Dell 3115cn – A Long Lasting Printer With Bottomless Toner

by Ben Pate

Working with the Dell 3315cn is a snap. With fax and scanning capabilities, it’s what the industry refers to as an “all-in-one.” This unit can perform in a one-on-one capacity with just a single PC or as a network printer for small groups of PCs. Dell 3115cn toner doesn’t cost a lot of money, either, and it can be bought online through Dell or one of several aftermarket vendors. At a list price of around 500 bucks, it presents no real financial challenge to a start-up entrepreneur or others.

Rapid Print Output. Moving along at 31 black and white pages per minute and 17 color pages per minute, the Dell 3115cn is probably adequate for most home-based or small office business challenges. Also, it has a document feeder good for about 50 pages, which makes it a versatile player in the segment.

Durability. The Dell 3115cn has a maximum monthly duty cycle of 60,000 pages, which makes it more than adequate for most home or small office businesses. The included Dell 3115cn laser toner cartridges are good for about 5000 pages for black and white docs and about 4000 pages for color output.

How Do Documents Look? With 600dpi, document quality is okay for general purposes. Color pages are also okay, and they both fall within what’s available in this market niche.

Additional Info. The Dell 3115cn is also a color-copy scanner and a high-speed fax, so a business owner who doesn’t want to purchase a separate machine for each different task may want to look at this unit. Scanning right into your computer can be done easily, and cataloguing files is a breeze with the included PaperPort 10 software. Faxing can be done with or without the use of the 3115cn, too.

Keeping Track of Toners. All printers eventually need new toner. Dell’s tracking system (included with the printer) makes getting it done relatively easily. It’ll even send you an email telling you when it’s time to feed it some more toner. Also, you can select which among your network of computers will be allowed to print color documents and which won’t. This can save precious color printing resources.

It’s Multi-Dimensional. With a machine as versatile as the Dell 3115cn and its Dell 3115cn laser toners, high volume print jobs can be handled with little muss or fuss. And because it’s an all-in-one, there’s little worry about also hooking up scanners or faxes. It comes with USB 2.0 and Ethernet ports along with an optional 802.11 wireless capability, which might help eliminate unsightly wires and cables lying around in the office.

Memory-Plus. The 3115cn comes preinstalled with 128 megabytes of memory, and can be scaled all the way up to a whopping 1152 megs, which is probably more than enough for the average home-based or small office business. With a standard 550 sheet paper storage capacity (expandable to 950 sheets), chances are it’s more than up to the challenge of any task given to it.

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