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© 2007 Buyers Laboratory Inc. WARNING: This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc. and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory. Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report, in any man-
ner, whether printed or electronic (including, but not limited to, copying, faxing, scanning or use on a fax-back system), is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory. Violators will be pros-
ecuted to the fullest extent of the law. To purchase reprints of any BLI reports or articles, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404. Buyers Laboratory Inc., 20 Railroad Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Contact us at info@buyerslab.com.
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LAB TEST
Ricoh Aficio SP 4100N
Buyers LaBoratory Lab TesT RepoRT
© 2007 Buyers Laboratory Inc. WARNING: This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc. and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory. Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report, in any man-
ner, whether printed or electronic (including, but not limited to, copying, faxing, scanning or use on a fax-back system), is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory. Violators will be pros-
ecuted to the fullest extent of the law. To purchase reprints of any BLI reports or articles, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404. Buyers Laboratory Inc., 20 Railroad Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Contact us at info@buyerslab.com.
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LAB TEST
Ricoh Aficio SP 4100N
Buyers LaBoratory Lab TesT RepoRT
SUPPORTING TEST DATA
Buyers Laboratory Inc. • 20 Railroad Avenue • Hackensack, NJ 07601 • USA • (201) 488-0404
Michael Danziger
CEO
Mark Lerch
COO
Anthony F. Polifrone
Managing Director
Daria M. Hoffman
Managing Editor
Lynn Nannariello
Assistant Managing Editor
Marlene Orr
Printer Industry Analyst
Ben Curry
Associate Editor, Solutions
Tracie Hines
Associate Editor
George Mikolay
Associate Editor
Carl Schell
Associate Editor
Lisa Reider
Research Editor
Marc Bussanich
Technical Analyst
Pete Emory
Manager of Laboratory
Testing
Pia Beddiges
Manager of Competitive Services
Ken Nardone
Technical Manager, Field Testing
Anthony Marchesini
IT Director
T. R. Patrick
Art Director
Test Environment
The product has been tested in BLI’s 10,000-square-foot test lab, in an environment
monitored by a Honeywell Temp/RH chart recorder, which replicates typical ofce
conditions.
Test Equipment
BLI’s dedicated test network, consisting of Windows 2000 servers, Windows XP work-
stations, 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 its manufacturer-rated maximum monthly
volume, with daily volumes evenly divided over the course of the test.
Tested Configuration
SP 4100N conguration, which includes 192 MB of RAM, one 500-sheet paper drawer
and a 10/100BaseTX Ethernet interface, as well as the optional duplex unit and an
additional 500-sheet paper drawer.
Test Procedures
The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLI’s pro-
prietary procedures and industry-standard test procedures. 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 appli-
cations compatibility. In addition to a visual observation, density of black output
is measured using an X-Rite 428 Densitometer. Georgia-Pacic Spectrum Multi-Use
20-lb. bond is used in the tests, 10 percent of which is recycled paper containing
30 percent post-consumer content. Image quality is tested using Georgia-Pacic
Printing Paper (95 brightness, 22-lb. bond).
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. © 2007 Buyers Laboratory Inc. To purchase reprints,
contact BLI at (201) 488-0404 (x17) or at info@buyerslab.com.