Dell 3010cn – Modest Size, Brimming With Power
You’ll find yourself pleasantly surprised when it comes to putting the Dell3010cn color laser printer to work. Starting with its fairly good color printing capabilities, it can be quickly integrated into small networks or joined to a solo PC with little or no muss or fuss. Plus, it’s comparable in price to some black and white printers of like performance. And Dell 3010cn Printer Cartridge are just as easy to find and use as the printer itself. In fact, the 3010cn may be ideal for the small office printer segment.
Specifications. The printer is no lightweight, at about 55 pounds. But that’s well within acceptable range for a color laser printer offering what this one does. At a bit over 16 inches by 16 inches by 17 inches, it’s also of a size that would allow it to fit onto a desktop or in a corner of a room in some home-based business.
Printing Capabilities. The Dell prints black-and-white pages at about 25 per minute. If you choose to print in color, you can expect about 5 pages per minute of speed. Clarity is fine, at about 600x600dpi. What’s outstanding is the amount of pages it can put out before needing maintenance (over 45,000 per month). It can also hold 250 sheets of paper, and that can be expanded to 900 sheets with the addition of a couple of other paper trays.
Operating Compatibility. The Dell Printer marries up well with most any Windows operating system, and also Novell or NT4.0 platforms. USB 2.0 and Ethernet ports sit at the backside of the unit for ease of access.
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.
Service and Support. For businesses, Dell’s standard “next business day” on-site service is provided for one year, along with 24/7 tech support. You can also add four more years of coverage for a nominal fee. Home customers are given the “at home” version of the business service plan, which is also extendable by 4 more years for the same nominal charge.
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 Toner Cartridge are widely available and relatively inexpensive. For more information, check out our site http://www.qtoner.us.