Evaluating laser MFPs 3
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Evaluation categories
Based on extensive market research and customer feedback, 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 M1522 MFP series meets the criteria in each
category.
1—Ease of use
2—Versatility
3—Total cost of ownership
4—Performance
5—Reliability
6—Output quality
7—Network solutions
During your evaluation, we invite you to compare the HP LaserJet M1522 MFP series to other competing
devices 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, copying, faxing, and scanning 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, copying, faxing, and scanning processes, 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.)