Dell Launches New Printers, Workstations

By Geoff Duncan Published May 23, 2006

Dell Launches New Printers, Workstations

Direct marketer Dell took the wraps off a new line of laser printers aimed squarely at rival Hewlett-Packard‘s workgroup and business printing market, introducing five new monochrome and color laser printers with high page counts and competitive prices. Dell also rolled out two new Precision workstations which may not have a lot of visual flair, but boast significantly improved zip-to-dollar ratios.

Dell’s new printer offerings include:

The Laser Printer 5310n is priced at $999 and is intended for large groups with big black-and-white printing needs, offering speeds up to 50 ppm at letter sizes, numerous expansion options, and low operational costs.
The Laser Printer 5210n is a slightly slimmed-down version of the 531n, priced at $899 and offering wireless connectivity.
The Laser Printer 5110cn is just under $1,000 and offers ColorTrack 2, built-in duplex capability, and black print speeds of 40 ppm and color speeds up to 35 ppm.
The Laser Printer 3010cn is a networked color laser with ColorTrack, and black-and-white print speeds of up to 25 ppm. The best part may be the prices, starting at $379.
Multifunction Laser Printer 1815dn is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses and workgroups: it offers duplex support as well as scanning, copying, and fax capability starting at $429.

Recommended Videos

Dell’s new Precision 690 and Precision 490 workstations sport Dual-Core Xeon processors, support for up to 16 DIMMs in a unique scalable design, and improved graphics capability: according to Dell, the new models faeture performance gains of up to 45 percent on single-threaded applications and up to 155 percent on multi-threaded processes.

The Precision 690 starts at $1,799 and sports Intel Dual-Core Xeon processors at speeds of 3.0 to 3.73 GHz, support for up to 64 GB of RAM with a new fully-buffered ECC IMMs, dual-graphics capability supporting up to four monitors or Nvidia LI technology, high-performance serial-attached SCSI (SAS) disk storage, and five internal drive bays.
The Precision 490 starts at $1,529 and offers the same Dual-Core Xeons as the 690, support for up to 32 GB of RAM, SAS hard disk storage, six expansion slots, and a case which can be configured for either desktop or minitower use.

Both new Precision workstations are available today.

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Geoff Duncan writes, programs, edits, plays music, and delights in making software misbehave. He's probably the only member…

Computing

Get this LaserJet printer for $119 in HP’s Memorial Day sale

HP LaserJet Pro MFP 3101fdw printer looks nice on a white stand beside plants.

With the big shift to working from home, printers have become an important part of everyday life, even if you don't really use one regularly, and while some of the best printers from the best printer brands can be very expensive, some budget-friendly versions are not. So, if you don't do a ton of printing on a day-to-day basis, a budget printer like the HP LaserJet M209dw is the way to go, and there's even a solid Memorial Day discount on it directly from HP. While it usually goes for $149, you can grab it now for just $119, which is a nice $30 knocked off the price.

Why you should buy the HP LaserJet M209dw Printer
The HP LaserJet M209dw is a monochrome printing laser that's great for things like text documents or even character sheets for those who want to play tabletop roleplaying games. It can print at a very impressive 30 ppm, so your prints will be done relatively quickly, while the monthly recommended print volume of between 200 and 2,000 pages should be more than enough for most needs. The 600 x 600 dpi resolution isn't too bad, although it is on the lower end, which is to be expected at this price point.

Computing

Dell is hiding something about the new XPS 13

The Dell XPS 13 in front of a window.

Someone needs to give Dell a lesson in marketing, because it hid the most impressive part of the new XPS 13. The upcoming laptop is the first to feature a Tandem OLED display, as Dell confirmed to The Verge.

Tandem OLED is all the rage right now, with Apple introducing the display tech first with the iPad Pro M4. The concept behind Tandem OLED is simple. In order to increase the historically low brightness of OLED, you stack multiple OLED panels on top of each other. We haven't heard of any other shipping device using this display tech, outside of the upcoming XPS 13.

Computing

Dell Memorial Day Sale: Save $400 on the new XPS 14

The Dell XPS 14 on a white table with the screen open.

For a long time, the Dell XPS 13 constituted Dell's small laptop response to the MacBook Air 13, but there's a new kid in town. Dell recently released the Dell XPS 14, a nice little bump in size, and very likely trying to aim for the MacBook Pro 14 crowd of folks who want a small laptop but not something so small it will be hard to use professionally. Luckily, you can get a pretty substantial discount on the XPS 14 directly from Dell as part of the early Memorial Day sale, with a price tag of $1,749 rather than the usual $2,259 it goes for. That's a whopping $510 discount, so if you want a powerful little laptop, this is the perfect opportunity to grab one.

Why you should buy the Dell XPS 14
This little Dell XPS 14 comes with a 14.5-inch screen running an FHD+ resolution and a peak brightness of 500 nits, making it the perfect companion for keeping mobile and taking it with you wherever you go. That's certainly helped by the 3.7-pound weight and the 0.71-inch thickness that makes it both lightweight and thin enough to fit in a bag or backpack, and it's well-built enough that you shouldn't have to worry about carrying it around. It's worth mentioning that you can upgrade the screen to a gorgeous 3.2K OLED screen that's also touche-enabled for an extra $300, although it does bump up the weight a bit to 3.8 pounds.