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1. A BLI Lab lest Report A Comprehensive BLI Laboratory Evaluation MARCH 2009 EUROPEAN aa EDITION Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer 48 PPM Laser Printer ERG URIDINE as ve terree ata Nite ete eee Re ne teat te Administrative Utilities ccccssscssssserersssners Very Good Feedback to WVONKG LAN OMS 2eeeesseeeeres eee Excellent Ease of Network Setup Very Good BAO LA1 GB p1c See seen nner ese ee a eee enero Good Applications Compatibility Excellent PANEQUAIV ees teen tee cores tee coin Gee ee tee oem eee Very Good PrOdUCUVI ana a acct dav sadt eam aatan arene Good Ease of USC ic sens eaaten Macken A Very Good RO AUICT Clot anctes tte iment aseae iua etna Good Security Features ssersavecnctorcussstnanstateuensatneiaes Not Rated Environmental Features csccssccsesersseres Not Rated NONE yela a AA AA ees cee ae Fair PERFORMANCE SUMMARY The Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer gave a good overall Test duration performance in its lab evaluation With a rated speed of 48 ppm Two months including a 125 000 impression the A4 desktop laser printer which is very easy to set up and use durability test demonstrated good reliability throughout its 125 000 impression durability test with four misfeeds and no malfunctions recorded Maximum monthly duty cycle Additionally the unit offers very good image quality competitive Up to 250 000 impressions productivi2. Pages Per Minute Print speed is tested using BLI s Monochrome Test Original with 6 page coverage The test page is printed in a quantity equal to double the vendor s rated print speed for the device in each mode tested e g if the vendor s rated print speed is 20 ppm 40 pages are printed The unit s print speeds were tested at the default 600 dpi using the PCL 6 driver Black Print Efficiency for Multiple Sets Overall Efficiency Sets Time SECC Overall Efficiency BLI obtains the overall efficiency 10 3 46 96 26 9 99 2 49 8 percentage by dividing the tested 7 25 50 26 9 56 1 51 4 speed of the device by the rated speed and then multiplying by 100 for each run length All jobs are based on a 10 page document printed at the default 600 dpi using the PCL 6 driver Efficiency is tested using a 10 page document in black mode In print mode the document is printed at the default 600 dpi using the PCL 6 driver This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written hS AEE SE Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer Job Stream BLI s job stream includes Word documents Outlook e mail messages Excel spreadsheets PowerPoint HTML and Acrobat PDF files totalling 19 pages This test simulates the type of traffic a typical device might experience in a real world multi user environment
3. All of the files are sent to the printer as a group at which time the stopwatch begins timing ends when the last page of the last file exits the device Job stream efficiency is determined by the percentage of the rated speed at which the unit operates when producing real world jobs The closer the rate is to 100 or if it exceeds 100 the more efficient the unit Job Stream in Black Mode The unit completed the job stream using the PostScript 3 driver in 1 minutes 13 84 seconds running at 15 4 ppm which translates to an efficiency rate of 32 2 The unit completed the job stream using the PCL 6 driver in 41 44 seconds running at 27 5 ppm which translates to an efficiency rate of 57 3 Problems encountered The device pauses between jobs when using the PostScript driver A TONER YIELD Tested Toner Yield Rated Toner Yield Tested Toner Yield Impressions Impressions Impressions Net Weight Grams per Gram Colour Black 20 000 22 905 450 7 49 93 This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 1 S permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com CERTIFICATE OF RELIABILITY Awarded to DELL INC for the performance of the Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Pri
4. Below average tested toner yield when compared with competitive models Below average standard paper capacity PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW and O represent positive negative and neutral attributes respectively RELIABILITY GOOD O The 53830dn Workgroup Laser Printer is certified reliable by BLI completing a 125 000 impression durability test with four misfeeds for a misfeed rate of 1 per 31 250 impressions Moreover it required no service of any kind Furthermore the device went on to produce an additional 25 000 impressions without any problems This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer A ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES VERY GOOD Dell OpenManage Printer Manager allows administrators to remotely manage mul tiple Dell and compatible devices on the network via a Web browser Though the fleet management utility provides great detail about Dell devices its capabilities in terms of compatibles is more limited than with other competitive tools OpenManage Printer Manager is available as a download on Dell s Web site The embedded Web page Dell Web Printer
5. Configuration Tool lets administrators configure the unit remotely on the network and monitor paper status Okay or Add Paper and remaining toner as indicated in percent gauges Embedded Web Page U S model pictured Printer Status Monitor PSM is either resident or activated manually displaying infor mation for devices that have bi directional support enabled Administrators and users can proactively check PSM for status names of print jobs level of toner supply guidance for reordering toner and the user s manual for troubleshooting details Administrators can set up e mail alerts so that key operators receive messages when consumables are depleted or an error has occurred A FEEDBACK TO WORKSTATIONS EXCELLENT PSM is installed simultaneously with the driver and allows for configuring pop up messages or icon alerts to notify users of errors and warnings When a job is sent the utility pops up so that users can see paper status Ready or Empty and remaining toner as indicated in a percent gauge and provides a trouble shooting guide Help Me and a link to the users guide It can also be proactively accessed This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 3 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laborator
6. Managing Editor NORTH AMERICA E EUROPE E ASIA E WWW BUYERSLAB COM This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com 1 2 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer A RELIABILITY Meter Count Impressions Impressions Between Service Meter Count Beginning of Test 0 PMs Malfunctions Service Required End of Test Period 125 000 Total Misfeeds Misfeed Rate 4 1 per 31 250 impressions Total Service Calls 0 i A ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES Included Software Dell OpenManage Printer Manager allows administrators to remotely manage multiple Dell and compatible devices on the network via a Web browser Though the fleet management utility provides great detail about Dell devices its capabilities in terms of compatibles is more limited than with other competitive tools OpenManage Printer Manager is available as a download on Dell s Web site Printer Status Monitor PSM is either resident or activated manually displaying information for devi
7. as been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 5 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer with Microsoft Word 2000 PowerPoint 2000 and Excel 2000 as well as Adobe Page Maker 7 0 Photoshop 6 0 and Acrobat 6 0 using 25 application test files that contain text graphics halftone images tables etc that enable BLI technicians to evaluate memory usage file processing font rendering and greyscale capability a AV PRINT QUALITY VERY GOOD O The Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser printer was tested at the default 600 dpi resolu tion Solids which were rated excellent received above average ratings for darkness and consistent coverage Text and halftone range were rated very good Text which did not exhibit any toner overspray when viewed without magnification received high marks for darkness fully formed characters and the smoothness of curves and serifs while sharpness is rated average Halftones were visible over a very good range 1 to 95 with distinct separation between all levels Line art and halftone pattern were rated good Separation of closely spaced fine lines were rated above average while stair step
8. ces that have bi directional support enabled Administrators and users can proactively check PSM for status names of the print jobs level of toner supply guidance for reordering toner and the users manual for troubleshooting details PSM is installed simultaneously with the driver and allows for pop up messages or icon alerts which notify users of errors and warnings to be configured When a job is sent the utility pops up so that users can see paper status Ready or Empty and remaining toner as indicated in a percent gauge Users can enable the pop ups to appear during printing or disable the functionality altogether PSM can also be proactively accessed The Printer Information menu under the Printer Status tab displays device information including the service tag number the printer serial number the asset tag number memory capacity processor speed and firmware version The Printer Settings Report tab includes three sub menus Printer Settings Report Print Settings and Maintenance Printer Settings Report includes information on the paper size and type and print account and error history The setup menu under the Printer Settings tab provides such information as language time before the unit goes into power save mode and a toner low alert on off Maintenance enables updating of print server firmware The Print Server Settings tab displays the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address This report has been reprod
9. e laser LED printers in this soeed range and class The unit s standard paper capacity of 600 sheets is below average for the group O The unit s maximum paper capacity of 3 200 sheets is competitive This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 7 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com QB i Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer O The 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer s bypass tray capacity of 100 sheets is com petitive for the group The drawers supports 60 to 120 gsm which is below average paper handling ability for the group The bypass handles thick paper up to 210 gsm which is a heavier weight than is accommodated by most competitive models O The unit s output capacity of 250 sheets is below average for the group however an optional output expander increases output capacity by 600 sheets Automatic duplexing is standard Wireless connectivity is available as an option A SECURITY FEATURES NOT RATED Windows that are registered on the machine This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the wr
10. es the time it took to RIP image and deliver the first page of the test document to the output tray First Print Times Seconds Windows XP Word PowerPoint Photoshop Acrobat Photoshop File Type Black Text Colour Graphic Text Colour Graphic Black Graphic Text Colour Graphic File Extension DOC PPT TIF PDF JPG Pre Raster File Size 114 KB 99 KB 20 MB 426 KB 245 KB Post Raster File Size 11 8 KB 74 7 KB 4 95 MB 538 MB 269 KB First Page Time 8 38 10 53 12 66 11 12 8 28 First print time indicates the time it took to RIP image and deliver the first page of the test document set to the output tray The unit s print speeds were tested at the default 600 dpi using the PCL 6 driver This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com 1 5 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer s rated speed 48 ppm BLI s Tested Print Speeds Average Speed excluding first page Average Speed including first page
11. ges exceeded the rated yield by about 2 000 impressions This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 1 0 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer SUPPORTING TEST DATA Test Environment The product has been tested in BLI s 929 square metre test lab in an environment monitored by a Honeywell Temp RH chart recorder which replicates typical office conditions Test Equipment BLI s dedicated test network consisting of Windows 2000 servers Windows XP workstations 10 100BaseTX network switches and CAT5 cabling Test Duration Products are tested for two months a portion of which consists of a durability test during which the product is run at half of its manufacturer rated maximum monthly volume with varying daily test volumes designed to replicate real world use over an eight hour workday This variable schedule includes a mix of various size documents simplex and duplex modes and a mix of short moderate and long run lengths and on off cycles throughout the day Tested Configuration Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer base model Test Procedures The test methods and pr
12. itten 8 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer MAC address filtering Password protected mailboxes Not applicable Password protected Web page Port disablement Protocol disablement Removable hard drive No Yes Yes Yes Yes Additional security features On demand image overwrite for HDD ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES NOT RATED Instant Quick Fusing Yes in draft mode o V V V 5 7 i V Power Standby 11 5 Recycled materials parts used in the product NA es es es es es es es NA es NA NA NA es NA es es NA NA This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 9 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer During Printing 665 AY TONER YIELD FAIR The 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer s tested toner yield is below average compared to A4 monochrome laser LED printers in this speed range and class tested to date The average of the two tested print cartrid
13. lated This is common as most are written to allow the application settings to override the driver s Send once print many Yes When collate is selected from the print screen within the application file size increased Output was properly collated This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written Q BUYERS LAB 14 Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer A PRINT QUALITY Text Very Good Line Art Good Halftone Pattern Good Halftone Range Very Good Solids Excellent Print Density Print Density Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer Density for units in this class tested to date 1 43 to 1 47 1 15 to 1 54 Measurements are based on four readings corresponding to four different solid black locations on the output The higher the density reading the darker the image tested units Halftone Range Visible halftone range Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer 1 to 95 Typical range for competitive units 3 to 94 The halftone test target contains blocks of increasing halftone dot fill levels 1 to 100 in 1 increments PRODUCTIVITY First Print Time from Energy Save Mode Seconds Dell Pr et Average for units in this class tested to date 31 54 22 12 Device sits idle overnight a single page black Word document is sent to the device first print time indicat
14. nter in BLI s in house durability test MARCH 2009 DATE ANTHONY F Eos wont MANAGING DIRECTOR This is to certify that when subjected to a 125 000 impression Buyers Lab durability test in a networked environment the Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer proved to be a reliable product BUYERS LABORATORY INC THE LEADING INDEPENDENT OFFICE PRODUCTS TEST LAB AND BUSINESS CONSUMER ADVOCATE NORTH AMERICA m EUROPE m ASIA m WWW BUYERSLAB COM COPYRIGHT 2009 BUYERS LABORATORY REPRODUCED WITH THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BLI
15. ocedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLI s proprietary procedures and industry standard test procedures which include a BLI developed variation of ASTM s 1318 90 Test Method for Determination of Productivity using Electrostatic Copy Machines In addition to a number of proprietary test documents BLI uses an industry standard KATUN test original for evaluating black image quality and test suites from Quality Logic to evaluate applications compatibility In addition to a visual observation under a Graphiclite D5000 Standard Viewer colour print quality is tested using a colour test target which is read using the X Rite Eye One i0 Colour Spectrophotometer and samples are analysed using the CIE XY Chromaticity Diagram In addition density of black and colour output is measured using an X Rite 500 Series Densitometer Georgia Pacific Spectrum Multi Use Paper is used in the tests 10 percent of which is recycled paper containing 30 percent post consumer content Image quality is tested using Georgia Pacific Printing Paper Buyers Laboratory inc Michael Danziger John Donnelly BUYERS LABORATORY INC CEO Managing Director info buyerslab com j Mark Lerch nternationa COO Pete Emory Manager of Laboratory BLI International UK Ltd bliEurope buyerslab com Anthony F Polifrone Testing Managing Director BLI International Ltd David Sweetnam bliAsia buyerslab com European Lab and Research Manager Daria M Hoffman
16. oratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer A EASE OF USE VERY GOOD O The control panel features a 63 5 mm x 31 8 mm four line 40 character LCD There are eight hard keys Back Menu Enter Cancel and left right up and down arrows and one LED Status Dell 5330dn Control Panel U S model pictured The unit is easy to use from the desktop via the well laid out drivers Adjusting drawers for different size media is straightforward Users simply squeeze the width guide the guide doesn t have to be removed and reinserted Furthermore the side guides move in sync and can easily be adjusted for different widths Removing misfeeds from any of the four access locations is easy Users are prompted on the display that there s a misfeed and then by pressing the Enter key are instructed how to remove it The toner cartridge might have to be removed to access a misfeed in that part of the unit Replacing the print cartridge is clean and straightforward users lift up the top cover then simply pull out the old cartridge and insert the new one A FEATURE SET GOOD The 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer s standard memory capacity of 256 MB is above average while its maximum memory capacity of 768 MB is competitive com pared to A4 monochrom
17. ping of diagonal lines as well as consis tency of line thickness and circle formation were average Halftone pattern which did not display any banding exhibited an average amount of graininess AV PRODUCTIVITY GOOD The 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer s efficiency when using the PCL driver to print BLI s job stream which replicates typical traffic in a multi user environment is above average compared to A4 monochrome laser LED printers in this speed range and class tested to date In fact it s the second highest When using the PostScript driver to print BLI s job stream the device s efficiency is below average due to the unit pausing between jobs in the test suite The unit s efficiency when using the PCL driver to print multiple sets at 89 of its rated speed is above average in simplex mode and at 61 of its rated soeed com petitive in duplex mode Note that the unit s efficiency in simplex mode is the highest for competitive models and in duplex mode its efficiency is the second highest O The 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer s first print times for all test documents are competitive for the group The unit s first print time out of energy save mode is slower than the average for tested models This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 3 permission of Buyers Lab
18. ross the organization O The CD contains the drivers Dell Toner Management System and other support tools as well as a user s manual in PDF format so that it can be printed OpenManage Printer Manager can be downloaded from Dell s Web site AV PRINT DRIVERS GOOD The 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer ships with PCL 6 and PostScript 3 drivers for various Windows and Mac operating systems as well as environments that run Linux This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 4 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com SN AEE ESE Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer or UNIX The drivers which were tested on a Windows XP platform were well laid out and easy to use The most commonly used features for a typical print job are located on two separate tabs in the PCL driver Duplex and orientation are available on the Layout tab quan tity and paper size are on the Paper tab O The PCL and PostScript drivers are different in appearance The PCL driver is graphi cal while the PostScript driver is text based which makes it more difficult for users who switch between them Doll 533000 Mone Lasst Printas Peo postion La Dell 5330dn Mono Laser Printer PS Doc
19. ty and has a tested toner yield that exceeded the rat ed yield Based on these findings BLI recommends the 5330dn ona ace recommended monthly Workgroup Laser Printer for offices with monthly print volumes of up to 15 000 impressions 4 000 to 16 000 impressions BLI s recommended monthly volume for optimum performance Up to 15 000 impressions More information on the Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer is available through bliQ www buyerslab com bliQ This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer Strengths e Reliable e Print cartridges exceeded rated yield e Above average job stream efficiency when using the PCL driver Highest efficiency when printing multiple sets in simplex mode Above average overall print quality Straightforward procedure for adjusting paper drawers Standard automatic duplexing Optional wireless connectivity Highly automated driver installation routine Weaknesses e Below average job stream efficiency when using the PostScript driver e Slower than average first print time out of energy save mode e
20. uced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc Any duplication of this report in whole or part in any form or manner without the written 1 3 permission of Buyers Laboratory is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted 2009 Buyers Laboratory Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer Embedded Web page The embedded Web page Dell Web Printer Configuration Tool lets administrators configure the unit remotely on the network and monitor paper status Ready or Empty and remaining toner as indicated in a percent gauge Consumables monitoring Yes via PSM or the embedded Web page A PRINT DRIVERS Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer Print Driver Features Features PostScript 3 Auto Feature Device Detection Y Booklet Printing Collate Sets Max Paper Sources per Job Mirror Image Negative Image N up Printing Overlays Paper Gauge No Print and Hold No Proof Print Yes Y Quantity Selection 1 to 999 1 to 999 Reduction Enlargement Auto 25 400 1 to 1 000 Resolution Modes dpi Best Normal Draft 600 1200 600 1200 Save Settings Yes No Secure Print Yes es Watermarks Custom Watermarks Yes Yes Toner Save No No Although there s a collate selection in the driver it didn t function in testing collate must be selected from the Windows print screen within the application for output to be col
21. ument Properties Layout Paper Graphic Other Options About l Layout Paper Quality Orientation Landscape O Rotated Landscape Layout Type Madge Pages per Sade Paget pet Side A Print on Both Sides 7 None 850x110 Flip on Long Edge C mm rch Flip on Short Edge Coptes 1 Page Order Front to Back Back to Front Pages Per Sheet 1 v PCL Driver Layout Tab PostScript Driver Layout Tab U S model pictured U S model pictured O The drivers which have a good overall feature set compared to A4 monochrome laser LED printers in this speed range and class both include booklet and N up 2 to 16 printing quantity selection up to 999 proof print and secure print The PCL driver has auto reduction and enlargement while the PostScript driver includes reduction and enlargement from 1 to 1 000 percent and mirror image The PCL driver adds the ability to save settings and watermarks Although not uncommon collate failed to work during testing when selected from the PostScript driver File size increases from one set printed using a 10 page document when producing multiple collated sets with collate selected from the print screen within the applica tion A APPLICATIONS COMPATIBILITY EXCELLENT No problems were experienced with any of the test files used in the applications compatibility tests Units are tested for compatibility on a Windows 2000 platform This report h
22. y Inc To purchase reprints contact BLI at BLIEurope buyerslab com Q BUYERS LAB Lab Test Report Dell 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer AP DH S3230dn Meno Laser Prinber 192 168 78 8400 Printing Status bala airi Printer Permita Tage BEWYDOT User s druidi Printing Status U S model pictured Users can enable the pop ups to appear during printing or disable the functionality altogether Pop ups for print job completion are available but this is common among devices in this class A EASE OF NETWORK SETUP VERY GOOD Physical setup is simple as the 5330dn Workgroup Laser Printer stacks on top of the optional paper drawers but note that Dell recommends at least two people lift the unit out of the box and place it in the desired location due to size and weight con cerns Users can then remove the packing tape and open the top cover to access the pre loaded toner cartridge The CD launches upon insertion in the drive and the automated installation routine will have users up and running in a matter of minutes It takes six clicks to simul taneously install the PCL and PostScript drivers as well as included software using the default routine the port is automatically created and the IP address is assigned using DHCP Furthermore the drivers automatically detect configured accessories Dell provides a utility whereby administrators can remotely install the drivers on workstations for uniform operation ac
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