Evaluation

Evaluating paper handling

Produce the type of material typical for your day-to-day business, such as a report or other professional document. While you perform your evaluation, consider the following:

•Does the range of supported paper and paper sizes meet your needs? Does the product support special paper, such as envelopes and transparencies?

•What are the product’s input and output capacities? Is it easy to change paper sizes and types?

•Does the product support automatic duplexing?

•Does the product support electric stapling?

Evaluating copying

Copy the type of material you typically copy, whether a book, magazine, sales brochure, or other high- quality content. While you perform your evaluation, consider the following:

•Can you make a quick copy by simply pressing a single button on the control panel?

•How easy is it to adjust image quality and select output options from the control panel?

•How quickly does the page copy?

Evaluating faxing

Fax some test documents. If the product has fax speed-dial capabilities, program some fax numbers. While you perform your evaluation, consider the following:

•Is the fax function easy to use? Does it provide advanced faxing capabilities like delayed fax send, fax forwarding, fax receive and send from your computer?

•Are there speed-dial, group dial, or frequently-used-number options?

•Do you encounter any problems sending or receiving faxes?

Evaluating scanning

Scan several documents, images, and photos. While you perform your evaluation, consider the following:

•How easy is it to configure scanning options using the control panel or scanning software?

•Is the scanning software easy to use? Can you easily scan to destinations of your choice?

Evaluating compatibility

•Does the product feature both direct and network connectivity?

•Does the product support automatic print language switching?

Evaluating laser all-in-one products

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