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1. A BLI Lab lest Report A Comprehensive BLI Laboratory Evaluation FEBRUARY 2009 EUROPEAN baissa EDITION Dell 2330dn Laser Printer 33 PPM Laser Printer 3 mt HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Lo E30 WY peter et rae eterna nee ee ator eter ten Excellent Administrative Utilities ccccssssssssserssssers Very Good Feedback to Workstations asien Excellent Ease of Network Setup cccsscssssesesees Very Good BILD ICR S chara Aree state st e a Very Good Applications Compatibility eee Excellent Pri O Wali Sio Good PFOCUUIG TIMI renarena rnn Very Good Ease OUSE oaa caters eet eens hee Very Good Pear OEE aa ee tay ce ae an ane te enn ese tere Good Security Features vs imam tecttercncetnieteteta tanita Not Rated Environmental Features o mn a a Not Rated Toner nelde e a her etcetera reece re oer Good PERFORMANCE SUMMARY With a rated speed of 33 ppm the Dell 2330dn Laser Printer gave Test duration an above average performance in its lab evaluation The A4 desk Two months including a 25 000 impression top laser printer which is simple to set up and use demonstrated durability test near flawless reliability throughout its 25 000 impression durabil ity test with only one misfeed recorded Dell has dramatically im Maximum monthly duty cycle proved feedback to workstations from the previous version of Sta Up to 50 000 impressions tus Monitor Console by providing more detailed informat2. On 2 sided printing Multipage printing N Up Print Quality Normal 2 sided printing Multipage printing N Up Print Quality Normal Dupl dels onl Duplex models only TOETOE Duplex models only Paper Type F A Pages per sheet N Pages per sheet N Paper Type Use printer settings i Use printer settings as qin i F Use printer settings 1 P C 1 sided M C 1 sided El 2 sided long edge E C 2 sided long edge l C 2 sided short edge l C 2 sided short edge More Page Layout Options More Page Layout Options DELL ancii DOLL s PCL XL Print Driver Page Layout Tab PostScript 3 Print Driver Page Layout Tab U S model pictured U S model pictured This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer O The drivers which have a good overall feature set compared to A4 monochrome laser LED printers in this speed range and class both include booklet and N up 2 to 16 printing quantity selection up to 999 and the abilities to save settings for frequently used jobs and to add
3. The Menu Settings Page provides information on System Settings time before the unit goes into power saver mode whether audible alerts are turned on for errors print job completion or when the device is out of paper or toner control panel language and tray substitution for when the required paper size is not available Paper Density plain paper or labels Auto Registration Adjustment Altitude Adjustment Non Dell Toner and Tray Settings displays settings for paper size and type for each tray including custom sizes and whether a pop up menu to set the paper size and type when paper is loaded is displayed at the control panel The Reports page allows printing of printer settings control panel settings job history list error history and meter count as well as a test page TCP IP Settings displays the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address The Printer Maintenance Tab allows users to change configuration settings for all of the settings displayed on the Menu Settings page Embedded Web page The embedded Web page Dell Web Printer Configuration Tool lets administrators configure the unit remotely on the network and monitor paper status Okay or Add Paper and remaining toner as indicated in a percent gauge Consumables monitoring Yes via SMC or the embedded Web page This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any
4. greyscale was visible from the 1 to 99 percent dot fill levels with distinct transitions between all levels while coverage within levels had average smoothness but with minimal banding Solids were excel lent overall due to above average darkness and consistency of coverage AY PRODUCTIVITY VERY GOOD O The 2330dn Laser Printer s productivity using the PostScript and PCL drivers to print BLI s job stream which replicates typical traffic in a multi user environment is com petitive compared to A4 monochrome laser LED printers in this speed range and class tested to date This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer O The unit s productivity using the PCL driver to print multiple sets in simplex and duplex modes is competitive for the group Note however that its simplex efficiency is the highest at 91 8 percent of its rated speed The 2330dn Laser Printers first print times for all test documents are among the fastest in the group Its first print time for the TIFF file is the fastest The unit s first print time out of energy save mode i
5. 9 5 1 39 63 30 1 91 2 83 6 Print 1 1 10 3 8 94 31 8 96 2 87 8 6 10 00 32 4 98 3 90 4 Print 1 2 PRINT 1 2 0 45 24 13 3 40 2 40 2 326 32 15 9 48 3 44 3 6 8 06 16 3 49 4 46 0 1235 56 16 5 50 1 47 0 Percent Efficiency is tested using a 10 page document in black mode In print mode the document is printed at the default 600 dpi using the PCL XL driver BLI obtains the overall efficiency percentage by dividing the tested speed of the device by the rated speed and then multiplying by 100 for each run length All jobs are based on a 10 page document printed at the default 600 dpi using the PCL XL driver Job Stream BLI s job stream includes Word documents Outlook e mail messages Excel spreadsheets PowerPoint HTML and Acrobat PDF files totalling 19 pages This test simulates the type of traffic a typical device might experience in a real world multi user environment All of the files are sent to the printer as a group at which time the stopwatch begins timing ends when the last page of the last file exits the device Job stream efficiency is determined by the percentage of the rated speed at which the unit operates when producing real world jobs The closer the rate is to 100 or if it exceeds 100 the more efficient the unit Job Stream in Black Mode The unit completed the job stream using the PostScript driver in 1 minutes 4 15 seconds running at 17 8 ppm which translates to an efficiency rate
6. Administrators and users can proactively check SMC for status names of the print jobs level of toner supply guidance for reordering toner and the user s manual for troubleshooting details SMC is installed simultaneously with the driver and allows for pop up messages or icon alerts which notify users of errors and warnings to be configured When a job is sent the utility pops up so that users can see paper status Okay or Add Paper and remaining toner as indicated in a percent gauge Users can enable the pop ups to appear during printing or disable the functionality altogether SMC can also be proactively accessed This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer The Printer Settings Report tab includes the Printer Information Menu Settings Reports Network Settings and TCP IP Settings pages The Printer Information page displays device information including the service tag number printer serial number printer type colour or monochrome asset tag number memory capacity processor speed firmware version and print speed
7. CD contains the drivers Dell Toner Management System and other support tools as well as a user s manual in PDF format so that it can be printed O OpenManage Printer Manager can be downloaded from Dell s Web site AV PRINT DRIVERS VERY GOOD The 2330dn Laser Printer ships with PCL 5e 6 and XL and PostScript 3 drivers for various Windows and Mac operating systems as well as environments that run Linux or UNIX The drivers which were tested on a Windows XP platform were well laid out and easy to use O The PCL driver is graphical and provides most of the selections for a typical job on the main screen So too is the PostScript driver which is atypical of this variety in that it s usually text based Still the fact they re virtually identical helps boost ease of use in those environments where users frequently switch between them Dell 2330dn Laser Printer XL Document Properties E Dell 2330dn Laser Printer PS3 Properties Settings Web i Help g E Settings Web Help Page Layout Paper Print Quality Other Options Page Layout Paper Print Quality Other Options Copies Orientation Copies Orientation Portrait Pc P L ortrait Copies 2 A DE s Landscape Copies 4 es Landscape IV Collate copies Letter 814 x 11 in I Collate copies f Letter 836 x 11 in 2 j a Copies 2 feont Print last page first Rotate 180 lees ee esce ee I Rotate 180 Copies Collate On z EA Collate
8. the day Tested Configuration Dell 2330dn Laser Printer base model Test Procedures The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLI s proprietary procedures and industry standard test procedures which include a BLI developed variation of ASTM s 1318 90 Test Method for Determination of Productivity using Electrostatic Copy Machines In addition to a number of proprietary test documents BLI uses an industry standard KATUN test original for evaluating black image quality and test suites from Quality Logic to evaluate applications compatibility In addition to a visual observation under a Graphiclite D5000 Standard Viewer colour print quality is tested using a colour test target which is read using the X Rite Eye One i0 Colour Spectrophotometer and samples are analysed using the CIE XY Chromaticity Diagram In addition density of black and colour output is measured using an X Rite 500 Series Densitometer Georgia Pacific Spectrum Multi Use Paper is used in the tests 10 percent of which is recycled paper containing 30 percent post consumer content Image quality is tested using Georgia Pacific Printing Paper Buyers Laboratory inc Michael Danziger John Donnelly BUYERS LABORATORY INC CEO Managing Director info buyerslab com j Mark Lerch nternationa COO Pete Emory Manager of Laboratory BLI International UK Ltd bliEurope buyerslab com Anthony F Polifrone Testing Managing Dire
9. watermarks The PCL driver has auto reduction and enlargement while the PostScript driver includes reduction and enlargement from 1 to 1 000 percent and mirror image O Although not uncommon collate failed to work during testing when selected from the drivers However file size doesn t increase from one set printed using a 10 page document when producing multiple collated sets with collate selected from the print screen within the application A APPLICATIONS COMPATIBILITY EXCELLENT No problems were experienced with any of the test files used in the applications compatibility tests Units are tested for compatibility on a Windows 2000 platform with Microsoft Word 2000 PowerPoint 2000 and Excel 2000 as well as Adobe Page Maker 7 0 Photoshop 6 0 and Acrobat 6 0 using 25 application test files that contain text graphics halftone images tables etc that enable BLI technicians to evaluate memory usage file processing font rendering and greyscale capability AY PRINT QUALITY GOOD Text was rated Good as darkness was above average and characters were fully formed while sharpness and smoothness of curves and serifs were average Line art was also good overall as closely spaced fine lines didn t always remain distinct consistency of line thickness was average and circles had some breakup but diago nal lines displayed an above average amount of stair stepping Halftone pattern and range were rated Very Good and Good respectively
10. 30dn Laser Printer proved to be a highly reliable product BUYERS LABORATORY INC THE LEADING INDEPENDENT OFFICE PRODUCTS TEST LAB AND BUSINESS CONSUMER ADVOCATE NORTH AMERICA m EUROPE m ASIA m WwWW BUYERSLAB COM COPYRIGHT 2009 BUYERS LABORATORY REPRODUCED WITH THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BLI
11. AB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer PRINT QUALITY Dell 2330dn tested units Print Density Dell 2330dn Laser Printer Density for units in this class tested to date 1 41 to 1 50 1 15 to 1 54 Measurements are based on four readings corresponding to four different solid black locations on the output The higher the density reading the darker the image Halftone Range Visible halftone range Dell 2330dn Laser Printer 1 to 99 Typical range for competitive units 3 to 94 The halftone test target contains blocks of increasing halftone dot fill levels 1 to 100 in 1 increments This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer PRINT COPY PRODUCTIVITY First Print Time from Energy Save Mode Seconds Dell 2330dn Laser Printer Average for units in this class tested to date 8 58 17 75 Device sits idle overnight a single page black Word document is sent to the device first print time indicates the time it took to RIP image and deliver the first page of the test document to the output tray First Print Times Seco
12. age Printer Manager is available as a download on the company s Web site The embedded Web page Dell Web Printer Configuration Tool lets administrators configure the unit remotely on the network and monitor paper status Okay or Add Paper and remaining toner as indicated in percent gauges Device Status Dell 2330dn Laser Printer Setti Address 192 168 36 113 ettings Location Reports Contact Name Copy Device Settings Email Alert Setup Device Status refresh Set Password gt Online Help Operator Panel Order Supplies at 7 www dell com supplies Toner Level Contact Dell Support at support dell com Replace Paper Input Tray Status Capacity Size Type Tray 1 OK 250 A4 Plain Paper Tray 2 OK 550 Letter Plain Paper MP Feeder OK 50 Letter Plain Paper Daner Nutnnt Rim Statis Canaritw s English Fran ais Deutsch Italiano Espa ol Dansk Norsk Nederlands Svenska Portugues Suomi Pyccku Polski Maavar T rk e Cesky Mpk ghy 7a HAS internet 100 Embedded Web Page Device Status U S model pictured Status Monitor Console SMC is either resident or activated manually displaying information for devices that have bi directional support enabled Administrators and users can proactively check SMC for status names of print jobs level of toner supply guidance for reordering toner and the user s manual for troubleshooting details This report has been repr
13. ctor BLI International Ltd David Sweetnam bliAsia buyerslab com European Lab and Research Manager Daria M Hoffman Managing Editor NORTH AMERICA E EUROPE E ASIA E WWW BUYERSLAB COM This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer RELIABILITY Meter Count Impressions Between Impressions Service Meter Count Beginning of Test 0 PMs Malfunctions Service Required End of Test Period 25 000 Total Misfeeds Misfeed Rate 1 Not applicable Total Service Calls 0 A ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES VERY GOOD Included Software Dell OpenManage Printer Manager allows administrators to remotely manage multiple Dell and compatible devices on the network via a Web browser Though the fleet management utility provides great detail about Dell devices its capabilities in terms of compatibles is more limited than with other competitive tools OpenManage Printer Manager is available as a download on the company s Web site Status Monitor Console SMC is either resident or activated manually displaying information for devices that have bi directional support enabled
14. form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer PRINT DRIVERS Dell 2330dn Colour Laser Printer Print Driver Features N up Printing 2 to 16 2 to 16 Quantity Selection 1 to 999 1 to 999 Reduction Enlargement Auto 1 to 1 000 Best Normal Draft Best Normal Draft Resolution Modes 600 1200 600 1200 120010 24001Q 120010 24001Q Save Settings Yes Yes Watermarks Custom Watermarks Yes Yes Yes Yes Although there s a collate selection in the driver it didn t function in testing collate must be selected from the Windows print screen within the application for output to be collated This is common as most are written to allow the application settings to override the driver s Send once print many Yes When collate is selected from the print screen within the application file size remained the same Output was properly collated This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS L
15. he improved Status Monitor Console provides more detailed information in the utility and the types of alerts that users can configure e Straightforward procedure for adjusting paper drawers clean process for replacing cartridge e Highly automated drivers installation routine Weaknesses e More than average stair stepping of diagonal lines PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW and O represent positive negative and neutral attributes respectively AY RELIABILITY EXCELLENT The 2330dn Laser Printer is certified highly reliable by BLI completing a 25 000 impression durability test with only one misfeed Moreover it required no service of any kind This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES VERY GOOD O Dell OpenManage Printer Manager allows administrators to remotely manage mul tiple Dell and compatible devices on the network via a Web browser Though the fleet management utility provides great detail about Dell devices its capabilities in terms of compatibles is more limited than with other competitive tools OpenMan
16. ion in the utility and the types of alerts that users can configure Additionally cereale recommended monthly volume the unit proved to be very productive and has a tested toner yield that exceeded the rated yield Based on these findings BLI highly recommends the 2330dn Laser Printer for offices with monthly print volumes of up to 2 000 impressions 750 to 2 000 impressions BLI s recommended monthly volume for optimum performance Up to 2 000 impressions More information on the Dell 2330dn Laser Printer is available through bliQ www buyerslab com bliQ This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEUrope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer Strengths e Highly reliable e Very good overall halftone range and dark solids e Highest overall efficiency in simplex mode among the fastest first print times for all test documents including the fastest for the TIFF file among the fastest first print time out of energy save mode e Above average maximum paper capacity standard automatic duplexing e Print cartridges exceeded the rated yield toner save mode in the drivers e T
17. is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer FEATURE SET GOOD O While the 2330dn Laser Printer s standard memory capacity of 32 MB is below aver age compared to A4 monochrome laser LED printers in this speed range and class its maximum memory capacity of 288 MB is competitive The unit s standard and maximum paper capacities of 350 and 900 sheets respec tively are competitive and above average for the group O The 2330dn Laser Printer s bypass tray capacity of 50 sheets is competitive for the group O The drawers and bypass support up to 90 and 160 gsm respectively both of which are competitive paper handling ability for the group O The unit s output capacity of 150 sheets is competitive for the group Automatic duplexing is standard Toner save mode in the drivers helps to extend the life of the print cartridges A SECURITY FEATURES NOT RATED Security Features Restrict usage of colour Not applicable Restrict usage of other features Not applicable Authenticated printing Y Authentication via department or user ID codes that are registered on the machine Number of codes Not applicable Digital user signature Standard with S MIME support Hard drive encryption Not applicable es es es No i No Kerberos protocol support N
18. nds Windows XP Word PowerPoint Photoshop Acrobat Photoshop First Page Time 7 19 9 22 13 91 12 12 8 5 First print time indicates the time it took to RIP image and deliver the first page of the test document set to the output tray The unit s print speeds were tested at the default 600 dpi using the PCL XL driver Dell 2330dn Laser Printer s rated speed 33 pom BLI s Tested Print Speeds Average Speed excluding first page Average Speed including first page Pages Per Minute Print speed is tested using BLI s Monochrome Test Original with 6 page coverage The test page is printed in a quantity equal to double the vendor s rated print speed for the device in each mode tested e g if the vendor s rated print speed is 20 ppm 40 pages are printed The unit s print speeds were tested at the default 600 dpi using the PCL XL driver This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer Black Print Efficiency for Multiple Sets Overall Efficiency Sets Time PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency PRINT 1 1 0 23 94 25 1 75 9 75
19. o No es No es 0 This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer A ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES NOT RATED This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer Ability to program features such as duplexing and auto shut off over Wes entire fleet Polyvinyl Chloride used in any aspect of the product or its packaging No Recyclable packaging materials for the product Yes Recyclable packaging materials for its consumables Yes Packaging materials used No CFCs chloroflurocarbons HCFCs hydroflurocarbons or other ozone depleting substances no halogenated plastics or polymers complies with EU directive 94 62 EEC AY TONER YIELD GOOD O The 2330dn Laser Printer s tested toner yield is competitive c
20. o beep when a job is complete or an error has occurred among others A EASE OF NETWORK SETUP VERY GOOD O Physical setup is simple as the 2330dn Laser Printer stacks on top of the optional paper drawers but note that Dell recommends at least two people lift the unit out of the box and place it in the desired location due to size and weight concerns Users can then remove the packing tape and open the side cover to access the pre loaded toner cartridges This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer The CD launches upon insertion in the drive and the automated installation routine will have users up and running in a matter of minutes It takes seven clicks to simul taneously install the PCL and PostScript drivers as well as included software using the default routine the port is automatically created and the IP address is assigned using DHCP Furthermore the drivers automatically detect configured accessories Dell provides a utility whereby administrators can remotely install the drivers on workstations for uniform operation across the organization O The
21. oduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer FEEDBACK TO WORKSTATIONS EXCELLENT SMC is installed simultaneously with the driver and allows for pop up messages or icon alerts which notify users of errors and warnings to be configured When a job is sent the utility pops up so that users can see paper status Okay or Add Paper and remaining toner as indicated in a percent gauge It can also be proac tively accessed Dell 2330dn Laser Printer AL DOLL Print Status Printer Ready Microsoft Word 100RIGfix BDOC Tour toner cartridge is almost empty Printer Service Tag BLH SG Status Monitor Console Printing Status Pop Up Message U S model pictured O Users can enable the pop ups to appear during printing or disable the functionality altogether O Pop ups for print job completion aren t available but this is common among devices in this class O Administrators can set up e mail alerts so that key operators receive messages when consumables are depleted or an error has occurred Audible alerts are available and can be configured t
22. of 50 8 The unit completed the job stream using the PCL driver in 48 84 seconds running at 23 3 ppm which translates to an efficiency rate of 70 7 Problems encountered None This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer TONER YIELD Tested Toner Yield Rated Toner Yield Tested Toner Yield Impressions Impressions Black 6 000 1 133 158 3 45 06 Colour Net Weight Grams Impressions per Gram This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com CERTIFICATE OF RELIABILITY Awarded to DELL INC for the performance of the Dell 2330dn Laser Printer in BLI s in house durability test FEBRUARY 2009 DATE MANAGING DIRECTOR This is to certify that when subjected to a 25 000 impression Buyers Lab durability test in a networked environment the Dell 23
23. ompared to A4 mono chrome laser LED printers in this speed range and class tested to date The average of the two tested print cartridges exceeded the rated yield by just over 1 100 impressions This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 2330dn Laser Printer SUPPORTING TEST DATA Test Environment The product has been tested in BLI s 929 square metre test lab in an environment monitored by a Honeywell Temp RH chart recorder which replicates typical office conditions Test Equipment BLI s dedicated test network consisting of Windows 2000 servers Windows XP workstations 10 100BaseTX network switches and CAT5 cabling Test Duration Products are tested for two months a portion of which consists of a durability test during which the product is run at half of its manufacturer rated maximum monthly volume with varying daily test volumes designed to replicate real world use over an eight hour workday This variable schedule includes a mix of various size documents simplex and duplex modes and a mix of short moderate and long run lengths and on off cycles throughout
24. s among the fastest in the group A EASE OF USE VERY GOOD O The control panel features a 50 8 mm x 12 7 mm two line 32 character LCD There are six hard keys Back Menu Enter Cancel and left and right arrows and one LED Status The unit is easy to use from the desktop via the well laid out drivers Adjusting drawers for different size media is straightforward Users simply press down on the blue tab for the length guide and slide it accordingly the tab doesn t have to be removed and reinserted Furthermore the side guides move in sync and can easily be adjusted for paper that s narrower in width As with most devices in this class users must confirm the paper size via the control panel O Removing misfeeds from any of the three access locations is easy Although users are prompted on the display that there s a misfeed they aren t instructed how to remove it The imaging drum might have to be removed to access a misfeed in that part of the unit Replacing the print cartridge is clean and straightforward users press the button on the right side to open the front door then simply pull out the old cartridge and insert the new one Cancel Dell 2330dn Laser Printer Control Panel U S model pictured This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory
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