Dell is expected to add a splash of colour to its laser
printer lineup with three new models for businesses and home-office
users.
Printers have been part of Dell's product line for over ayear,
but the three new models are the company's first colour laser
models. The company's printing business has come along steadily
over the past few quarters as it tries to lure customers away from
its chief rival, Hewlett-Packard.
HP has controlled the printer market for several years, and its
printer group is usually the most profitable division. Dell hopes
to chip away at HP's market share lead with low-cost printers that
it can sell alongside other enterprise IT equipment such as
servers, storage and PCs.
The Dell Laser Printer 5100cn is a networked printer that can
print up to 35 black and white pages per minutes or up to 25 colour
pages per minute. It costs $999 (£557), and is available
immediately for enterprise customers that wish to use it in
workgroup settings.
The other new models, the 3100cn and the 3000cn, are also
available immediately. The 3100cn is designed for offices that do
not require as much printing capacity or speed as provided by the
5100cn. It costs $549.
Smaller offices are the target for the 3000cn, which has a
little less capacity than the 3100cn. That model costs $449.
Tom Krazit writes for IDG News
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