For as long as I can remember, printer performance has been reported using terms like Return to Application (RTA), Time to First Page (TFP), and Time to Last Page (TLP). Over the past few years, RTA has disappeared from many reviews as processing power on the PC has increased and returning access to...
Printer, RIP, Printer driver and conversion software manufacturers are primarily concerned about their ability to print, edit or display from applications that their customers will use. So, a major component of their QA process includes the testing of their systems with test files from popular application...
Successful printer reviews are a key part of the success of any printer product. I found an interesting resource on Consumersearch.com that documents the major publications that do printer reviews and rates the credibility of their reviews. I was pleased to see that David Stone at PC magazine came in...