Oki C5100 Laser Printer Can Actually Save You Time And Money
The Oki C5100 laser printer is performing very well for its cost. There is one downside in regard to the printer, which is that it is quite big, so in case you purchase it, it'll take up a large space on your desk. But when size is not an issue this is the perfect printer for you.
There are many features optional 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 fastest printers in its price range. The Oki C5100 also has a 250-sheet feeder, and an auto-duplex unit is also optional separately. A network-ready 10/100 Ethernet port and USB 2.0 connectivity round off the features.
This printer has four detached toner cartridges, one for black, magenta, cyan, and yellow. This is a great system because if you run out of cyan ink, you will not need to replace the whole color toner, instead you simply replace the cyan. The Oki toner, however, prints less pages than a standard toner, and a full set costs about $150 for a generic branded toner.
The solid ink produced by the specific brand have noticeably higher costs. Some websites had the set of four toners for about four hundred dollars! I would recommend the generic branded ones because they perform the same job at a lower price.
Okidata 5300 is another printer made by the same company. The printer has twice the amount of RAM compared to Oki C5100 and double its processor speed. But the printer speed is equal; the Oki 5300's ink prints twelve color pages per minute and 20 black and white pages per minute.
I hope this introduction to these amazing color laser printers has helped in describing the various features the two printers have and the prices of the ink toners that people always take into consideration when buying a printer. Ink costs 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
