Best Color Laser Printer
July 28th, 2009
Are you looking for a reasonably priced color laser printer? Obviously, there are a few to choose from, but the Dell 2130 cn might be the best color laser printer for the money. We’re talking about a machine that will work well at home or for a small office. If you have a larger office, you can give it a shot as well. I know from experience, machines that are “rated” for home use or home business are perfect for a medium sized office. It just depends on how many people are using it.
This printer is network ready and has 256 MB of memory and the memory can be upgraded as well as the addition of a duplexer and additional trays can really hot rod this machine. While the price for this is reasonable, the cost of toner is higher than comparable printers.
Print quality is very good, even the color rendering is of good quality–definitely within acceptable standards.
If you’re wondering which is better an inkjet or a laser printer, I would go with the laser printer, unless you are printing high quality photos, than an inkjet is the proper solution. Laser printers are more expensive and they are more durable and print text much better than an inkjet. A problem I’m having with my inexpensive Epson inkjet printer is that the head is wearing out and no matter how many times I clean the heads I can’t get it to print like it did when it was newer. This is not a problem you will have with a laser printer. Laser printers crank out lots of beautiful looking documents. And the price per copy is generally cheaper than a copier.
The Dell does have nice print and graphics quality. Text pages print at a rate of 16.5 pages per minute.
If you use a Mac you’re out of luck, this Dell printer does not have Mac drivers.
While the Dell is a machine that works well, the cost of replacement laser cartridges are higher than almost all other printers, especially the regular size. The high volume size is a bit more in line with other brands. If you are concerned about the cost of cartridges the HP Color LaserJet CP2025n has significantly cheaper consumables but is more expensive up front.
If you’re looking for a reasonably priced color laser printer you won’t go wrong with the Dell 2130 cn.
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