Evaluating the MFP 7
Evaluating the MFP
Traditionally businesses have relied upon a variety of hardcopy tools, including printers, fax
machines, and copiers, to create and distribute business content. While the functionality offered by
these tools remains important, advances in digital technology, the rise of the Internet, and the
increasing popularity of e-mail have changed the hardcopy needs of users. By adequately
addressing these hardcopy needs, a business can increase user productivity and operating
efficiency—compelling reasons for choosing the right hardcopy solution. However, before you can
select the right solution, you must have an understanding of document creation.
Industry data indicates that most copy and print jobs are small: the average print job is 5 pages or
fewer in length, and the average copy job consists 7.5 copies. This suggests that businesses need a
hardcopy solution capable of producing large numbers of small jobs. The Gartner Group has found
that 70 percent of all copy jobs start at the printer, indicating that most business departments would
be better served by a network-enabled printer-copier combination rather than a standalone copier.
HP MFPs enable users to print multiple originals, make copies, and convert paper-based content to
electronic format for sending or sharing. With your MFP connected to a network rather than an
individual PC, multiple jobs for multiple users may be processed at once.
Based on extensive market research and customer feedback of its products, HP has identified user
needs in seven key categories. These categories should be closely examined as businesses consider
the purchase of MFPs. In this section, we will examine each of these and how the HP LaserJet
4345mfp series meets the criteria in each category.
1—Ease of use
2—Versatility
3—Reliability
4—Total cost of ownership
5—Performance
6—Print and copy quality
7—Network management solutions
The HP LaserJet 4345mfp series provides superior performance and the industry’s simplest, most
intuitive design, enhancing HP’s reputation for producing the most reliable products on the market.
During your evaluation, we invite you to compare the HP LaserJet 4345mfp series to other
competing products to see why it is the best choice for your workplace!
Evaluation guidelines
As you design tests and conduct your evaluation, remember the following guidelines:
• Consider the typical end-user’s printing, scanning, faxing, and copying needs.
• Simulate the end-user’s environment.
• When testing more than one product, try to make a fair comparison between products by
setting up in the same environment and testing similar settings and configurations.
• Analyze each of the elements of the printing process, but remember that the elements work
together as part of the whole solution. (For instance, performance claims mean very little if
documents print incorrectly or with poor quality.)
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