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BUYERS LABORATORY TEST REPORT Imagistics 2500 MFP Multifunctional
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General Appraisal continued
Shortcomings
In addition to one criticism that is common for
fax-centric units (that it does not automatically
detect the size of paper after changing the
paper size), BLI technicians found the follow-
ing shortcomings: 1) Feedback to PC worksta-
tions was rated “Poor” because, while utilities
that provide feedback to a PC user are avail-
able in the unit’s standard configuration via a
parallel/USB connection, the only information
available in BLI’s tested configuration with the
optional AXIS print server is a list of completed
jobs accessible from the Web page. 2) The
unit’s cost per page is higher than the average
for laser/LED fax-centric multifunctional units
tested to date. In fact, only two other units
tested have a higher cost per page. 3) When
the unit redialed the destination after being
subjected to excessive line noise, it transmit-
ted the entire file, including the pages that were
successfully transmitted, which would cause
unnecessary telephone line costs.
Price Analysis and Summary
As mentioned above, the Imagistics 2500
MFP’s cost per page is among the highest for
laser/LED fax-centric multifunctional units
tested to date. However, the unit has a sug-
gested retail price that is competitive when
compared to those of other mid-volume units
currently available, while providing a print
speed, compression method and a standard and
maximum memory capacity that are above
average for units in this volume class. Because
of its good overall performance, BLI recom-
mends the Imagistics 2500 MFP for high-
volume faxing, mid-volume printing and
convenience copying.
Copy Quality:
Text: ................................ Good
Line art: .......................... Good
Halftones: ....................... Good
Solids:.............................. Good
Print Quality:
Text: ................................ Good
Line art: .......................... Good
Halftones: ....................... Good
Solids:.............................. Good
Ease of use:....................... Good
Ease of maintenance: ....... Good
Estimated waste:............... Low
Estimated downtime: ........ Low
Total service calls
(including PMs) ................. 0
MIBF: ............................... Not applicable
MIBS: ............................... Not applicable
Toner yield
(at 6% page coverage) ..... 4,369