Dell 3010cn - Limited Size, Ample Power
The Dell 3010cn color laser printer comes to us from the folks at Dell. This particular model delivers networkable, high-quality color laser printing for around the same price as a comparable black-and-white printer. For the small home-based business or office which needs a color laser printer for small workgroups, the Dell 3010cn may be the ticket. It also ships with Dell 3010cn printer toner; both color and black.
How heavy is it? It’s no lightweight, but at about 55lbs. it’s still a fairly easy printer to move around if you need to. Actually, it’s right in the ballpark for printers in this niche. Also, because it’s a color printer (and most are monochrome), that’s an added upside sure to soothe anybody who has a problem with its weight. It’ll fit in well enough in a corner of an office because it’s a bit over a foot square in size, which also makes it attractive to a small business.
Does it Print Well? Spitting out print at the rate of 25 pages per minute, the Dell 3010cn chugs along well enough for most any purpose. When you print strictly in color, you can expect about 5 pages per minute, which is okay. Also, its 600dpi print quality serves most needs adequately. Additionally, it can print over 45,000 pages before needing any meaningful maintenance, which helps keep down printer costs. Storage of paper ranges from 250 all the way up to 900 sheets of paper, depending upon optional configurations.
Working Well With MS. The Dell Printer is able to interoperate with most Microsoft Windows systems, including Vista and XP. Also, Novell and NT 4.0 link up in an easy manner through USB 2.0 or 10/100 Ethernet data ports.
Memory Banks. With an installed 64 megabytes of memory, the 3010cn can handle most average home-business print jobs. If you need more than that, you can add memory all the way up to 576 megs. Given the wide range of memory points available, there shouldn’t be a problem handling just about any print job.
On-Site Service. Dell’s normal 24/7 year-long service warranty applies. This is upgradeable to 5 years, for a small price. The plan also has a home-user version, which is essentially the same in all aspects.
What Toner to Use. The printer uses standard Dell3010cn laser toner cartridges. The installed ones will kick out approximately 2,000 pages before needing replacement. There are higher-capacity optional cartridges on the market for an additional cost. If you use the printer wisely and casually, it could be a few years before you need to replace toner. Because of all that, costs per page of printing could be lower than expected, especially in comparison to other printers in this segment.
Summary. The Dell 3010cn packs a lot of features for not a lot of money, especially in comparison to what some color laser printers on the market are going for. Costing around the same as a good small business black-and-white networkable printer, the Dell will deliver reliable printing, good graphics and acceptable page-per-minute printing capabilities. They work with most Windows-based computer systems, and their USB or Ethernet connectivity is surprisingly easy to make work. Also, Dell 3010cn Printer Cartridge are widely available and relatively inexpensive. For more information, check out our site http://www.qtoner.us.