Oki C5100 Laser Printer Can Actually Save You Time And Money
The Oki C5100 laser printer is performing really well for its cost. There is one downside in regard to the printer, which is that it is quite big, so if you purchase it, it'll take up a large space on your desk. But when size is not a concern this is the perfect printer for you.
There are many features available on the Oki C5100. First, its single-pass engine design can print over twelve color pages per minute and up to twenty black and white pages per minute. This makes it one of the speediest printers in its price range. The Oki C5100 also has a 250-page feeder, and an auto-duplex unit is also available separately. A network-ready 10/100 Ethernet port and USB 2.0 connectivity round off its features.
This printer contains four different toner cartridges. Every toner has a separate color. These colors are black, cyan, yellow and magenta. This is a very good system, because if one color ink goes empty, you have no need too to replace the whole toner. You just replace that color ink. The Oki toner prints less pages than a standard toner. A complete set costs about $150 for a branded toner, less for a generic.
The official brand ink cartridges have noticibly higher costs. multiple websites have the set of four toners at about four hundred dollars. I'd suggest the generic branded substitutes since they have the same functions at a lower cost.
The Okidata 5300 is another printer manufactured by the same company. This printer has twice the RAM as the Oki C5100 and has two times the processor speed. However, the print speed stays the same; the Oki 5300's ink prints twelve color pages in a minute and twenty black and white pages in a minute.
I hope this introduction to these wonderful color laser printers has helped in describing the various features the two printers have and the costs of the ink toners that everyone takes into consideration when purchasing a printer. Ink prices are always a concern no matter what printer model is bought, so take the time to research and compare ink costs along with printer costs.
The Oki c5100 printer, though bulky, is an excellent printer. It processes 12 color pages or 20 black-and-white pages per minute. It even contains a 10/11 Ethernet port and has USB 2.0 connectivity. This printer comes with four sparate toners, and each may be replaced individually as needed. The Oki toner can be expensive, but a generic set costs about $150. The new model, the Okidata 5300 prints at the same rate but has twice the RAM and double the processing speed of the c5100. No matter what printer you ultimately choose, the costs of ink and toner are always a concern, so do your research before purchasing.
Published August 17th, 2007
