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Cost-Effective And Powerful Laser Printer - The Dell M5200 Printer

by Ben Pate

The Dell M5200 Printer using Dell Laser M5200 printer toner cartridge 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 Dell laser printer weighs around 45 pounds. Its measurements are 17.2" by 20.2", set in the 16-inch black-and-gray case. Unlike most laser printers, it features a curved front, making it look more modern that the typical square design. It has a one-ling LCD display in front, and has the USB and Ethernet ports found at the back. Remember than cables aren't included.

The front panel easily allows you to change your Dell toner. It also has the multipurpose tray for thicker media, letterheads and small envelopes. The paper path at the back keeps up to 500 sheets of paper straight.

The Dell M5200 Printer's base model, the 5200n, comes with a RAM of 64MB. Should you wish to upgrade, it can take up to 640MB. This allows different users to customize the printer's capabilities. There are also other optional upgrades, such as the extra paper trays, a dedicated feeder for envelopes, a duplexing unit, and sheet drawers. When fully equipped with all the upgrades, it can take up to 2,600 sheets of paper - fairly enough for high volume printing needs of businesses.

The printer's software comes in a CD, and it also has a guide to help you install the printer for use with your network. Aside from Windows OS, it also supports Novell and Linux, making sure that your whole network can use this printer.

After installation of the Dell M5200 printer software, it gives you an icon that lets you order cartridges both through the phone and through the Internet. You can also order different types of printing media, as well as toner cartridges to use with your Dell laser printer.

It offers a maximum resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 DPI, making those details intricately printed in your documents. It can take up to A4-sized or Legal-sized sheets of paper. With its affordable price, you can have a fast solution to your high volume printing, without compromising the quality.

It averages around 10 to 11 pages per minute when it prints documents with graphics. It has a quite nice shading with photos, and very nice lines and details upon printing different graphic images.

Overall, the Dell M5200 printer is a definitely useful laser printer to any home or business network. Printer toners might be a bit costly, but it can yield around 18000 to 3200 pages in one Dell Laser M5200 laser toner. With such high volume yields, you won't be buying Dell replacement toners as often as you did before. Think of it as a rather good investment for your business, with the returns of providing you a fast solution for printing your needed documents.

Published February 16th, 2010

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