To help you determine which printer is the right one for you, CNET Labs performs a variety of tests that evaluate print quality and speed. If you're going to print documents, you want to know that they are going to look good and print quickly. Be they letters to Grandma or photos from your most recent vacation, things have more impact when you can hold them in your hands. Colors all match what you see on your monitor (assuming you have a color calibrated monitor).For better or worse, we are not a paperless society.Pay attention that the tint of the shadows in each box is subtly affected by the contents of each box.There should be a good range of varying warm highlights in most areas.Dark areas in the hair of the first model should show detail without going to pure black.Skin tone in both the highlighted and shadow areas should look natural, especially the difficult pink skin tones in the second face, and the areas where the skin transitions into the hair on the third face.There is a smooth gray transition in the gray ramp, with no banding or breaks.The purple tapestry and the sand in the fish bowl should have deep purple tones with plenty of detail.The optically brightened golf balls should have cool blue highlights.The elephant shows good detail in the colored saddle, with no bleeding from the blacks.The robot has bright, saturated colors that still show detail, as do the colored beads.The binocular case has deep brown tones that transition well into the darker areas.The cactus and the sunflower leaves should show a rich range of greens.The shadow areas of the fruit should display correctly, with no problem tones.

The vase holding the sunflower should have good saturated blues.The yellows in the sunflower should be bright and distinct from the yellow of the lemon below it.You can use the explanation below to help you understand this: It helps to know what each part of the image is testing in your printer check image. Test Image for Printer – Full-Sized Image

Test print black and white