2012

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Color Printer Case Study


Considerations

  • cost and requirements of printer
    • memory >=32MB
    • TCP/IP
    • postscript and PJL
    • integratability with p4p
    • maint. contract, 3yrs
    • duty cycle
  • cost of consumables
    • toners
    • paper
    • imagine unit
    • fuser unit
    • etc. (varies)
  • performance
    • resolution
    • media support
      • glossy
      • transp. -- lock down additional tray. two queues, switch tray ps command wrapper. feasible?
    • speed
  • deployment
    • training users
    • training support staff
    • location (test, final)
    • attended location (abandoned prints, etc)
  • charge per page, based on
    • consumables
    • printer cost
    • support cost
    • misprint penalty
    • volume of printing
  • unknown variables
    • volume of printing (2%-12% of overall printing at UT Austin)
      • our total black and white yearly printing is aprox 1.2 million pages.
      • how much of our overall printing will be color (5%, 7%)?
    • type of printing (% page coverage)
  • policies
    • how to encourage careful printing?
    • disclaimer for wysi-n-wyg, etc
    • bad print policy
    • how to educate users
    • integratability of p4p with high end graphics apps

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