Productivity; Productivity Analysis; Print Drivers - Xerox WorkCentre 7120 Competitive Comparison

Productivity

Productivity analysis

Productivity is influenced by a variety of factors, ranging from the obvi-
ous (rated engine speed, rated scan speed) to the subtle (streamlined
administrative procedures, for example), and overall ease of use. We will
examine numerous factors that contribute to the overall productivity
advantages of the WorkCentre 7120 in this section.
Ease of use is a critical factor in determining productivity. If users have to
spend time figuring out how to use a function properly, they're not doing
the jobs they're paid to do and their productivity suffers dramatically. The
WorkCentre 7120 advantages in ease of use include...
Better print drivers that keep workers more productive
WorkCentre 7120
Toner gauge in print drivers in
one-percent increments
Paper gauge in print drivers
Award-winning Mobile Express
print driver
Default settings by application
Unique print driver settings for each application
The WorkCentre 7120 print driver allows users to automatically apply unique
print job settings for each application. For example, a user who needs two-
sided output for all Microsoft Word documents and black-and-white output
for email documents can save these as driver defaults (see image above).
This feature is a huge productivity booster that eliminates a manual
process that Canon Color imageRUNNER C2550 users must deal with on
a daily basis.
4 Xerox WorkCentre 7120 vs. Canon Color imageRUNNER C2550
Color imageRUNNER C2550
No toner gauge in print drivers
Drivers display inaccurate informa-
tion on remaining paper supply
unless users first update the infor-
mation, which is an impractical,
multi-step process
No default settings by application
The print driver's first tab
prominently displays the most
common used settings in any
application. It also shows the
Saved Settings by application
feature. For each application, a
different default printing profile
can be set for every application.
EIP architecture enables seamless integration with
existing workflow
The WorkCentre 7120 is EIP-enabled, allowing it to integrate easily with
third-party workflow applications to simplify tasks such as accounting and
document management. For example, DocuShare Express 6 turns paper
documents into electronic files that can be archived, searched, accessed
remotely and collaborated upon.
The WorkCentre 7120's EIP architecture enables integration with applica-
tions such as Xerox's SMARTsend Pro and with third-party workplace
software packages like Equitrac Office and Equitrac Express; Scan to PC
Desktop (EIP Edition); Accuroute; Streem Connect; and ScanFlowStore
with Interactive Client.
Faster scanning speeds
Rated scanning speed (in ipm)
WorkCentre 7120
Black 55
Color 55
BLI productivity analysis: Tested scanning speed up
to 14 ipm faster
Tested scanning speed (300-dpi PDF; in images per minute)*
WorkCentre 7120
Black 50.6
Single-sided
Double-sided 28.4
Color 50.4
Single-sided
Double-sided 28.4
* Data from BLI Lab tests.
Sample of a
customized
WorkCentre 7120
front panel
Color imageRUNNER C2550
44
44
Color imageRUNNER C2550
36.6
19.8
36.4
19.6