Evaluating laser all-in-one products 11
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?
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
If faxing is available, 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?
