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Dell Color Laser 3000cn

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At a Glance
Internal memory OK for small workgroups

Performance: Very Good: 85
Features: Very Good: 83
Design: Very Good: 83

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo (secs)	25.53
Color Photo Quality	Fair
Color Photo, Normal Settings	25.53
Grayscale Output Quality	Superior
Line Art Output Quality	Superior
One-Page Grayscale Graphic	19.79
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	19.79
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default)	Good
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best)	Fair
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best)	Superior
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default)	Superior
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Superior
Ten-Page Word Document	33.46
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	33.46
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)	3.4
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	3.4
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)	0
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)	17.9
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	17.9
Text Output Quality	Superior
Three-Page PowerPoint Document	47.91
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	47.91
Three-Page Word Document	17.34
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	17.34
Two-Page Excel Document	31.28
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	31.28

Text Printing
Text output quality	Superior

Performance
Overall Performance	Very Good
Rated speeds	25 ppm monochrome/5 ppm color
Tested speeds (ppm)	17.9 ppm text/3.4 ppm graphics
Print quality: text/color graphics	Superior/Good
Photo quality	Fair
Design and usability	Very Good
Features	Good
Maximum resolution	2400-by-600 dpi monochrome/2400-by-600 dpi color
Maximum paper size	Legal
Standard input capacity	150 pages/1 input tray
Vendor estimated cost per page (black/color)	1.5/12.5 cents
Size (width/depth/height) and weight	16.7 by 16.5 by 17 inches; 53 pounds
Parts warranty	One-year warranty

What You Should Know about the Color Laser 3000cn

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.