// Methodology

How we test.

Every score on this site comes from the same repeatable process, run on hardware we paid for. No loaners with strings attached, no sponsored verdicts. Here is exactly how a printer earns its number.

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// Our principles

The rules we test by

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// The process

Six stages, every machine

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// The scorecard

The 14-point benchmark

Every printer is scored against the same fourteen weighted metrics. The weights reflect what actually matters day to day, with print quality and reliability carrying the most.

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Total weight

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// Reading the score

What the numbers mean

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// Independence

We buy the gear. We keep the scores.

We purchase test units at retail, anonymously where possible, so manufacturers cannot send us cherry-picked samples. Scores are never shared with brands before publishing and are never tied to advertising or affiliate relationships.

We do earn affiliate commission when you buy through our links, at no cost to you. That funds the hardware. It never changes a score.