Issue #0713/2 - Compliance is changed for all paper printer products to require testing to determine a typical electrical consumption over a period of time. Printer features and components help determine the exact compliance figure through a system of power allowances.
Issue #0713/3 - Only three manufacturers have made a clear statement regarding where they stand on the new standard.
Few manufacturers have made announcements so far, or any information available, regarding their position with the new 1.0 Energy Star standard.
Issue #0712/1 - To comply with the new standard, printer models will have to meet new guidelines but just how much do we stand to save on our energy costs over the printers we bought more than a decade ago?
Issue #0539/2 - Expensive to operate, neither printer presents as a low cost option but Lexmark’s T640 has flexible paper handling options.
In the next category, Lexmark’s T640 and Xerox’s Phaser 3500 sit at a 33ppm print speed within a group of competing printers offering print speeds between 33ppm and 35ppm.
Issue #0525/4 - Registration procedure postponed till June 2006.
Despite an original requirement to comply with Europe’s WEEE directive by this month, the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has pushed the compliance date further back to June of 2006.
