Test color laser: HP Color Laserjet CP1215 and CP1515n

von Ulrich Junker

HP plays along in the same league now as Samsung does, launching two low-budget color laser printers, CP1215 and CP1515n. And at the same time testing the customers´pain tolerance in regard to cost of print. Quality of print excels in this performance category, however.

Erschienen am 29. Oktober 2008 bei Druckerchannel.de, 10 Seite(n)

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Quality and speed: Graphics print

DC graphics test

DC-Grafiktest: dc_grafiktest.pdf.

To test graphics print speed and quality we use vector graphics (see picture to the right), processed by Coreldraw.

If you want to test your own printer, you can find a compressed JPG-version of this photo (see picture on the right side) in Testdokumente. You also may write your own review.

The A4 graphic is printed on normal copy paper in highest quality.

Quality of graphics print

Printouts have a slight gloss which appeares not blotty even with more or less toner applied. Converging lines are displayed clearly better by the CP1515n. That applies to the tiny letters below these lines as well.

CP1215: Pale, tiny letters fuzzy.

CP1515n: Strong colors, tiny letters clearly cut.

Click the pictures to enlarge a segment of the test file

Speed of graphics print

Both printers deliver DC´s test print after 35 seconds. In this price segment print speed varies between 18 and 42 seconds.