| When looking to purchase a printer it is important | | | | fifteen hundred to five thousand pages maximum |
| to keep in mind the desired role the device will | | | | recommended amounts per month. |
| fulfill. Printers may handle a variety of job types; | | | | When printing a simple text document most users |
| however they may be designed with a primary | | | | do not worry much about print quality. At the |
| focus on only one role. As an example you may | | | | lowest quality setting you will save on supply |
| print a plain black text document with a photo | | | | usage, and the document might be fine for |
| printer; however the printer may use more ink | | | | sending around the office. However, graphic |
| than a normal printer as it is simulating black. A | | | | printing or external documents may require a |
| sensible choice, the HP Color LaserJet CP3505N | | | | better resolution. Currently, print quality is |
| printer will handle both plain text and graphic | | | | calculated in 'dots per inch' or dpi, which is the |
| printing, with speeds that will keep most users | | | | maximum number of ink/toner dots that are |
| happy. | | | | present in one inch. The larger the number the |
| When waiting for your printer to complete printing | | | | better the image will look when printed. There are |
| out the request documents speed is always a | | | | two ways this can be measured, the resolution |
| focus. There are a couple areas that printer | | | | achieved by the printer hardware and the |
| companies focus on that you will want to consider | | | | resolution possible by using software technology. |
| when comparing printers. The first, "Time to First | | | | The rating for this HP printer is twelve hundred |
| Page", measure the amount of time it takes to | | | | by six hundred dpi in color and black only printing, |
| print the first page of a document after it has | | | | which is a common resolution for printers. The |
| been submitted. The print job has to be sent | | | | image quality can be improved further using HP |
| from the computer to the print, so the computer | | | | ImageREt 3600 technology, making the image |
| specifications will have an impact on this number. | | | | look better at the same dpi level. This is done by |
| The HP CP3505N can produce the first page, in | | | | a process involving the printer's hardware, HP |
| color or black, as fast as twelve and a half | | | | optimized glossy paper, toner and driver |
| seconds after submission, which is a quick | | | | technology, which are all designed to enhance the |
| response time when you are in a hurry. | | | | quality that we see on the paper. |
| "Pages per Minute" is another speed measurement | | | | Supported media types are another factor to |
| of a printer. It simply shows how many pages a | | | | weigh when selecting which printer to use. Using |
| device may output over the course of one | | | | an unsupported media can cause repeated paper |
| minute of time. This time measurement will shift | | | | jams, poor print quality and possible damage to |
| with the complexity of the print job; because a | | | | the printer itself. Some printers are designed only |
| full page graphic will take longer than a standard | | | | to print on specific types of media, and may not |
| text document. At twenty-two pages per minute | | | | handle something very different that that media |
| the HP CP3505N shows a very good output PPM | | | | type. The printer's role in your environment should |
| rating for its level. | | | | be considered and the supported media types |
| If you expect your printer to be doing consistent | | | | examined. A printer designed for plain paper only |
| high volumes of printing you will want to pay | | | | printing will not be reliable printing pharmacy labels |
| attention to two areas. The first area is the | | | | as an example. The HP cp3505n supports a wide |
| "Monthly Duty Cycle", which is how a company | | | | array of papers in addition to cardstock, labels, |
| measures how sturdy the specified printer is | | | | envelopes and transparencies. |
| against other similar devices. You will be able to | | | | When deliberating on which printer to purchase it |
| gauge the amount you expect to print each | | | | is important to consider the options available to |
| month against the maximum peak amount the | | | | that printer. These may allow for additional input |
| manufacture expects this printer to process. The | | | | and output, a duplex option to print on both sides |
| Monthly Duty Cycle that HP presents on the HP | | | | of a page, extra storage space and memory or |
| CP3505N is sixty five thousand pages per month. | | | | finishing options that may collate, staple or an |
| The "Recommended Monthly Print Volume" is the | | | | option that allows hole punching. If you need a |
| second measurement to watch, which takes into | | | | printer that does a certain function make sure |
| account the life of the printer and supply | | | | your printer is capable of doing it or has access to |
| replacement factors. This printer has a rating of | | | | an option that will allow it. |