your speed limiter is your pc. the slower the pc, the slower the spooling process. all spooling takes place on the pc for inkjets or bubblejets.
- usb will allow you to maximize your speed to the printer from your windows spooler (which uses ram), and the actual ppm the printer can print will be reflective only on a system with enough resources available.
-of course, the higher the resolution of your images means more dots need be applied to the page, which means more time
-all bubblejet speeds are rated at 300dpi 5% density of ink on the page.
Laser printers are different. they are page printers, as opposed to line printers. the whole page's data is sent to the printer as opposed to line by line, this is why it is important to have some ram on the printer. the more ram available on the printer, and on the pc, the faster the data can be sent to the printer, and stored in ram to be sent to the image processor, where it will be processed into an analog or digital signal. (which in turn turns the laser on and off)
-the ppm factor on the printer is also directly related to the print engine incorporated inside (ie how fast toner is charged, pushed onto the paper, pulled off the paper, fused, then spit out)
-laser printers always have roughly the same dpi - about 400-600 (cept for the new ones, they are getting damn good) so print speed really is in how long it takes the laser to write to the drum, apply the toner to drum, remove excess toner, fuse the toner on the page, and feed the paper during this whole process.
hope that clears up, not confuses the issue
whoaa. can you tell i work for a printer company?
good luck
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