Dell 3010cn - Turn This Printer On And Never Regret It

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 Toner 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.

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.

Compatibility.

The Dell Printer works well with MS Vista, XP, 2000 and also in a network with NT 4.0 or MS Server 2003. It also comes with Ethernet 10/100 or USB 2.0 ports, which are the standards for today's computer data interface 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.

Dell 3010cn Toners.

Using a Dell 3010 toner cartridge, the printer is easy enough to keep up and running. Installed cartridges are rated to a couple thousand pages, but longer-lasting units are available through Dell or several aftermarket cartridge makers. It's not unusual, in casual usage, to go more than a couple years before needing new print cartridges. When you factor that in, per-page costs can be relatively low as compared to similar printers on the market.