The 36 PPM only happens when you go for multiple copies of the same content (takes time to load the buffer for the next page.) In fact many PCs can't product content at 36 PPM.
Our old phaser would slow down even if the page had one spot of color.
My bet? You'll get about 1/2 those speeds in reality.
Bob
Hi,
I'm looking into purchasing either a Xerox Phaser 6120 or a Phaser 6300. I'm leaning towards the 6300 because of faster print speeds. First of all, does anyone have any first-hand experience with either of these?
Secondly, the print speed is fairly important, in particular black and white speed. Since the ppm rating for B&W printing (36) is much higher than the ppm for color printing (26), I'm wondering how those speeds play out for something that's mostly black and white. Say something as simple as an Excel spreadsheet with a row that's highlighted in yellow. Will the print speed automatically dip to 26 ppm simply because it's using color? Or do those estimates assume a certain percentage of color being printed?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Mike

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