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Performance and reliability

HP excels in real-world performance scenarios. As you evaluate performance, remember that performance is more than engine speed. You should consider all of the variables, including time to warm up from powersave mode, total time to print, and results when printing complex documents.
     
 
»  Get output faster with HP
»  Wait less for long print jobs
»  Expect reliable results from HP when printing complex documents
»  PC Magazine Service & Reliability Survey results
 
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Get output faster with HP

HP internal testing shows that the HP LaserJet 4250 and 1320 as well as the HP Color LaserJet 4650 and 2550 printers can warm up faster from powersave mode than comparable Dell printers, as this graph illustrates.*
comparison chart

Wait less for long print jobs

HP internal testing shows that on long print jobs, the 22-ppm HP Color LaserJet 4650 can print 206 pages in the time it takes the 25-ppm Dell 5100cn to print 145 pages, as this graph shows.
print time graph

Your total print time decreases with the HP Color LaserJet 4640 because it performs a 6-second cleaning cycle every 50 pages as compared to the Dell 5100c, which enters a 30-second cleaning cycle every 17 pages.

Expect reliable results from HP when printing complex documents

Today's complex business documents require a consistent and predictable output each time you print them. In HP internal testing, the Dell 5100cn had 41 failures from memory errors, firmware issues, paper jams, and parts requiring replacement in 7,521 pages vs. only 17 failures in 17,350 pages for the HP Color LaserJet 4650.* On average, the Dell 5100cn failed 5.45 times every 1,000 pages as opposed to the HP Color LaserJet 4650, which only failed .98 times every 1,000 pages, as this graph illustrates.
failed print job graph

* Both printers were tested using best print quality settings.

PC Magazine Service & Reliability Survey results

Of the models tested, only HP printers have received an "A" rating or better for 12 years running in PC Magazine's annual Service & Reliability Survey.
  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Brother B B C C D C D D C
Canon B- D- C D D B B B A
Dell C - - - - - - - -
Epson B A A B A A A A A
HP A+ A+ A A A A A A A
Lexmark D D+ B C B B B B B
Minolta-QMS C D D D D C
Okidata D D C C C C C D B
Panasonic B B C A B B B B B
Ricoh
Samsung A
Xerox/Tektronix E E C/D C/D B/D D C C/D —/D
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