3. März 2009

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Comparative Test Color Lasers up to 700 Euros: Ergonomics: Use of the menu

An illuminated display shows information far better than a normal LC-display. Only Brother and Kyocera offer that comfort. To read the display on the HP, Oki, or Samsung, you have to take a very close look. The Oki´s is by far too small and of little use.

We test, whether or not one can read the display sitting in a wheelchair. Samsung´s and Kyocera´s displays look upward, they are barely readable. The Brother´s display is hinged and can be adjusted in an optimal way. Although they are small, Oki´s and HP´s displays can be read from a wheelchair.

Brother HL-4040CN

Brother HL-4040CN: Display with two background colors.

• Back-lit display: yes
• "Menu" button: no
• Menu handling: simple
• Readability and handling from a wheelchair: good
• Cancel print button: yes
• Labelling of buttons: comprehensible
• Standard-Passwort: -

HP Color Laserjet CP2025n

HP Color Laserjet CP2025n: Small display, easy handling.

• Back-lit display: no
• "Menu" button: no
• Menu handling: simple
• Readability and handling from a wheelchair: good
• Cancel print button: yes
• Labelling of buttons: comprehensible
• Standard-Passwort: -

Kyocera FS-C5100DN

Kyocera FS-C5100DN: Lighted display, not readable from a wheelchair.

• Back-lit display: yes
• "Menu" button: yes
• Menu handling: fair
• Readability and handling from a wheelchair: bad
• Cancel print button: yes
• Labelling of buttons: comprehensible
• Standard-Passwort: [fett {numbers of the printer´s name[fussnote {ID and password are the numbers in the printer´s name. E.g.: For the FS-C5100DN ID and password are "5100".}}

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Oki C3600n

Oki C3600n: Undersized display.

• Back-lit display: no
• "Menu" button: yes
• Menu handling: simple
• Readability and handling from a wheelchair: good
• Cancel print button: yes
• Labelling of buttons: comprehensible
• Standard-Passwort: aaaaaa

Samsung CLP-610ND

Samsung CLP-610ND: Unlighted display, not readable from a wheelchair.

• Back-lit display: no
• "Menu" button: yes
• Menu handling: simple
• Readability and handling from a wheelchair: bad
• Cancel print button: yes
• Labelling of buttons: comprehensible
• Standard-Passwort: -