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Pros

  • Affordable purchase price
  • Very good print quality

Cons

  • Toner can be expensive

At A Glance

A low price tag and good performance make this printer appealing, but its standard-size toner is pricey.

Manufacturer’s Description

Get professional-quality printouts without leaving the office with the Dell 2150cdn Colour Laser Printer. Your documents print fast at up to 23 pages per minute and look sharp with 600x600 dpi.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 2150CDN
Processor
Processor speed 0.4 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Linux
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory size 0.256 MB
Memory max 0.768 GB
Display
Text Only 1
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Dimensions
Height 16.25 inches
Weight 44.1 pounds
Depth 16.0 inches
Width 15.75 inches
Media Handling
Optional Trays Available 1
Automatic Document Feeder 0
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Duty Cycle 40000
Manual Feed Slot 1
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 250.0 sheets
Resolutions
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 15.2 cents per page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 3.3 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 24 ppm
Color print speed 24 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Color photo Very Good
Print quality: Text Superior
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed rating: Color photo Fair
Print speed: Color photo 1.7  ppm
Print speed: Text 15.1  ppm