Product review: 16 multi-function printers from 50 to 259 euros (page 6: Scanning and copying speeds)

Scanning and copying

We tested the printers at all resolutions, from 75 to 2400 ppp. However, to make these relatively complicated tables more readable, we limited the results to 300 ppp, which is the resolution used to identically reproduce a photo. Results are in seconds, and so the shorter the bar the better.

The « color copy rate » was measured on a rather light document. The value given in pages per minute is the page printing rate. Here, the higher the value, the better. There is no result for the Lexmark X2550 because we ran out of cartridges at the time of tests.

The last table is the time in seconds needed for a color photocopy and so the smaller the figure the better.

Our opinion

Canon wins with its MP510 and MP600, always amongst the top finishers and here the best.

Clearly, if scanning often avoid Lexmark. We were not impressed with the quality and in addition it was slow.

The Epson scanners have excellent quality and are in the average time category. This test is another good result for them.