Business Laser winner
Dell 5230dn
Verdict
Good print speeds and quality, plus low running costs make this a top choice for busy workgroups
Review Date: 29 Sep 2011
Price when reviewed: £529
Overall Rating
Alternative products
Oki C821n
The C821n brings A3 colour printing within the budgets of SMBs, without compromising print quality
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Comparison
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Dell 5230dn
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Oki C821n
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| Part Code | 5230dn | C821n |
| Review Date | 29 Sep 2011 | 3 Nov 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £529 | £803 |
| Price inc VAT | £635 | £944 |
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| Printer language & OS Support | ||
| PCL level | 6 | |
| PostScript level | 3 | |
| Basic Specifications | ||
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| Resolution printer final | 1200 x 1200dpi | 1200 x 600dpi |
| Rated/quoted print speed | 43PPM | 32PPM |
| Maximum paper size | A4 | A3 |
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| Running costs | ||
| Cost per A4 mono page | 1.0p | 1.2p |
| Cost per A4 colour page | N/A | 7.4p |
| Consumables | ||
| Monthly duty cycle | 200,000 pages | 75,000 pages |
| Drum life | 20,000 pages | |
| Fuser life | 100,000 pages | |
| Transfer-belt life | 80,000 pages | |
| Standard mono toner life | 7,000 pages | |
| High-yield mono toner life | 21,000 pages | |
| Standard colour toner life | 7,300 | |
| Supplied mono toner life | 7,000 pages | |
| Power and noise | ||
| Dimensions | 425 x 640 x 402mm (WDH) | 485 x 579 x 345mm (WDH) |
| Peak power consumption | 1,350W | |
| Idle power consumption | 200W | |
| Performance tests | ||
| Mono print speed (measured) | 44.0ppm | |
| Colour print speed | N/A | |
| Media Handling | ||
| Input tray capacity | 250 sheets | 300 sheets |
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| Other connections | Parallel | |
| OS Support | ||
| Operating system Windows 7 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows Vista supported? |
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| Operating system Windows XP supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 2000 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 98SE supported? |
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| Other operating system support | Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008; Linux | |
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