HP PSC 2400 - draft/normal/fast print

[Werner Hussen]

Hallo,

at our printer, we can switch three different choices to print:
Draft - Normal - Fast

We tested all three and they did the same quality.

So my question is about the ink. Does the printer use in draft less ink
or is it the same in all cases?

Thanks
Werner

 

[Andrew Rossmann]

[This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was sent
to the cited author.]

at our printer, we can switch three different choices to print:
Draft - Normal - Fast

We tested all three and they did the same quality.

So my question is about the ink. Does the printer use in draft less ink
or is it the same in all cases?

FastDraft should look noticeably lighter and grainier and presumably
use less ink. Under the drop-down box where you select the quality are 3
lines giving the settings it is using. FastDraft uses 300dpi, FastNormal
and Normal use 600dpi with 'Automatic' color, and Best uses 600dpi and
PhotoREt. MaximumDPI uses 1200dpi.

 

[Werner Hussen]

FastDraft should look noticeably lighter and grainier and presumably
use less ink. Under the drop-down box where you select the quality
are 3
lines giving the settings it is using. FastDraft uses 300dpi,
FastNormal
and Normal use 600dpi with 'Automatic' color, and Best uses 600dpi
and
PhotoREt. MaximumDPI uses 1200dpi.

More dpi's = more ink?

MfG
Werner

 

[Bob Headrick]

Hallo,

at our printer, we can switch three different choices to print:
Draft - Normal - Fast

We tested all three and they did the same quality.

So my question is about the ink. Does the printer use in draft less
ink or is it the same in all cases?

If you are using the HP driver you should have the following choices:
Fast Draft, Fast Normal, Normal, Best and Max DPI (for Photo paper
only). Fast Draft will use about half the ink of Normal mode. Normal,
Best and Max DPI use about the same amount of ink, Fast Normal uses
somewhat less.

For black text printing Fast Draft may be perfectly acceptable, you will
probably see more difference in color images.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging