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Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn

B&W Pages per Min.: 31 • Color Pages per Min.: 17 • Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Color dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Scanning dpi: 600x600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 400 • Price When Reviewed: $899
Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn (Front)
Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn (Front)
80.1 Very Good
Last updated
February 04, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • Fast; very crisp text printing
  • Good standard paper handling and options
Cons
  • Expensive; photos look oversaturated
  • Control panel sometimes confusing
  • Pricing:Expensive: $899 (12/20/2007)
  • Performance:Very Good: 83
  • Features:Very Good: 84
  • Design:Very Good: 80
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Expensive: $899

Expensive: $899
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $109.99
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 214.99
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 214.99
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 214.99

Performance Very Good: 83

Very Good: 83
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 24.2 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 16.1 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 32.24 
Text Output Quality Superior 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 5.4 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 15.97 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 13.01 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 15.25 
Color Output Quality Fair 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1.4 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 41.76 
Color Photo Quality Fair 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 3.9 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 15.27 
Grayscale Output Quality Good 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 5.6 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 10.79 
Line Art Output Quality Very Good 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 11.47 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 11.39 
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 10.42 
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 11.41 
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 7.43 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 11.39 
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 8.63 
Overall Scan Quality Good 
Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs) 13.15 
Copy Output Quality Very Good 

Features Very Good: 84

Very Good: 84
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 128 
Maximum Amount of RAM 1152 
Dimensions
Dimensions 18.1 by 22.4 by 28.7 
Weight (pounds) 79.4 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 31 
Color Pages per Min. 17 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 600-by-600 
Max. Color dpi 600-by-600 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type PCL 
PCL Emulation PCL6 
PostScript Type Adobe PostScript 3 
Interfaces
Parallel Port Yes 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 No 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet Yes 
Media Card Readers None 
PictBridge No 
Other Interfaces Optional 802.11b/g 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT Yes 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux Yes 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 460 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 108 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches) 8.5 by 11.7 
Max. Scanning dpi 600x600 
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi) 600x600 
Scanning Image Sensor Type CCD 
Scanner Type Flatbed with ADF 
Maximum Scan Color Depth 48 
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth 8 
Fax Resolution (dpi) 600-by-600 
Fax Memory (pages) 128 
LCD Type Mono 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 1 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 2 
Tray Capacity, pages 400 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 900 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 250 
Auto Duplexer Yes 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black 0.08 
Cost per Page, Color 0.09 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 60000 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 8000 
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 8000 
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 8000 
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 8000 
Bundled Items
Included Software Installation software, PaperPort 10.0 business software, Dell Toner Management System, Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool, Dell Color Track 2, Local & Remote Printer Setup Utility 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Printers are Dell�s weakest category, according to our survey. Readers gave the vendor below-average grades for phone service, ease of use, and reliability. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Worse than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Worse than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Worse than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design Very Good: 80

Very Good: 80
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