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Dell 3115CN MFP |
The 3115cn as mentioned, is the office multifunction color printer all-in-one. It will scan, copy, print, and fax all from the same machine, so it is very flexible. It also prints the colors, nice and pretty much standard on office printers. It works similar to the other multifunctions, so there are no surprises.
It assessed for color and 31 black and white pages, and 16 pages, about the norm. The resolution is the same as other printers in this class at 600x600 dpi. It holds a lot of paper in the main tray (secondary tray available), I would say 250 pages plus. It is mostly made of plastic and seems pretty sturdy. For connectivity you get a standard USB interface and Ethernet network interface port for use on the network. There is also a telephone jack for RJ-11 as well.
Power switches are nice and big and mounted on the right side toward the back of the machine so it is very easy to feel and find out when you can not see it. At the front are the alphanumeric keypad to enter numbers, directional pad and buttons for menu functions and print / scan / FXX cancel button. It has a small, blue backlit LCD screen that I really liked. It was a little small, but big enough.
The menu is confusing at first. Trying to access the system setup menu to configure the network settings for about 3 minutes; long way. Parameter settings even more confused because there is no dedicated button to change settings or confirm them. However, it did not take long to sort and find the features you need.
Dimensions, this is a great machine. It has been almost 30 inches tall, almost 20 inches, and 23 inches long, so it is not small. It's too heavy. No joke, I had trouble lifting it, and I'm a pretty strong. It weighs about 80 pounds! Too heavy for something like this. Plans to lift this team to move. Xerox Phaser / ColorCube is a little bulkier, but at least 20 pounds lighter. Another problem is high, and it must be done by Dell set up the scanner / auto document feeder.
Instead of integrating it into the printer itself like other makers do, Dell decided to put it in two posts on either side of the chassis and make it separate from the rest of the machine. Assembly sits about 6 inches from the main engines and overhangs printer output tray, so if you want your document, you have to reach under the scanner assembly / fax to get it. A little disturbing. I'm not sure why Dell did it, but even though it works, it's a little disturbing.
The setting is not too bad. If you connect it with USB, simply install the software included and attach when prompted. No problem. Another to run on the server or connect to it via the network. Ensure that you download and install the correct driver .inf for it even if the network. It will print well paced postscript and PCL6. Setup scanner / fax is not too bad either. We just pay attention to what you are doing and it will be fine.
Startup procedure is rather slow, and the exit of the first page request may be in the order of 10-15 seconds from standby. When heating, the number was down to 6-7 seconds. Print speed equivalent. I had a decent 35 ppm in monochrome, and approximately 17 color / black and white mix. Good scan performance. Not to send a fax yet, so I can not comment on it.
Here are the advantages and disadvantages of Dell 3115CN printer
Dell 3115CN Mfp advantages :- Color printing and monochrome
- Good print speed
- Decent print quality for color and monochrome
- Fax and scanner with auto document feeder
- Holds a lot of paper
Dell 3115CN Mfp Disadvantages :
- Strange and separate scanner / fax assembly
- Print quality could be better for color and monochrome
- Too big
- Too heavy
- Setup menu are a little confused and disorganized
Print quality is good. Not perfect, not the best I've seen, but acceptable. For black and white text and graphics, decent quality, but the finer details are weak. Fonts smaller than 5 and a lower point will be distorted and can even run together. Color prints are also useful. Not the best I've seen from a color laser, but they will be fine for business or household applications.
You can not print photos can be used even as a 600 dpi is too low. For brochures, PowerPoint slides, handouts, or brochure, it will be fine. However, I do not run into it, but a few reports of small white spaces in between the graphics on some jobs such as pie charts or graphs. This will pose a potential problem for a class presentation or important documents / handouts where quality is paramount. If you do a lot of this type of printing, you might want to consider a different model or different manufacturers.
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