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The IBM Infoprint 1532 Express brings
some new life to the workgroup printer
monochrome market with an enviable
number of unique features that put the
device on its own in terms of user-
friendliness and productivity in various real-
world settings.
Productivity is much more than a simple
case of click-to-clunk:
While some other devices may match the
IBM Infoprint 1532 Express in theoretical
print speed productivity when you take the
simplistic equation of comparing click print
to final output page, the overall productivity
equation is another matter.
It is this overall user productivity equation
that separates the IBM Infoprint 1532
Express from the pack, offering up a host
of user productivity enhancements and
workflow automation process that reduce
the time a user has to spend getting to the
point where the Print button can be clicked.
After all, who waits by a printer as their
pages come out — only the foolish or those
fully intent on wasting time discussing last
night’s latest reality TV elimination drama.
While one device may be faster at printing
a web page, the user must first open a
browser, select the page and then hit print.
Using ImageQuick this entire process can
be set up with NO user time at all.
The installation and maintenance
procedures are up to IBM’s usual high
standards, with MarkVision Professional. A
wealth of security networking measures are
also included as standard including IPv6,
Kerberos and LDAP authentication plus IP/
MAC filtering providing a professional
means of managing one or multiple
devices around the enterprise.
The direct print facility via ImageQuick and
the USB interface on the device front panel
provide a wealth of walk-up and automated
printing abilities that are designed to make
the job of printing business-critical tasks as
streamlined as possible.
Image quality will satisfy most business
users, but is an area we would like to see
improved in the next generation as
business documents continue to become
more and more graphical in nature.
What We’d Like To See:
There are other areas we would like to see
improved on the next generation product,
including a more flexible user ID cost
control system, allowing users to be
allocated a set limit per month rather than
the yes or no option currently available.
We would also like to see the USB direct
print facility expanded to include the ability
to choose finishing/document production
options in addition to the quantity choice
option — this would make the unique
feature even more impressive.
As some manufacturers look to keep
pushing the price of network printers down
and down, IBM seems to be placing more
emphasis on overall value for money taking
the user time into account. When you
consider the rising cost of salaries and the
ever greater burden of responsibility placed
on achieving greater workflow efficiency,
we think IBM has taken the right approach.
We look forward to seeing what innovation
gets implemented on the next series.
Summing Up