BUYERS LAB

August 2007

Lab Test Report Dell 2335dn Multifunction Laser Printer

Job Stream Evaluation

BLI’s job stream includes Word documents, Outlook e-mail messages, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint, HTML and Acrobat PDF files, totalling 19 pages. This test simulates the type of traffic a typical device might experience in a real-world, multi-user environment. All of the files are sent to the printer as a group, at which time the stopwatch begins; timing ends when the last page of the last file exits the device. Job stream efficiency is determined by the percentage of the rated speed at which the unit operates when producing real-world jobs. The closer the rate is to 100%, or if it exceeds 100%, the more efficient the unit.

Job Stream in Black Mode:

The unit completed the job stream using the Adobe PostScript driver in 2 minutes 2.44 seconds, running at 9.3 ppm, which translates to an efficiency rate of 26.6%.

The unit completed the job stream using the PCL driver in 41.53 seconds, running at 27.5 ppm, which translates to an efficiency rate of 83.2%.

Problems encountered:

The unit paused between jobs using the Adobe PostScript driver.

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Dell 2335dn Multifunction Laser Printer Print Driver Features

Windows XP

PCL 6

Adobe PostScript 3

 

 

 

Auto Feature/Device Detection

No

No

 

 

 

Booklet Printing

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

Collate Sets

No

Yes*

 

 

 

Max Paper Sources per Job

2

1

 

 

 

N-up Printing

1 to 16

1 to 16

 

 

 

Overlay

Yes

No

 

 

 

Paper Gauge

No

No

 

 

 

Print and Save

No

No

 

 

 

Proof Print

No

No

 

 

 

Quantity Selection

Up to 999

Up to 9,999

 

 

 

Reduction/Enlargement

25% to 400%, Auto

1% to 1000%

 

 

 

Resolution Modes (dpi)

600; 1200

600; 1200

 

 

 

Save Settings

Yes

No

 

 

 

Secure Printing

No

No

 

 

 

Watermarks/Custom Watermarks

Yes/Yes

No/No

 

 

 

*Although there’s a collate selection in the driver, it didn’t function in testing; collate must be selected from the print screen within the application for output to be collated. This isn’t uncommon, as most drivers are written to allow the application settings to override the driver’s.

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