Unlike the PDF, which I printed from a PC, I sent the photos to each printer via their respective companion mobile app, an obvious decision given the prevalence of smartphone photography.
I found these printers output photos of similar quality, with good (if not nuanced) color reproduction and clarity. By comparison, our best value home printer, the HP DeskJet 4155e printed that same document in 1 minute, 53 seconds-more than twice the time required by the HP OfficeJet 9015e.įor the eight color printers I tested, I ran three 4 x 6-inch test photos on standard glossy photo paper. For the record, the HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e won the day with an impressive 45-second print time. While there’s not enough variance to warrant much debate over speed, the minor speed differences among the printers might add up if you’re printing a lengthy, 100-page document, for example. Most of the inkjet printers completed the PDF test in anywhere from one to two minutes, which I suspect will satisfy the majority of home users’ daily use. The slowest laser, Brother’s HL-L2305w, was still plenty fast at 39 seconds. Unsurprisingly, the monochrome laser printers were the fastest overall, with the Canon ImageClass MF452dw cranking out the document in just 22 seconds. I examined the printed pages closely, looking at the text’s weight and sharpness and images and graphics’ clarity and color. To gauge speed, I clocked how long it took each printer to output a ten-page PDF document containing a mixture of text, graphics and photos-from the time I pressed “print” to the time the last page finished. I tested all the printers via a Wi-Fi connection to a Windows 11 PC, at the default print quality settings using 20-pound copy paper.
I also considered the cost of replacement ink. Tech-challenged users, take note: A lot of these models are a pain to set up. While print speed and quality are obviously key factors in evaluating any printer, I also focused on real-world considerations like ease of setup, ease of use (Does it have a convenient control panel? What software does it include?) and overall versatility (Can it copy, scan or fax as well? Does it do automatic two-sided printing?).
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