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IPM Vs PPM

The document discusses the difference between IPM (images per minute) and PPM (pages per minute) print speed metrics for printers. While PPM is easier for consumers to understand, manufacturers now use IPM, which can be difficult to calculate. The response provides an example calculation for IPM based on the number of pages printed during test files. It also estimates that for text documents, a page in PPM is approximately the same as an image in IPM, allowing for a rough comparison between the two metrics. Finally, it estimates the Canon printer would print a page every 6.7 seconds based on its 9 IPM rating.

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IPM Vs PPM

The document discusses the difference between IPM (images per minute) and PPM (pages per minute) print speed metrics for printers. While PPM is easier for consumers to understand, manufacturers now use IPM, which can be difficult to calculate. The response provides an example calculation for IPM based on the number of pages printed during test files. It also estimates that for text documents, a page in PPM is approximately the same as an image in IPM, allowing for a rough comparison between the two metrics. Finally, it estimates the Canon printer would print a page every 6.7 seconds based on its 9 IPM rating.

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IPM vs PPM - canon printer

Aaron Litvinoff , Aug 12, 2010; 10:36 a.m.


Hi there. I'm looking for a new printer now as I gave my previous one to my mum to replace her old
dinosaur. I own a 5D Mark 2 and wanted to find a decent Canon photo printer that will make nice prints.
HOWEVER: I mainly print documents, and want to find a photo printer that prints DOCUMENTS fast.
But how do I determine the speed? The Canon PIXMA MP640 has numerous positive reviews on
Amazon UK for printing photos. Great. But I I want to figure out how fast it is printing text on mono
draft setting. My previous printer (HP Photosmart C7280) had a PPM (pages per minute) of 33 in mono
draft mode for documents. This was awesome. I'm checking out the Canon Pixma MP640, and its print
speed is listed as 9.2 IPM (inches per minute). What does this refer to? Photos, or text? How does this
compare to PPM? Why don't manufacturers use PPM across the board, it seems much easier to
understand. I think in terms of how many pages my printer has printed, not how many inches it's
printed... Help gratiously sought... thanks

Responses
Peter Mounier , Aug 12, 2010; 11:44 a.m.
PPM is out, IPM is in.
These websites might give you the info you're looking for.
(link)
http://www.canon-asia.com/bewareofdoublestandards/
The IPM standard that you refer to is Images Per Minute, rather than inches per minute. It's a way of
measuring the printing speed using a standard 4 page document containing images and text.
Peter
Aaron Litvinoff , Aug 13, 2010; 07:23 a.m.
OK. I'm terrible at maths though. Can you tell me what 9ipm and 12 ipm is in pages a minute? There is
some formula on there but I really am shit with maths.
Aaron Litvinoff , Aug 13, 2010; 08:47 a.m.
From that link you posted, I quote
"For selected printers, both HP and Canon calculate ipm by counting number of pages printed during
a Medium Job minus four, and then dividing that by the time measured under the ESAT method
for Excel, Word and Adobe each. The three speeds can then be reported individually, or averaged out and
reported as an overall print speed. Heres an example of calculating ipm under the ESAT method for a
Medium Job:
Lets say that during the testing time frame for each test file (i.e. 4 pages printed plus another 30 seconds
of printing), the tested printer rolls out the following page amounts: Adobe test file prints 10 pages,
Word prints 12 pages, and Excel prints 14 pages. To calculate the ipm for the Adobe file, you would take
the 10 pages, subtract 4, and divide by 0.5 minutes (i.e. 30 seconds) to get 12 ipm. For Word, you take
the 12 pages, subtract 4, and divide by 0.5 minutes to get 16 ipm. Finally, for Excel, you take the 14
pages, subtract 4, and divide by 0.5 minutes to get 20 ipm. To get the overall ipm, you would take the
average of 12, 16 and 20 to get 16 ipm."

Now, I don't know about you, but using something so goddamn hard to figure out is not exactly the most
palatable thing for a consumer. Rather than getting out my old GCSE maths book from school, I'd rather
just go into a shop, understand that the printer will take roughly x minutes to print x pages. If you can do
the math here for me then I can just continue to be a happy consumer. please? Xxx
Peter Mounier , Aug 13, 2010; 11:30 a.m.
I agree with you on that. I know that photographic images are different, and the print times for photo
images will vary depending on content, but it seems like it would be a simple matter to state the time it
takes to print one page of text.
Since you want a Canon printer, I presume you will be comparing one Canon printer to another Canon
printer. So the test times should give you a good comparison of which one is fastest without doing any
math since they will all be tested with the same test files using the same IPM standard. It's not as if you
have to compare printers where one uses the old PPM standard and another uses the new IPM standard.
Finally, if you want to compare PPM to IPM, I'd guess that the "page" in PPM is approx. the same as the
"image" in IPM. I say that because from looking at the test files used to determine print speed, they are
mostly text anyway, with some graphics that you might see in an office document. They are not using a
photo, which would take longer to print. So the very fast HP printer you had printed 33 PPM or approx.
1 page in two seconds, compared to the Canon printer that prints 9 "images" per minute, or 1 page in 6.7
seconds. If the Canon printed all text in the test rather than "Images" the print time should be faster.
Likewise, if the HP printer had some graphics in the test docs, the time should be slightly longer. It
should be noted that the new standard states that the tests are done on plain paper in default mode.

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