The Speedy And Efficient Dell 3010CN Laser Color Printer



A color laser printer that’s affordable and ideal for home and small workplace use: that’s what the Dell 3010cn printer with toner for Dell 3010cn is. It can churn out professional-looking documents, colored or black and white, commonly required by an office. Basic features plus a wide LCD facilitates hassle-free operation. And with the useful tools Dell has incorporated into it, configuration and maintenance of the unit is made very simple.

Upon purchase, there are already cartridges installed: black (341-3568), cyan (341-3571), magenta (341-3570) and yellow (341-3569). It uses a 4-cartridge system, which allows room for economizing than most other systems used. Installation is quick and easy, thanks to the Printer Web Tool. Allowing internet connection, it helps you to make use of the machine right away fresh from the box.

Connecting it to a PC is done with the integrated USB 2.0 port. The 3010cn can also be hooked up to a small network with its built-in Ethernet 10/100 BaseT port. Its form factor is somewhat large, so having a designated space for this in the office or home is recommended as it’s quite difficult to move it around. The body has a dimension of 16.7 inches (W) x 16.5 inches (D) x 17 inches (H) and weighs 53 lbs.

There’s a spacious LCD in front, capable of displaying up to two lines of text. It facilitates ease of operation, letting you clearly read menus, options and processes being done. It’s also capable of handling a variety of media types and sizes. Bond, glossy, transparencies, envelopes, cards are some types it supports. Sizes from A4, A5, JIS B5, letter, legal, executive to folio are compatible.

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.

A resolution of 600 x 600 dots per inch is good enough to provide crisp details, especially when printing black and white texts. Colors produced are decent enough for most colored reports, presentations, spreadsheets or any other document. Up to 45,000 impressions are set as the monthly duty volume. With such, this Dell offering is strongly recommended for a small workplace or home setup.

While you save a lot of money upon purchasing this machine, the cost-effective benefits don’t stop there. It’s possible to assign certain printing parameters to a PC or the whole network to save on consumables. This, thanks to the Color Track tool. The Toner Management System, on the other hand, keeps delay at bay as it alerts the administrator with an e-mail whenever the cartridges are running low on toners. This way, replacement may be done right away.

The Dell 3010cn printer comes with basic features and high-quality Dell Laser 3010cn toner. Despite of the affordable price of the Dell Laser printer toner cartridges, 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.