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BACKGROUND
Printing passed copying as the primary method of
reproducing documents years ago. Today, printing is just
as important—if not more important—than copying.
Connectivity
Most devices include Ethernet and USB connectivity out-
of-the-box. Some devices include a parallel interface for
local connection.
In addition, many devices provide a
selection of optional connectivity choices such as Wireless
802.11b or g (g is the faster, preferred standard),
Bluetooth for cell phone or PDA connectivity, PictBridge
photo printing for printing directly from a digital camera,
and FireWire for high-speed local connectivity.
Page Description Languages (PDLs)
PCL is the page description language (PDL) provided by
most printer and MFP suppliers.
charge for a PostScript upgrade or provide a PostScript
Level 3 emulation (clone).
provide genuine Adobe PostScript Level 3 and bundle in
PCL. A few manufacturers also include their own PDL,
which are typically based loosely on the Microsoft
Windows/GDI printing technology of old. These Windows
or
GDI
drivers
often
advantages over traditional PCL and PostScript print
drivers, since the bulk of the processing is handled by the
more powerful desktop PC, rather than by the less well-
equipped printer processor itself.
NETWORK-BANDWIDTH/PRINT FILE SIZE
Printed File Size
50-page Duplex Text-Based PDF
50-page Text-Based PDF
38-page Duplex Word Form
32-page Graphic Intensive PowerPoint
32-page Text-Based PowerPoint
22-page Excel Worksheet
16-page Magazine PDF Signature Booklet
16-page Duplex Magazine PDF
16-page Magazine PDF
4-page Passport Form PDF
1-page Digital photo print original
0
5,000,000
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Some manufacturers
Still other manufacturers
offer
significant
productivity
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
Size in Kb
PostScript
PCL
Print-Features Summary
CPU
RAM and Hard Drive
Apple Mac OS X 10.2 and higher; UNIX:
Operating Platforms
Supported
Linux:SUSE 9.2/9.3, Turbo Linux 10, Red
Hat ES3/ES4, Fedora Core 1, Yellow Dog
Standard Print Drivers
Optional Print Drivers
Standard Interfaces
Optional Interfaces
Network-Bandwidth/Print File Size
1- page digital photo PDF
4 page Passport Form PDF
16-page Magazine in PDF
22-page Excel Worksheet
32-page Text-Based PowerPoint
32-page Graphic Intensive
PowerPoint
38-page Form Word Document
50-page Text-Based PDF
May 2007
Xerox Phaser 6180DN
400 MHz processor
128 MB
MS Win 2000/XP/2003 Server, Vista;
Solaris 8/9/10, HPUX 11.0, AIX 4.3.3,
3.X
PostScript 3, PCL 6
N/o
10/100 Base-TX Ethernet,
USB 2.0
Wireless - IEEE 802.11a/b/g, Multi-
Protocol Network Card
Original file
PCL
PS
size
4,483 KB
5.14 MB
5.63 MB
79 KB
2.15 MB
4.05 MB
1,780 KB
9.76 MB
2.71 MB
122 KB
1.45 MB
7.14 MB
234 KB
1.31 MB
2.37 MB
4,202 KB
10.8 MB
22.9 MB
912 KB
3.99 MB
13.4 MB
170 KB
2.30 MB
1.25 MB
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