Dell 5100cn Toner Based Printer - This is a Working Class Printer Designed For Large Workgroups

Overview

The Dell 5100cn color laser printer can be categorized as a "working class" printer. This means that this printer model is designed for use in a busy workplace setting as the "go to" printer for the bulk of the print jobs. The 5100cn offers speedy printing, built in duplexer, large paper capacity, and is network ready. Offices that require large daily print jobs will make good use of this Dell model.

Features and Functionality

Getting this behemoth of a printer unpacked and into place can be quite a task. The 5100cn weighs 84 pounds and measures approximately 17" wide by 23" deep by 18" high. A designated area for permanent placement of the 5100cn is recommended. A table or stand with room for paper and supplies is a great idea. Setup and installation take only a few minutes after the printer is physically in place. The on board LCD screen facilitates the menus and options used to get the printer ready to print.

Working class printers require memory and speed in order to handle the wide array of print jobs they receive. Processing power is also something of concern. The Dell 5100cn laser printer comes standard with a 128 MB of memory installed. It is capable of supporting up to 640 MB total RAM. Users should consider upgrading the standard 128 MB if they expect to printing heavy volumes of graphics and images. Offices that print mainly text documents should be fine with the 128 MB of memory depending on the number of users connected to the printer. Dell 5100cn print speeds are very fast. This printer boasts 35 pages per minute for monochrome printing and 25 pages per minute for color prints. These numbers are more than enough to handle large print jobs. The Intel 400 MHz processor allow the 5100cn to handle multiple print jobs at one time and is more than enough power for this laser model.

This Dell offers plenty in the way of media handling and paper capacity. Media types such as envelopes, plain paper, bonded paper, coated paper, transparencies, and labels are all supported by this printer. Many different paper sizes can be used in this printer including letter, legal, A4, A5, B5, Folio, an Executive. Adding to these features is the ability to output double sided prints using the built in duplexer. Duplex printing is standard on the 5100cn printer, which is a great feature. Out of the box, this printer can hold up to 650 sheets of paper. In order to handle larger volume printing, the paper capacity can be expanded to 2,150 sheets. This printer is rated to handle 3,000 pages per day or 90,000 pages per month. These are characteristics of a "true" workgroup printer.

The 5100cn has a built in print server, with supports connection to a LAN via Ethernet or Fast Ethernet. Using this printer as part of a network or work group is really what it is designed for and should always be the case so that owners can realize its true value.

Dell 5100cn toner cartridges offer a low cost per print and are rated at 8,000 pages for each of the colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) and 9,000 pages for the Black toner cartridge. 5100cn toner cartridges have the following Dell model numbers: Cyan (310-5810), Magenta (310-5809), Yellow (310-5808), Black (310-5807). Owners of this printer have the option to use Dell compatible toner cartridges or the Dell OEM branded cartridges. Use of the Dell 5100cn toner cartridges can save thousands of dollars over the life of the printer.

The print quality of the 5100cn isn't photo quality, which is pretty much the standard when it comes to these types of printers. Presentation images and graphics will be good enough for most office use. Text documents will print out crisp and look great. Owners shouldn't expect professional quality photos from this printer, but all other outputs will look brilliant.

Conclusion

Working class color laser printers must be capable of handling many types of print jobs and in large volumes. The Dell 5100cn is designed to do all of this and to do it well. This printer has the speed, power, and durability to sit in any office environment. Day to day, high volume printing is no match for this powerful Dell color laser printer.

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