Basic printing rates
Here are the basic speeds for the printing of a color office document and the time it took to produce a 4x6 inch (10x15 cm) photo. These weren’t the only tests carried out in this area, and we also took a look at the maximum engine speed, draft mode, monochrome, A4 prints, etc. When useful, this information was included in each product page in the print and scanning speed section.
Our opinion
Four products are clearly faster than the others: the Canon MP510 and MP600, the Epson RX560 and the HP C6180. This represents two mid-level and two high end products.
Normally, for less than 100 euros you should expect office print speeds of around 4 pages per minute and photo speeds of one 10 x 15 every 2 minutes.
A fast product can go as high as 6 ppm and will produce photos in less than a minute. This can be factor when doing large volumes, for example, printing fifty photos, and becomes a very important characteristic.
