The Dell M5200 Printer features packed features and affordable price tags with this cost-effective monochrome laser printer. It has a rather fast printing capabilities using Dell Laser M5200 printer toner, allowing it to print up to 35 pages per minute. This makes it easy for users to print their documents, manuscripts and different files without waiting for a rather long time. It also has an Ethernet port, which lets you connect it to your network.
The printer has a weight of around 45 pounds. Its external measurements in its 16" height is 17.2" by 20.2". It is not, however, squarish, like most of the other laser printers, as it has a curved front and a black-gray color. It has a single line LCD display in front, and the USB and Ethernet ports found at the back. Cables do not come with it, however.
You can easily change the Dell compatible toners 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.
Its Dell printer software comes in a CD, with guides as to how you can connect your printer to your network. It supports Windows operating systems, but also supports both Novell and Linux, leaving you worry-free about this printer being used in your whole 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 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 ten to eleven pages per minute when users print with graphics. It has quite nice shadings of black and white when printing photos, and quite decent graphics quality, as well.
With quite reasonable prices, the Dell M5200 printer using the Dell Laser M5200 cartridges is a great addition to any small business or even your home. There are various toners and 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 Dell compatible toners.