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Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Average Customer Rating: 4.452 out of 5 4.5 out of 5
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28 of 31 (90%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: KnightRid
Location: Pennsylvania
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Very nice printer with overpriced accessories Date: February 4, 2010
Review:I have used this printer quite a bit in the month I have had it and the only complaint I have is the accessories are just ridiculously overpriced. That is the reason for 4 stars. When you want a duplexer and extra tray that cost you 1.5 times as much as I paid for the whole printer, that is just ludicrous.

Now for the printer. BEAUTIFUL prints. I can not stress enough how beautiful they are. I have used inkjet my entire life because laser printers used to be awful at printing graphics. I say this is true no more. I can print pictures on plain paper that blow my inkjet away on the same paper. I have printed on sticker paper also, with no problems at all. Makes it great to print shipping labels out.

Of course, no printer review would be complete without looking at the consumables. I really wish the government would follow up with the investigation they were doing because inkjet and toner cartridges are priced in the stratosphere. I think toner has a better cost rating per page, but toner does not cost but a dollar or two for the amount you get.

I still say this printer is a win! I am very pleased with it so far and hope to get many years of use from it.

For the people talking about noise - you do realize you bought an office printer and not a home printer? How loud is that inkjet when it spits out 30ppm? ;) I have had inkjet for years and yes, the laser is louder, but it is in a different realm of performance and the bit of noise is well worth it in my book.
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Review 2 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: JJCC

Title: Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer Date: February 3, 2010
Review:After 32 years of printing experience; HP to Epson and every MFG in between, I have finally found the optimal Color Laser ever owned. Under $300 dollars it is a steal- 10 rating on ease of use - competitive toner replacement costs - quick high quality print speeds with 90% paper color coverage on letter/legal. Anything else would be a compromise and waste of money. Just try it, you'll be sold. Thanks Dell!
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Review 3 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: EES1947
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Duration of product use: 1-2 months
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Solid machine great color Date: February 3, 2010
Review:A good strong printer that offers great color and so far has been without incident. The extra paper tray is a must and handles production well. Upgraded the memory due to types of reports and number of pages. I easily run through 500 pgs just to get analysis completed. Handles graphs extremely well. One issue is that the engine does not handle 'postscript' ie can't convert document to .pdf. When the printer is the default mode ... that was a surprise but an easy workaround. DELL support identified the issue very helpful.
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Review 4 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: jspratjr

Title: Outstanding Date: January 10, 2010
Review:I've had this printer for a little over 9 months now and don't have a single complaint. The print quality is terrific - really, what is there to say when you don't have a single complaint? (well, I was shocked when I saw the price today, compared to what I paid - what a steal!)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: ejks
Location: Georgia
Duration of product use: 1-2 months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Great printer at a great price! Date: December 30, 2009
Product Uses: home use

Review:My husband and I selected this printer: he wanted a laser jet and I wanted a color printer. We have been extremely pleased with our selection. It was easy to install on our network. The quality of the print is excellent as is the speed. We were also very pleased with the sale price of the printer.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: AlexRaddas
Location: Washington State
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Its a Xerox in Disguise Date: December 30, 2009
Product Uses: art projects/digital art, photos

Review:I bought this printer for my sister for christmas because she does alot of art projects(250 pages per month)and I was tired of hearing her tell me that the ink cartridges for her old printer were $40+ each (2 required). So I did my research and came to the conclusion that the cheaper color laser printers' toner is just about as much as the printer itself, so that put me in the realm of small/medium business color printers due to the fact that the toner is much cheaper. I was really interested in the Xerox Phaser 6125 that Costco carries but I could not justify spending $300+ on a printer for my sister; After about 2 days of looking at printers and comparing them I came upon the Dell 2130cn and the toner cartridges looked awfully familiar to those of the Xerox 6125... Come to find out that the 2130cn basically has the same guts as the Xerox 6125 just a different outside case, not only that it was $200 cheaper than the Xerox, so I chose the Dell 2130cn. When it comes to setup and configuration it was a breeze, I set a static IP on the printer and ran the Network printer wizard in Windows 7, I had the whole thing setup (un-boxed to printing)in about 15 mins. Print quality looks great and it prints fast. The only gripe I have is that you have to restart the printer for it to register a static IP change, it also seems to draw alot of power on start-up(lights dim, maxed out APC 2200 UPS). All in all I think it was a great purchase and a cost effective solution for my sister.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 1 out of 5 1 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: diebroccli
Location: florida
Duration of product use: 5-6 months
Level of expertise: Good
Title: whiney, noisy, and buggy Date: December 23, 2009
Review:this printer is so frustrating its almost beyond words...

It constantly says "paper jam" but there is no paper to be found. turning on or off, opening every door on the machine, resetting it. all those steps do nothing. still a paper jam. Eventually it relents and agrees there is no jam.

When it finally does print, it makes a god awful whining noise. Think of the most annoying sound you've ever hear, and then crank up the dB level by a factor of 10. That's what it sounds like when printing.

Print quality is fine once it finally spits a few pages out. But good luck getting it to print reliably
1 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: ceffalo
Location: Texas
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Great high quality printer for a good price. Date: December 20, 2009
Product Uses: light to moderate printing volume.

Review:I bought my 2130cn on sale a few weeks back, to upgrade from the 1230c model. I've really come to trust printers offered by Dell. They do the job. Period. All four of the models I've owned have done great jobs for me. I decided to buy this printer because I'd like it to last me for quite some time, as I don't use my printer all that often and would prefer to use this one long enough that a brand new printer would be a justifiable expense once the ink has run out in this one.

And, I'm certain that I got what I wanted. Along with that I've got an easy to use and dependably operational machine.

It was a little early, I suppose, to do a review but I've used Dell printers for quite some time and have never needed to report any faults in the work of any of them. Not only that, but this machine can be a heavy duty product to a certain extent. If I need to print 100 pages of color material then this printer will do just that and flawlessly.

I've ranked it with 4 stars here since this is a early review. I'm quite sure, though, that when I finish with it in a few years that it will have earned a 5 star rating from me.
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Review 9 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: TronH
Location: Richmond Virginia USA
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Great Product Date: December 12, 2009
Review:I bought this printer for my wife to print classroom material for her students. We've had b/w laser printers for years, quit inkjets long ago. The wife wanted the detail of color for her material. I've always wanted a color laser; my wife's job gave me the excuse. Oh, I'm suppose to be rating the printer, Love it! It's fast, it's quiet and it's a Dell. Before this I had a Dell 1700 b/w laser printer, never a problem in the 1000 years I owned it, this one should be as reliable.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: CaribIAN
Location: Montoursville, PA
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Great for everything BUT envelopes Date: October 12, 2009
Product Uses: business printing, small engineering drawings, accounting

Review:This printer is extremely good for almost EVERYTHING - however, don't expect to be able to print envelopes from the tray. It is very frustrating at best. Continuously jams. I have had ZERO problems with this printer in over 4 months use, but only recently tried to print envelopes from the tray. Do NOT purchase this product if you plan to print more than one envelope (from the single sheet feeder). This is the only huge disappointment. Other than this, I'd buy this printer again. (I only wish Dell sold a printer with two trays - one with an envelope feeder.)
20 of 21 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: SSwinnea
Location: Austin TX
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Works for me Date: October 8, 2009
Review:Decided it was time to replace a photo inkjet. At work I manage several brands of business class lasers. I decided to give the 2130cn a go based on reviews and price. Happy so far. Print quality is top notch and fast. Setup gave no issues and now I have a networked printer on my home net.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Duet818
Location: Manassas,Va
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Excellent Value Date: September 21, 2009
Product Uses: home office, network

Review:Shopped around for a while looking at different brands an multi function printer/fax/scanners. The 2130cn performs well and under moderate to heavy demand and usage. It set up very quickly on my network and has not missed a beat. cost of equipment and toner, are very good in comparison to others brands.

Cons is big and does weighs alot, but this is a printer you should buy and leave, not a inkjet that you move around.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Kat123

Date: September 4, 2009
Product Uses: personal printing, documents for church, printing forms for work

Review:I was looking for a mono printer that didn't use the expensive ink cartidges since they have a tendancy to dry up in between uses. I found this for less than many of the Mono lasers and so far I love it. It prints documents FAST.
I haven't use the color much but if it prints anything like my nice crisp documents I am very happy.
Pros
Excellent price
Fast crisp b/w documents
Cons
I really don't have any.
It is big but then it out performs any of the small printers I have ever used.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Yelena
Location: Los Angeles
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: BEST PRINTER Date: July 2, 2009
Product Uses: my presentation

Review:This printer doing very good job! It is best for any work!
3 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Lolaness

Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Superb Quality - From a Graphic Artist Date: May 31, 2009
Review:As a professional graphic designer who has, for years, outsourced print work, I ordered this printer to expand my capabilities.

After reading some of the reviews, I was nervous. But my husband convinced me to go for it anyway - and I'm beyond glad I did.

The printer has *never* had an affect on our power (if you're experiencing power surges from an electrical piece turning on, I'd seriously recommend having your wiring looked at just in case), it runs quietly and so fast you'll be absolutely amazed.

And print quality? B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L - seriously. I've gone through the entire set of sample cartridges that come with the printer, just plain addicted to seeing all the "identity" pieces I've used for my business for years turn into something so pro I love it. There is a perfect color lay without weird missing spots as happens on some lasers, and when they say that this is "superb color", they mean it. Highly intricate border patterns in black are crisp against a colored background, with white above and behind - and no bleed anywhere.

Would I recommend this printer to others? YES! Be sure to have some kind of small table, filing cabinet, or big space on your desk - it really is large. The box it comes in looks like it's a full computer. Other than the size, there's nothing about this beauty that isn't pleasing me, from ease of set-up to quality to longevity of cartridges.
40 of 40 people found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: terryinwva
Location: charleston, wv
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Title: great buy Date: May 29, 2009
Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Video Editing, Gaming, Music & Movies, Finances

Review:i took my time deciding on this printer and i'm completely happy with it.
3 of 13 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: CU42

Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer Date: May 15, 2009
Product Uses: business

Review:I bought this printer for our business. It has great color and is so quiet you barley notice it is on. Printing envelopes is a snap. And the price was unbeatable.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Print Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Rossum

Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Good Value Date: May 1, 2009
ProsNice print quality & performance for the money.
ConsAnnoying Network Setup. Doesn't let you set IP address from front panel. I'm one of those people who refuses to install an "Application" for a printer. All I want is a driver, thanks. But to set it up that way, it needs a fixed IP address. It DHCP'd on my network, but then I had to check my router to find what address it was using and point a browser there to be able to change the network settings. It then demanded a username (admin) and password (leave blank) which is not easy to find in the documentation.

Review:Bought it for my home office to replace a Xerox Phaser 8400.
11 of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 1 out of 5 1 [RATINGOF] 5
Print Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: RoundRockTX
Location: round rock texas
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Average
Date: April 21, 2009
ProsPrint quality is good. Price of unit and ink OK
ConsThe software interface is a pain to use.

For some reason every once in a while the printer "decides" to change the color and page size settings. So to not waste time, paper and ink, I have to be in the habit of checking all the settings each time before I hit the print button.

Review:This is the last time I will be purchasing a Dell product.
11 of 15 people found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Print Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: cabman
Location: Florida
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: 2130CN Date: March 29, 2009
ProsGreat printer! Print quality is much better than old 3100CN. Easy setup with both Vista and XP on home network. To soon to tell how long ink will last.
ConsHeavy power drain when first turned on.Will dim the lights.

Review:Decent size and runs quiet.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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