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At a Glance
Allows dual-sided printing

Performance: Superior: 100
Features: Good: 79
Design: Good: 71

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

Performance
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo (secs)	16.37
Color Photo Quality	Poor
Color Photo, Normal Settings	16.37
Grayscale Output Quality	Fair
Line Art Output Quality	Fair
One-Page Grayscale Graphic	15.62
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	15.62
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)	Poor
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best)	Fair
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default)	Fair
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Good
Ten-Page Word Document	28.4
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	28.4
Text Output Quality	Good
Three-Page PowerPoint Document	27.09
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	27.09
Three-Page Word Document	14.95
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	14.95
Two-Page Excel Document	15.55
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	15.55

Text Printing
Text output quality	Good

Performance
Print quality: text/color graphics	Good/Good
Speed	Outstanding
Rated speeds	35 ppm monochrome; 25 ppm color
Tested speeds	21.1 ppm text; 6.1 ppm graphics
Ease of use	Good
Features	Good
Maximum true resolution	600 by 600 dpi color, 600 by 600 dpi monochrome
Maximum resolution	2400 by 600 dpi color, 2400 by 600 dpi monochrome
Maximum paper size	Legal
Standard input capacity	650 sheets input, two trays
Paper feed options	No straight paper path, no manual feed slot
Interfaces	Parallel, ethernet
Size (width by depth by height), weight	16.8 by 22.9 by 18.2 inches, 77 pounds
Support polices	Very Good
Warranty	One year
Support hours	24-hour daily toll-free support

What You Should Know about the 5100CN

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.