IATSD Critical Test Report – Panasonic WORKio DP-C401

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NETWORK-PRINTER PRODUCTIVITY

IATSD determined printer productivity using its controlled Windows 2000 local area network with a Windows 2000 Professional client. Since printer productivity involves many minor variables (such as network hardware/software throughput efficiency, network-queue polling times, network-server processing power and computer-workstation processing power), the printer-productivity test results below may be difficult to replicate. Productivity tests were performed using a 10-page Microsoft Word text document. Timings were performed using default printer settings, and timing began from the “click of the mouse” until the complete exit of the print.

 

 

Panasonic WORKiO DP-C401

Paper Source/Feed/Output

Tray 1/Long-edge/Finisher

Advertised Print Speed

40 ppm (black-and-white)

Print Driver

PCL 6

PostScript Level 3

 

 

 

Simplex First Page Out Time

12.2 seconds

9.3 seconds

 

 

 

 

1

Set Simplex

12.0 ppm

26.2 ppm

 

 

 

 

3

Sets Simplex

22.0 ppm

33.9 ppm

 

 

 

 

5

Sets Simplex

27.0 ppm

35.1 ppm

 

 

 

10 Sets Simplex

32.5 ppm

35.4 ppm

 

 

 

Duplex First Page Out Time

25.2 seconds

14.0 seconds

 

 

 

 

1

Set Simplex to Duplex

10.6 ppm

21.2 ppm

 

 

 

 

3

Sets Simplex to Duplex

19.1 ppm

27.2 ppm

5

Sets Simplex to Duplex

22.7 ppm

28.9 ppm

10 Sets Simplex to Duplex

26.5 ppm

29.0 ppm

IATSD “Snapshot” of Competitive Productivity Test Results

In the chart below, the Panasonic WORKiO DP-C401’s black-and-white printer productivity is compared to the black-and-white productivity of another color imaging device tested by IATSD, one rated at 38 ppm by its manufacturer in black-and-white mode.

As can be seen, the Panasonic DP-C401 was faster that the other unit in simplex and duplex PostScript modes (it also had faster First Page Out Times in PostScript mode), while the other unit was faster in PCL mode.

PCL Simplex (Sets)

PCL Duplex (Sets)

PostScript Simplex (Sets)

PostScript Duplex (Sets)

ppm FPOT* 1

3

5

10 FPOT* 1

3

5

10 FPOT* 1

3

5

10

FPOT* 1

3

5

10

38 11.44 23.8 31.9 34.1 36.0 18.99 19.0 28.4 31.6 34.4 12.69 21.9 30.9 33.5 35.8 21.31 18.0 26.0 31.6 33.4

40** 12.20 12.0 22.0 27.0 32.5 25.16 10.6 19.1 22.7 26.5 9.30 26.2 33.9 35.1 35.4 14.00 21.2 27.2 28.9 29.0

*FPOT = First Page Out Time (seconds). **Panasonic WORKiO DP-C401 test results.

2003 • INDUSTRY ANALYSTS, INC.