The SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory is a division of Spencer & Associates Publishing, Ltd. specializing in the testing and analysis of Digital Color Imaging and Printing products.
Manufacturers and Vendors have relied upon our independent research and testing of print quality, throughput speed, cost-per-print, and ease-of-use since 1989 — increase credibility, sales, and the bottom line.
Ink/Toner Yield & Cost-per-Print
Resellers use our customized printer test suites to verify manufacturers' performance claims, and rely on our independent testing results to drive product sales.
Firms for whom printing is mission-critical can gain significant efficiencies and cost benefits, while individual users can be educated about the best printing solutions.
Senior staff is available for confidential investment consultations with financial analysts on many digital printing and imaging subjects, and as an Expert Witness with federal jury experience.
Members of the Press and industry analysts are welcome to review our public research and test results.
Testing & Research of Digital Color Imaging Products
Spencer & Associates is a premier product marketing research and support consultancy providing services to firms for whom printing is mission-critical: strategic support to improve print quality, cost-of-ownership, performance, and usability. SpencerLab provides leadership in quantitative and qualitative product evaluations—independent, comparative test and evaluation services and tools for the digital color peripherals industry.
The final [print sample] is PERFECT!!!!!
—national product manager, major printer manufacturer
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HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press Print Quality Analysis
Comparison with 133- and 175-line Offset
Print Quality Analyses ColorLok Media Evaluation Report
AiO Printers: Brother MFC5490CN, Canon PIXMA MX860 & MX7600, Epson WorkForce 600, HP Officejet 6500 & Officejet Pro 8500
Print & Copy Quality Comparison
HP Officejet Pro 8500 AiO Printer Series vs. Brother MFC-9440CN & Samsung CLX-3175FN Laser All-in-Ones
HP Officejet 6500 AiO Printer Series
Xerox & Third-Party Toners Reliability Test Report
Xerox Phaser 6360 Color Laser Printer
Print Quality Analysis: Modes, Media, and Competitive
Xerox ColorQube 9203 vs. Canon imageRUNNER C5180, Konica Minolta bizhub C650, and Ricoh Aficio MP C5000
Xerox iGen4 Photographic Image Print Quality
One of the Best options available today
The SpencerLab Printer Test Suite (Ver. 4.2), is now available for licensing to the general public.