Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell 3100cn Colour vs Dell 5110cn Colour

39specifications compared
21differ
18identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- 3100cn Colour:O
- 5110cn Colour:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 3100cn Colour:25 ppm
- 5110cn Colour:40 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- 3100cn Colour:45000 pages per month
- 5110cn Colour:95000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- 3100cn Colour:400 sheets
- 5110cn Colour:650 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- 3100cn Colour:900 sheets
- 5110cn Colour:2150 sheets
Internal memory
- 3100cn Colour:64 MB
- 5110cn Colour:128 MB
Maximum internal memory
- 3100cn Colour:576 MB
- 5110cn Colour:1152 MB
Processor frequency
- 3100cn Colour:300 MHz
- 5110cn Colour:400 MHz

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Comparison of 3100cn, 5110cn
66 specifications	A Dell 3100cn Colour Model 3100cn View product	B Dell 5110cn Colour Model 5110cn View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	O	Yes
Maximum resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	40 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	45000 pages per month	95000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languages	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	400 sheets	650 sheets
Total output capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	900 sheets	2150 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Coated paper, Plain paper	Coated paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Legal, Letter	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal
Custom media widthKnown for one	90 - 219.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	139.7 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP & UDP/IP (LPD, Port9100, IPP4, SMB4, NetWare5 , FTP, HTTP, HTTPS4 , RARP, AutoIP, WINS4 , SMTP, FTP, DDNS4 , SNMP, DHCP, BOOTP, mDNS4 ); NetBEUI (SMB4 ); NetWare P-server4 ; Ethertalk4 ; AppleTalk
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	1152 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	400 MHz
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 dB
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WHQL, Printer MIB, Citrix, SAP, Section 508, RoHS-compliant6, Novell, Energy Star
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	900 W	600 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	82 W	45 W
Power consumption (PowerSave, Wi-Fi Direct on)Known for one	30 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 127 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 80%	15 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	424.2 mm	429 mm
DepthDiffers	419.1 mm	580 mm
HeightDiffers	533.4 mm	497 mm
WeightDiffers	31.5 kg	32.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue Angel

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