About BLI’s Picks of the Year
Twice a year with its "Pick of the Year" awards, BLI gives special recognition in each cat-
egory to those products that provided the most outstanding performances in BLI’s exhaus-
tive lab tests.
BLI’s awards stand alone in that they are based on a rigorous battery of lab tests that takes
approximately two months to complete and includes an extensive durability test, during
which each unit is run at the manufacturer's maximum recommended monthly volume.
BLI’s durability test is unique among office product evaluations and uniquely qualifies BLI
to assess reliability, which is a critical factor for buyers and IT directors, given that virtually
all of the products are designed for use on networks.
In addition to assessing reliability, in terms of the number of service calls and PM (pre-
ventive maintenance) calls required, as well as misfeed frequency, BLI's comprehensive
evaluation includes an assessment of copy and print quality, productivity, ease of use and
economy, as well as connectivity issues such as feedback to workstations, administrative
utilities, print drivers, multitasking and scanning solutions. Each product that successfully
passes BLI’s lab test earns BLI’s “Recommended” or “Highly Recommended” seal and a
BLI “Certificate of Reliability” and qualifies as a “Pick” award contender. Consequently, a
BLI “Pick of the Year” is a hard-earned award that buyers and IT directors can trust to better
guide them in their acquisition decisions.
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COO
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Senior Editor, Solutions
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Associate Editor
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