The Professional And Versatile Dell 3010cn Color Laser Printer

by erin on September 24, 2010

The Dell 3010cn printer is an inexpensive color laser unit that’s suitable for a small office or even for home use. It’s capable of producing just the right kind of printouts ideal for everyday office documents, black and white or colored. Operation is relatively simple as it carries only basic features and comes with an easy-to-read display panel. With the tools Dell has added, configuring and maintaining this unit is hassle-free.

Fresh from the box, it already comes with cartridges: black (341-3568), yellow (341-3569), cyan (341-3571) and magenta (341-3570). A 4-cartridge toner like the one in use is considered more cost-effective than other systems. Installation is a breeze with the Printer Web Tool, which requires an internet hookup to be utilized. It allows for easy configuration and setting up, so you may take advantage of the unit’s features right away.

Attaching it to a PC is simple by means of the high-speed USB 2.0 dock. The same is true if you wish to use the 3010cn as part of a small workgroup. That’s because it comes with a 10/100 BaseT Ethernet port. It has a considerably large desktop form factor, so it’s recommended to have a designated table for this because of its dimension and weight. It measures 16.7″ in width x 16.5″ in depth x 17″ in height, and weighs 53 pounds.

Operation is rather easy, thanks to the 2-line LCD on the front panel. It allows for easy reading of menus and undergoing processes. For its price, media handling is quite impressive. It’s capable of working on media sizes from A4, A5, letter, legal, folio, executive, statement to JIS B5. Plain paper, glossy cards, transparencies, and envelopes are some of the media types compatible with this Dell item.

Inside it is a 300-MHz processor that’s fast enough for moderate printing volume demands. Black and white printing speed is 12 ppm (pages per minute) while color printing speed is 5 ppm. For a larger and busier workplace, such performance may not be enough to meet demands. There’s a 64-MB RAM installed, which can be expanded up to 576-MB RAM with the available memory expansion slot.

Optical resolution is a maximum of 600 x 600 dpi (dots per inch). This resolution is sufficient to produce black and white details with satisfactory crispness. The colors produced are good enough to provide professional-looking documents containing colored images, charts, etc. The monthly duty volume of printouts is around 45,000 pages. With such, it makes the printer ideal for a small office network or home use.

Money-saving benefits don’t begin and end with the purchase of this affordable color laser. The Dell Color Track allows the administrator to set certain printing parameters for a PC or even the entire network. Preventing productivity delay is the Dell Toner Management System. It proactively alerts the administrator through an email when the cartridges are running out of toners, so replacement may be done immediately.

The Dell 3010cn printer comes with basic features and high quality Dell toner. Despite of the affordable price, its performance is good enough to meet the needs of a small office or the printing requirements at home. Plus it comes with tools Dell has thrown in to help with maintenance.

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