DELL TONER - 5100, 5100cn (310-5807/3105807) Dell part # 310-5807

The Dell 5100cn is a color laser printer aimed for use in medium-sized workgroups. The Dell 5100cn aims to cover the middle ground of the color laser printer market, as it is neither too expensive nor too cheap in comparison to similar printer models out there. Although its design is a bit dull and is in the traditional Dell color of black, it is a more than capable printing device that will easily satisfy a workgroup's printing requirements, especially as it has a maximum duty monthly cycle of 90,000 pages. The Dell 5100cn can print up to 35 pages per minute in monochrome and up to 25 pages per minute in color, which is certainly not too shabby. The re-filled ink toner cartridge supplied by Peachtree Ink has the same quality and quantity of toner powder inside and the toner cartridge is certified to work just as well as an original Dell toner cartridge.

 

Ultimately, this is a good little workgroup printer that will not cost the earth to buy, and it has all the minimum features you need in a workgroup printer, such as a duplexer and networking capability. It is also a very budget-friendly device in terms of how much it costs to replace the printer's ink cartridges. Luckily, the Dell 5100cn does not only accept Dell's own replacement cartridges, but it will also run on re-filled discount toner cartridges, which means that replacing its ink never has to be an expensive affair, as you can simply buy generic toner and use that in the Dell 5100cn. 

Dell 5100cn laserjet printer Review

Given the Dell 5100cn's sheer size, it is clear that this workgroup printer is designed for the medium-sized office as opposed to a small or home-based office environment. This color laser workgroup printer has most of the usual features you would expect, such as Ethernet networking and duplex printing. It can print up to 35 pages per minute in black and white and up to 25 pages per minute in color. It uses 4 ink and toner cartridges to produce black and the three primary colors.The fact that it also has a 90,000 page maximum monthly duty cycle also means that the Dell 5100cn will be more than capable at handling the printing requirements expected of a workgroup.

The print quality of the 5100cn can be said to be average at best, and this printer is best suited for those that will primarily be handling black and white text documents. The main selling point of the Dell 5100cn however is its cheapness - it really is incredibly inexpensive for the features that it offers. A further bonus is the fact that the Dell 5100cn also uses generic toner without any problems. This means that the budget savvy among you can save on toner cartridge replacement costs by using re-filled laser toner cartridge rather than Dell-branded toner cartridge replacements.

The Dell 5535dn Multifunction Laser Printer
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There are instances wherein there are delays in the programs of large workgroups. This is sometimes attributed to the malfunctions in the printer. To resolve this issue, there must be an ultra-performance large workgroup multifunction laser printer. The Dell 5535dn multifunction laser printer will do the job for large organizations. It immediately proves its strength with an extreme monthly duty cycle of 275,000 pages.

All of these pages are produced with the 1200 x 1200 dpi print resolution. To further support an uninterrupted printing, the ink system can either be the original or cheap generic toner . This heavy weight printer is impressively quick in printing with a rate of 55 pages per minute.

Organized printing is the key to the efficient flow of tasks in a large workgroup. One characteristic of this printer is the reduction of paper consumption by digital processing of files. After scanning, they can be sent to an e-mail, network or USB. This action is focused on storage rather than printing. The 5535dn is capable of high speed scanning with an image resolution of 4800 x 4800 dpi. At 33.6 kbps, faxing is also in high speed. Monochrome and black and white documents can be sent to any PC in the network or stand alone. An installed generic ink in the system provides clarity in output of every processed document.

The two USB host ports in the unit also signal that the unit can accommodate more than one user at once. Flexible connectivity options are gigabit Ethernet as well as wireless. This enables fast transmissions and efficient work flow. The enhancements introduced by Dell to optimize the unit for business are also impressive. This includes 80 GB hard disk and specialized applications. To complete these improvements, installing generic toner from Peachtree Ink is the next profitable action to undertake.

Information technology professionals and the average user will not have a hard time setting up the unit. First, there is an optional wireless LAN capability and the unit can be wired to numerous users with Ethernet 10/100 Base-T networking. Using the Dell Configuration Web Tool, remote management of the 5535dn can be done through a web browser. You will definitely ask for more with the 9 inches color LCD display. The panel section also includes the numeric keypad and navigation buttons. Amazingly, the printer has the capability of alerting users if the toner is low.