Pros

  • Very inexpensive purchase price
  • Nice print quality; fast graphics speed

Cons

  • Extremely expensive toner
  • No Mac support

At A Glance

Your small workgroup will enjoy this capable color laser until it's time to buy more toner.

Manufacturer’s Description

The Dell 2130CN Color Laser Printer offers an ideal combination of speed and quality. With this printer, you can produce professional looking documents and print borderless photos at up to 600x600 dpi.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 2240665
Inventory Number 43086
Memory
Memory size 256.0 MB
Memory max 1.28 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility Microsoft Windows XP
Ports and Connections
Wireless connection
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11b/g
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge No
Parallel Port 0
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 430 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 28 watts
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 0.0
Dimensions
Width 15.7 inches
Depth 16.0 inches
Height 16.3 inches
Weight 41.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 250
Manual Feed Slot 1
Max Input Trays 2
Maximum Paper Height 14.0
Storage Media
Compact flash Yes
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL6

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Superior
Print quality: Color photo Superior
Print quality: Grayscale photo Good
Copy quality n/a
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 16.5  ppm
Performance
Overall Scan Quality n/a
Color Output Quality Very Good
Sports Action Shot (secs) 45.15
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 3
Line Art Output Quality Very Good
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 22.19
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality n/a
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 13.67
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 47.14
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 4.4
One-Page Webpage (secs) 14.59
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 17.49
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 16.56
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 20.3
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 4.9