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GUIDE TO THE RATINGS
Overall score is based on speed, quality of prints, and printing costs. Models with the same score are listed alphabetically. For black text, quality assesses clarity and crispness produced. Speed measures typical output in pages per minute (ppm) for a five-page document. Cost is for enough black toner to produce a single document page. For color graphics, quality is an assessment of brightness, uniformity, and absence of bands across images. Time measures the seconds to produce a single page. Cost is for black and color toner to produce a single page.
Ranked in descending order of quality. indicates Quick Pick. |
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$380 |
78.
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14 | 2.5 |  |
24 | 18.4 | |
| 300 |
74.
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6 | 4.0 | |
27 | 14.5 | ||
| 350 |
74.
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14 | 4.5 |  |
27 | 20.5 | ||
| 300 |
69.
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10 | 4.5 | |
32 | 19.5 | ||
GUIDE TO THE RATINGS
Overall score is based on speed, quality of prints, and printing costs. Models with the same score are listed alphabetically. For black text, quality assesses clarity and crispness produced. Speed measures typical output in pages per minute (ppm) for a five-page document. Cost is for enough black toner to produce a single document page. For color graphics, quality is an assessment of brightness, uniformity, and absence of bands across images. Time measures the seconds to produce a single page. Cost is for black and color toner to produce a single page.
