Fuji Printer Article

This level of paper-handling generally goes script-in-hand with almost hefty engines, and the 5100cn is no exception. Measuring by by inches (HWD), the 5100cn is the sort of printer that you'll probably want on its own table instead of your desk. And at pounds, you'll need some help putting it there. Happily, the rest of the corporeal establishment is simple, and the web setup is automated. By default, the automatic routine installs both PCL and PostScript drivers, with PCL set as the default printer in Windows.

The 5100cn's spectacle on our business applications apartment (using QualityLogic's hardware and software for timing, .com) was a reasonable 10 minutes 36 seconds total, nearly same to the results for the moderately less invaluable Oki C5200n ($839 direct) and the Ricoh CL2000N. The Dell printer reached this total from a different route, however, with faster times for text files, which enjoin little processing, and slower times for our Adobe Acrobat files with embedded photos. It was also slower on the photo suite, at 7:19 total for three 8-by-10s, for example, compared with 2:16 for the Ricoh printer and 1:13 for the Oki.

The slow time for photos is forgivable, thanks to the piercing perfection. We rate the 5100cn's output on photos as just short of very good, putting it in the top tier among color lasers. Graphics, which showed a slight problem with registration and minor posterization, earned a good rating, which is proper for color lasers. context quality was on the high end of good, which is low for a laser but still translates to most fonts we test being really interesting at 5 points or smaller.

The Dell 5100cn's combination of property, operation, and paper-handling undoubtedly makes it a good choice for the price.

Sub-ratings: Text: Graphics: Photos:

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