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BACKGROUND
Printing passed copying as the primary method of
reproducing documents years ago. Today, printing is just
as important—if not more important—than copying.
Connectivity
Most devices include Ethernet and USB connectivity out-
of-the-box. Some devices include parallel connections. In
addition, many devices provide a selection of optional
connectivity choices such as Wireless 802.11b or g (g is
the faster, preferred standard), Bluetooth for cell phone or
PDA connectivity, PictBridge photo printing for printing
directly from a digital camera, and FireWire for high-speed
local connectivity.
Page Description Languages (PDLs)
PCL is the page description language (PDL) provided by
most printer and MFP suppliers. Some manufacturers
charge for a PostScript upgrade or provide PostScript
Level 3 emulation (clone). Still other manufacturers
provide genuine Adobe PostScript Level 3 and bundle in
PCL. A few manufacturers also include their own PDL,
which are typically based loosely on the Microsoft
Windows/GDI printing technology of old. These Windows
or GDI drivers often offer significant productivity
advantages over traditional PCL and PostScript print
drivers, since the bulk of the processing is handled by the
more powerful desktop PC, rather than by the less well-
equipped printer processor itself.
NETWORK-BANDWIDTH/PRINT FILE SIZE
Network-Bandwidth/Print File Sizes (MB)
Native
File Size
GDI PS
1-page digital photo PDF 4.48
9.42 MB 5.64 MB
4 page Passport Form
PDF
0.08
127 KB 395 KB
16-page Magazine in PDF 1.78
7.12 MB 3.33 MB
22-page Excel Worksheet 0.12
157 KB 4.75 MB
32-page Text-Based
PowerPoint
0.23
4.44 MB 2.06 MB
32-page Graphic Intensive
PowerPoint
4.20
13.01 MB 22.5 MB
38-page Form Word
Document
0.91 5.64 MB 21.9 MB
50-page Text-Based PDF 0.17 664 KB 1.54 MB
50-page duplex text-
based PDF
0.17 664 KB 1.54 MB
First Page Out Time (seconds)
Job List
Media
Size
GDI PS
1-page photo print Letter 16.06 15.71
4-page passport form PDF Letter 13.68 13.18
16-page Magazine PDF
Letter
15.09 14.70
22-page Excel Worksheet
Letter
15.14 26.27
32-page text-based
PowerPoint
Letter
14.39 16.49
32-page graphic-intensive
PowerPoint
Letter 15.59 21.18
38-page Word form Letter 14.89 21.67
50-page text-based PDF
Letter
12.18 15.92
50-page duplex text- based
PDF
Letter 20.27 20.33
Total Job Time (seconds)
Job List
Media
Size
Mode GDI PS
1-page digital photo Letter 1:1 16.47 15.71
4-page passport form PDF Letter 1:1 15.93 13.98
16-page Magazine PDF Letter 1:1 35.18 20.87
22-page Excel Worksheet Letter 1:1 23.77 34.69
32-page text-based
PowerPoint
Letter 1:1 26.81 29.02
32-page graphic-intensive
PowerPoint
Letter 1:1 31.27 33.74
38-page simplex Word form Letter 1:1 29.86 36.67
50-page text-based PDF Letter 1:1 31.77 35.47
50-page duplex text PDF Letter 1:2 55.96 39.74