Toshiba e-STUDIO 4511

Toshiba e-STUDIO 4511Color at Work tmPrintThe driver allows users to create a widerrange of documents than some of thecompetition. Users can also choose torearrange pages ready for booklet production.We were impressed with the way in which thebooklet process was laid out, with an easy tofollow guide to paper sizes and other layoutoptions. On some other units this has beenconfusing, resulting in several failed attemptsbefore the desired document was produced.The Toshiba e-STUDIO 4511 also allowsusers to specify a separate paper source forthe booklet’s cover pages.Effect:This allows users to add a watermark and/oroverlay data to a document.Image Quality:There are four pre-defined image qualitysettings in the driver, which are designed tomake the selection process as easy aspossible for the average office color user.We would have liked to have had morecustomizable control over color but did notsee this as a major weakness for most users.Bandwidth:Monochrome and color network bandwidth onthe Toshiba e-STUDIO 4511’s PCL5c driver,while not the lowest we have seen, did notproduce files that would worry an IT/networkmanager. Acrobat graphic files were rippedefficiently, while printing basic wordprocessing documents produced larger filesizes than we have seen on some units.Productivity:Within the printer driver we were given theoption of printing in automatic mode, which isthe default setting when the driver is installed,or in monochrome (black) mode. Withinautomatic mode, each individual page is firstanalyzed todeterminewhether itcontains colordata or not. If nocolor data isdetected, thepage is printed inmonochromemode and asingle clickcharge isapplied. If colordata is detected,the page isoutput in colormode and fourclicks areapplied.Toshibapromotes thisapproach as ameans ofreducing runningcosts versusprinting all pagesin full color andbeing charged four clicks for every page,even if they only contain black information.However, this approach reduced productivitywhen monochrome printing. For example,when the 35 page Word document, (whichprinted in under 60 seconds in monochromemode) is printed in automatic mode, it took210 seconds to complete the job.Print Image Quality:Image quality across a wide range ofstandard office documents was good. Solidareas of color were reproduced withoutbanding, greyscales and shaded colors werewell reproduced down to our lightest 5% testpattern. Graphics and photographic materialreproduction was also perfectly acceptable forgeneral office use.Page Number 10www.BERTL.comtel. 732-761-2311fax. 732-761-2312info@BERTL.comCopyright © 2004 BERTL Inc. 19-Feb-04All Rights Reserved. The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit anyreproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document. This document may only be viewed electronicallythrough the BERTL.com website and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format. Any reproductionof trademarks is strictly prohibited. BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissionscontained in this document.