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Dell Color Laser Printer 5100cn

Dell Color Laser Printer 5100cn

14 reviews

Feb, 2025

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usability (3)
durability (1)
reliability (1)

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print quality (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 14 reviews of Dell Color Laser Printer 5100cn. The average rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the durability and usability. The performance and price are also mentioned favorably, but the print quality and design get less positive views. There are some mixed views about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Dell Color Laser Printer 5100cn is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Dell Color Laser Printer 5100cn

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of Dell Color Laser Printer 5100cn from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the price, but there are some critical views about the reliability.

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Feb, 2025

Expert review by : Kristina Blachere (cnet.com)

Dell Color Laser 5100cn review: Dell Color Laser 5100cn

Inexpensive; fast print speeds; built-in duplexer; network ready; good service and support packages.

Mediocre graphics print quality; dull-looking design uses cheap plastics.

This respectable, middle-of-the-road color laser printer stands up to heavy network use but won't bankrupt the company.

Feb, 2005

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (pcworld.com)

Dell 5100CN Printer

The big and boxy Dell Laser Printer 5100cn is a $999 powerhouse that you can load up for high-speed, double-sided color printing.

The Web-based administration software is sufficient for a small office with few printers. The printed documentation consists of a setup poster, a quick reference sheet, an owner manual, and a user guide. The latter two have some overlap, with the user...

Jan, 2005

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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

Dell Laser Printer 5100cn

After cutting its teeth on ink jets and monochrome lasers, Dell is now moving on to color lasers. The Dell Laser Printer 5100cn ($999 direct) is built around a Fuji-Xerox engine rated at 35 pages per minute for monochrome and 26 ppm for color. It...

Photo quality is in the top tier for color lasers. Good performance for the price. Maximum capacity with optional paper trays is 2,150 sheets

Text quality, at just short of very good, is relatively low for a laser printer

The Dell Laser Printer 5100cn color laser offers reasonably good performance, duplexing, and the option to boost paper capacity from 650 sheets to 2,150. Output quality is mixed, with better than average photos, middling graphics, and...

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Expert review by : Dan Littman (infoworld.com)

Dell 5100cn delivers low-cost color printing

Even offices that work mostly with memos, spreadsheets, and other no-nonsense documents need color output sometimes. Dell's 5100cn addresses this need in a very affordable, low-maintenance package.

All in all, Dell’s 5100cn is a competent color printer at a price within reach of most workgroups. It's easy to manage, and its consumables are affordable. Plus, if you invest in some paper-handling add-ons, you could probably stretch the number of...

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (goodgearguide.com.au)

Dell 5100cn

The big and boxy Dell Laser Printer 5100cn is a powerhouse that you can load up for high-speed, double-sided colour printing.

Colour, high paper capacity, economical to run, fast printing, easy to network

Problems with image quality

The Dell Laser Printer 5100cn is fast and should be an economical choice for a workgroup that plows through paper, but its image quality could have been better.

Jan, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Dell 5100cn Color Laser Printer

We were needing a color printer in one of our sales departments about a year ago to replace an over worked HP color inkjet printer. Since we have been being all Dell printers to replace our worn out ones at that time my boss immediately turned to Dell...

Easy setup and very reliable color printing

Expensive consumables

Mar, 2008

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Set it and don't forget it

A little background: After years of using HP LaserJet printers of the equivalent capacity and specs, I finally decided to take the jump and try Dell's line. We bought two of these color printers about a month apart from each other to use in a small ...

Inexpensive to buy.Quick warm up/first page out.Fast

MUST buy toner from Dell, Toner doesn't last.Drivers are poor.Poor support

Oct, 2005

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