Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Dell 3115cn
Despite looking quite ungainly the 3115cn is a good quality printer that works right out of the box. It is cheaper than its main rival, the Xerox Phaser 6180MFP and quicker too. Seeing as we are talking about speed, let’s get some facts.
The 3115cn prints text documents at a rate of 24 pages per minute, color or monochrome. Graphics are also printed at a respectable 5.4 pages per minute. This is faster than almost all the other printers in this price point, and a definite selling point to buyers.
The standard paper tray can hold 250 sheets, while the multi-purpose drawer can add a further 150. The automatic document feeder for the scanner holds 50 sheets too. The LCD screen is simple and often quite uninformative, but the menu is easy to navigate and the instructions quite intuitive. Once configured, there is no real reason to use the screen so it doesn’t really matter.
Being a network enabled device, the 3115cn can be added to a workgroup or network with ease. The built in Ethernet and print server provides a web interface where day to day administration can be carried out where necessary. There are some advanced features in the administration menu that we liked the look of. One was the ability to restrict color printing to certain users. This can save a significant amount of money for companies that print a lot. You can elect to either only push monochrome drivers to client computers or restrict color printing by password.
The drawers are solid and easy to use. The largest one exposing the machine itself, which is necessary to add or change the toner. While we’re on the subject, standard black toner will produce up to 5000 pages, where the colors can do 4000. Like the toners for all Dell products, they are competitively priced and work well. They are also relatively easy to fit and remove.
The 3115cn is fully PCL and Postscript compliant. Text documents were printed quicker with the Postscript driver and images come out quicker with the PCL drivers. Test reproduction is crisp and clear, with larger images having an even spread across. Graphics aren’t so good, but are still respectable enough for most implementations.
The Dell 3115cn is a workhorse printer. It is designed and built to produce standard business documentation steadily and reliably throughout the day. The prints are good quality and the scanning is quick and accurate. An ideal device for most offices.
Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/Dell-3115cn
