What Impacts Productivity?
Q: What is the purpose of this document?
A: The purpose of this document is to discuss the elements that impact network
office printing performance and to also provide testing recommendations.
Q: Rated Speed; Vendor Claims; Consultant Test Reports — all with different results! Confusing?
A: If you look at product brochures, advertising claims, and third-party test results, you are probably confused as to why there is such a variance in productivity results for the same product.
Historically, the rated copier speed was very close to the device’s actual speed. With printing, however, there are many factors that affect a device’s performance and they often create a large gap between a device’s rated speed and it’s actual speed— especially in busy office environments.
Industry-standard rated speed can be determined by placing an original on the device platen, selecting 100 copies and pressing start. After the first page reaches the output tray, a certain number of pages will be produced in the next sixty seconds. For example, a device with a rated speed of 50 pages per minute (PPM) will produce 50 pages in the next sixty seconds after the first copy is produced. However, when printing documents, a device with a rated speed of 50 PPM may on only achieve 50% of its rated speed.
Q: What do the industry consultants say?
A: There are several independent consulting companies that perform print
productivity testing and analysis of multifunctional systems. Each company has its own test methodology, and because of this, each vendor ends up with different test results for the same product. The test results are still accurate, but may vary because each company uses a different test suite. In lieu of commenting on each company’s test suite and methodology, we will discuss the factors affecting test results that should be considered when reviewing information about a device’s performance.
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Q: What is the purpose of this document?
A: The purpose of this document is to discuss the elements that impact network
office printing performance and to also provide testing recommendations.
Q: Rated Speed; Vendor Claims; Consultant Test Reports — all with different results! Confusing?
A: If you look at product brochures, advertising claims, and third-party test results, you are probably confused as to why there is such a variance in productivity results for the same product.
Historically, the rated copier speed was very close to the device’s actual speed. With printing, however, there are many factors that affect a device’s performance and they often create a large gap between a device’s rated speed and it’s actual speed— especially in busy office environments.
Industry-standard rated speed can be determined by placing an original on the device platen, selecting 100 copies and pressing start. After the first page reaches the output tray, a certain number of pages will be produced in the next sixty seconds. For example, a device with a rated speed of 50 pages per minute (PPM) will produce 50 pages in the next sixty seconds after the first copy is produced. However, when printing documents, a device with a rated speed of 50 PPM may on only achieve 50% of its rated speed.
Q: What do the industry consultants say?
A: There are several independent consulting companies that perform print
productivity testing and analysis of multifunctional systems. Each company has its own test methodology, and because of this, each vendor ends up with different test results for the same product. The test results are still accurate, but may vary because each company uses a different test suite. In lieu of commenting on each company’s test suite and methodology, we will discuss the factors affecting test results that should be considered when reviewing information about a device’s performance.
read more
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