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Dell Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn

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Pros
Fast; very crisp text printing
Good standard paper handling and options
Cons
Expensive; photos look oversaturated
Control panel sometimes confusing

Performance: Very Good: 83
Features: Very Good: 82
Design: Very Good: 80

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

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	10.79
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	15.25
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	15.27
Color Output Quality	Fair
Color Photo Quality	Fair
Copy Output Quality	Very Good
Copy Quality	Very Good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	10.42
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	7.43
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	8.63
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Good
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good
One-Page Copy	13.15
One-Page Copy (secs)	13.15
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution	Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	13.01
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	Good
Overall Scan Quality	Good
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	11.47
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	11.41
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	11.39
Sports Action Shot (secs)	41.76
Ten-Page Word Document	32.24
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	32.24
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	5.4
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.4
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	3.9
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	5.6
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	24.2
Text Output Quality	Superior
Three-Page Word Document	16.1
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	16.1
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	10.42
Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	7.43
Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	8.63
Two-Page Excel Document	15.97
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	15.97

Scanning
Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi	11.47
Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi	11.41
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	11.39
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	11.39

Text Printing
Text output quality	Superior

What You Should Know about the Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn

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.