The Epson
Expression Home XP-440 is part of the
Printers test program at
Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, All-In-One Printers
models like the Expression Home XP-440 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those
listed below.
Text quality:
How crisply and clearly a printer produced black text in a variety of fonts, sizes, and styles. Models with higher scores produce more uniform type, with deep black printing, sharp edges and smooth curves.
Text speed:
How quickly the model can print black text on five pages of plain, letter-sized paper. The best printers take less than 16 seconds while the worst take more than 31.
Graphics quality:
The appearance of color graphics produced by the printer. The best quality graphics is perfectly sharp, has accurate colors, and is free of defects like banding or rough edges. Black-and-white lasers were judged on black-and-white graphics and the accuracy of various shades of gray.
