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Performance & manageability

Performance is more than engine speed, and when you are shopping for desktop and workgroup printers, manageability is key. See how HP printers provide faster real-world performance across a variety of functions and how HP makes printers throughout your office easier to manage.
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Experience faster real-world performance with HP

HP internal testing shows the time it takes the Lexmark C762 print a suite of 14 files in either default or best print quality mode is more than that required for an HP Color LaserJet 4650 to print the same suite of files in HP's default best print quality mode, as this graph illustrates.

Total time to print a suite of 14 files

Wait less for output

HP internal testing shows that HP Color LaserJet printers can warm up faster from powersave mode than comparable Lexmark printers, as this graph illustrates.*

Time to first page out from powersave mode

* Learn more about how Instant-on Technology enables a faster first page out and see additional comparisons provided by a third party.

Increase availability with HP's embedded web server

HP's embedded web server (EWS) offers enabled remote device management over a standard network connection. Following are some examples of the benefits of managing printers with the HP EWS as compared to comparable Lexmark technologies.

FeatureHPLexmarkCustomer benefit
AlertsSixteen configurable alerts that can be sent to email addresses, mobile devices or a website with configuration pages attached.Two alerts that can only be sent to an email address.Receive the information you need to monitor and proactively manage your printers in the ways you need to receive it and with the information you need to act on it.
Supplies reorderingOrder supplies easily from the embedded web server.Ordering supplies is a more complicated task with Lexmark's MarkVision software.Set up automated supplies reordering to streamline the process and keep your printers supplied.
Wakeup timesSet a specific wakeup time for each printer every day of the week to bring it out of powersave mode.Not available.Have printers ready and waiting when users need them.

PC Magazine Service & Reliability Survey results

HP printers continue to win high marks for overall quality, reliability, and product support. HP printers are the only ones to win the PC Magazine's Readers' Choice Award for service and reliability for 16 years in a row.
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