejet Pro L7580 | 20.7 ppm |
HP Officejet J5780 | 17.7 ppm |
Canon Pixma MP830 | 17.6 ppm |
Kodak Easyshare 5300 | 14.6 ppm |
Lexmark X9350 | 14.6 ppm |
Epson Stylus DX7000F | 13 ppm |
Brother MFC-845CW | 11.3 ppm |
Brother MFC-5860CN | 11.1 ppm |
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