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French to English: 5 Multifunction machines compared General field: Tech/Engineering Detailed field: IT (Information Technology)
Source text - French BANC D’ESSAI [comparatif]
5 imprimantes multifonctions
Toutes les machines testées sont conformes aux performances annoncées par les fabricants, la différence se jouant au niveau de l’ergonomie d’utilisation et de la qualité d’impression. Tous ces modèles offrent des possibilités variables d’évolution.
Si vous êtes pressé…
Cinq multifonctions monochromes pour groupe de travail de taille moyenne fonctionnant en réseau sont testés en rapidité, qualité d’impression ainsi qu’en termes d’administration, d’ergonomie, de capacité et d’autonomie.
Les produits testés sont de caractéristiques hétérogènes, ce qui explique en partie les résultats obtenus en rapidité d’impression, données qui confirment cependant globalement les spécifications techniques énoncées par les constructeurs.
Les imprimantes multifonctions (ou MFP) monochromes évalués par notre laboratoire correspondent aux besoins courants d’un groupe de travail de taille moyenne fonctionnant en réseau. Ce segment de marché (3 et 4 dans le jargon des constructeurs) est considéré comme stratégique par plusieurs constructeurs qui déclinent des modèles fonctionnellement identiques mais avec des vitesses différenciées pour répondre à divers niveaux de production.
Le cahier des charges de ce banc d’essai stipulait notamment un débit de quarante-cinq à cinquante-cinq pages par minute (ppm), une impression A4 et A3 en technologie laser, une connexion Ethernet, un serveur d’impression embarqué et une solution d’administration. Du fait des contraintes imposées par la plate-forme de test, seuls cinq modèles récents des leaders du marché ont été pris en compte. Les critères de jugement ont porté sur la rapidité et la qualité d’impression, l’administration des machines, leur ergonomie et leur autonomie en toner.
En évaluation de la vitesse d’impression, les cinq MFP n’affichent pas des résultats uniformes puisque leurs performances annoncées ne sont pas identiques. La Konica Minolta est chronométrée la plus rapide avec 55ppm, alors que la Xerox et la Lexmark ferment la marche avec 45 ppm. Toutefois, tous les produits ont une vitesse mesurée en mode standard, parfaitement en ligne avec la caractéristique mentionnée dans leurs documentations respectives. Nos techniciens ont évalué la vitesse d’impression avec les pilotes PCL et PS, en résolution standard à 600 ppp puis en haute résolution à 1200 ppp. Ces essais ont systématiquement (et logiquement) confirmé que les pilotes PCL sont plus rapides que les pilotes PS, de même que le mode standard par rapport à la haute résolution.
Translation - English BENCH TEST [comparison]
5 Multifunction Printers
All machines tested do what the manufacturers say they can, however they differ in their levels of user-friendliness and print quality. They all offer various upgrade options.
Fast Facts – a summary for those in a hurry…
5 black and white multifunction machines for a medium sized networked workgroup were tested for speed, print quality as well as administration capabilities, user-friendliness, capacity and toner cartridge yield.
The products tested had diverse features, which partially explains the results achieved for print speed but the data gathered does confirm the technical specifications provided by the manufacturers.
The Black and white multifunction printers (MFPs) that our lab evaluated took into account the needs of a medium size networked workgroup. Many manufacturers believe this is an important market sector (sectors 3 and 4 in manufacturer’s terminology) and therefore offer functionally identical models with different speeds in order to deal with various production levels.
The criteria of this bench test were set out as: a speed rate of 45–55 pages per minute (ppm), being able to laser print to both A4 and A3 sizes, having Ethernet connectivity, an embedded print server and an administration solution. Therefore only five current market leader models were considered on the basis of the criteria set for the test. The machines were judged on print speed and quality, administration capabilities, user-friendliness and toner cartridge yield.
Different performance levels were published for the five machines and so during evaluation there were variations in the speeds produced. The Konica Minolta machine came out as being the fastest with 55ppm whilst Xerox and Lexmark were fast on its heels at 45ppm. The speed for all products was tested in standard mode and setup completely as described in their own documentation. Our technicians tested the print speed using PCL and PS drivers with a standard resolution of 600dpi and then a higher resolution of 1200dpi. These tests have systematically (and logically) confirmed that the PCL drivers are faster than the PS, just as standard mode is faster in contrast to high-resolution printing.
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Websites: Xerox product pages and knowledge bases. Landing page for a supplier of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
Marketing materials: Brochures for Printers and Multi-Function Devices, OLAP technology, Mobile phones, Welding machines.
IT/Printing: User Interface (UI) messages for printers, print drivers, mobile phones. Technical manuals, User guides. Electronic Document Management Systems (EDM), FileNet and Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Interactive/e-learning.
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