The Dell M5200 Printer combines affordable solutions and tight features with this monochrome laser printer. Its high volume capability, with speeds of up to 35 page per minute, allows users to easily print their worksheets, documents and various files without having to wait for a long time. And with the built-in Ethernet connectivity, this printer makes it easy for you to use it in your home or business network.
This printer weighs about 45 pounds, and has measurements of 17.2″ x 20.2″, in its 16-inch high casing. The black-grayish plastic case has a curved front so it doesn’t look too squarish at all. It features a single line LCD display in front, one USB port and one Ethernet port at the back, although remember that the cables are not included.
You can easily change the Dell 5200 toner cartridges in front with its front panel. It also opens up to show a multipurpose tray for thicker papers, envelopes and for letterheads. It can take up to 500 sheets of paper, and keeps them straight with a certain paper path at the back.
The Dell M5200 Printer has a base model, 5200n, and it has a total memory of 64MB. Users, however, may select to upgrade this memory upon purchasing. Its RAM can be upgraded up to 320MB, a rather useful option for small businesses which need high volume printing. Other optional upgrades include extra paper trays, duplexing unit, an envelope feeder, and sheet drawers. When fully loaded with all possible upgrades, it has a quite large capacity of up to 2,600 sheets of paper.
The printer comes with a CD, and it also guides you to install the printer into your network. It supports Windows operating systems, and even Novell and Linux, so you won’t have any problems of using different operating systems across your network.
Upon installing the Dell M5200 printer software, it also makes an icon in your desktop which gives you links to order cartridges. You may choose to order via the internet or through the phone. It also gives links to various paper media and toner cartridges to keep your printer in top condition.
It features a max resolution of 1200 x 1200 DPI, making sure that details in your black & white documents and images are kept at their optimum quality. It supports paper sizes such as A4 and Legal-sized sheets. You’d get to have laser sharp text documents, and outstanding graphics in black and white – at lower prices than other laser printers.
This Dell printer averages 10 to 11 pages per minute when printing graphics. It offers a nice and gradual shading on photos and pictures, and decent levels in drawings and lines when printing various graphics.
With quite reasonable prices, the Dell M5200 printer using the Dell M5200 toner is a great addition to any small business or even your home. There are various cartridges which may be costly, but would give you so many pages in return. A normal high-yield toner cartridge for this printer can give you around 18000 to 32000 pages in one, thereby reducing the number of times to buy replacement toners.
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