The Okidata C5100 Printer – For Workgroups With A Tight Budget And High Expectations

by erin on August 24, 2010

The Okidata c5100 printer is well known for its ability to produce both color and monochrome black and white copies. Also, the machine can easily be connected to a workgroup network or remain as a standalone printer. This printer has been known to work well in home environments, too. Okidata’s 42127404 toner has the ability to create graphic-rich documents and other such projects without much effort.

As far as the speed goes, this machine is able to produce about twenty pages per minute of monochrome pages and about twelve pages per minute for color projects. Compared to printers of the same category, the Okidata C5100 has a high rate for producing color pages. The printing rate for monochrome is also above average.

There are two different ways that this printer can hold pages. You can store paper either in a manual feed tray or by using the standard version. The tray that comes with the printer can hold up to 400 pages but you can purchase a different tray to store up to 900 pieces of paper. If a duplex unit is attached, the printer can perform double-sided printing.

The designers of this device have specifically programmed it to be compatible with a variety of different Windows operating systems. The printer will become the host-server. With this programming, the printer will have access to the PC’s operating system in order to process print jobs. There will be a built-in networking technology suite that will allow more users to have access to the printer if necessary.

Since this machine can print color pages, it will need at least four color cartridges. Black, cyan, magenta, and yellow are required colors. If you should run out of a certain color, this printer will still continue to print. Replacement cartridges are a little on the costly side but they last for quite awhile.

There are a few different ways that you can connect this machine to your network. You can use a modern USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 Base-Tex ports. It will take almost no effort to connect the printer to a PC or network workgroup. This device also has twice as muchRAM and speed than previous printers with memory and processing units.

When considering memory and speed, this printer is equipped with a 200 MHz processor and 32 MB of RAM. The RAM can be upgraded to 288 MB. When it comes to resolution, the C5100 has received praise from many experts. The resolution can get to 1200 x 600 dpi. Therefore, finished products will easily turn out sharp, crisp and clean almost every time.

The Okidata C5100 printer is popular because it is a machine that can produce high quality projects without much cost or troubles. It can print between twelve and twenty pages per minute, depending if the pages are printed with monochrome or color Okidata toners. For those who need their pages to turn out very nicely, the high resolution will most definitely come in handy. Overall, this Okidata product has received high marks from numerous experts.

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