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Category: Review on Canon LBP-5100 Laser Printer

Posted by: 22-Jun-2009

Strengths: Competitively priced, prints duplex pages effortlessly, good print quality

Weaknesses: Print speed

Canon is on a roll with its printer line-up. The Canon LBP-5100 Laser Colour Printer is a stylish colour laser printer which is easy to operate and wouldn’t occupy much space on your table.

This stylish printer is designed to perform full frontal operations. The façade looks very neat with just eight LEDs at the top. The most note-worthy features of this peripheral are the two in-built output slots that facilitate automatic double-sided printing. Printing duplex pages without any gripe is sure to cut down both time and money. Maintenance is hassle-free because the LBP-5100 comes with an all in one compact colour cartridge.

The LBP-5100 has a 250-sheet tray. Canon offers an extra tray for larger volumes. The printer incorporates a driver for the efficient functioning of other options like multiple pages per sheet and watermarks. Small working groups looking to share a printer should definitely consider this one from Canon. You can turn it into a network printer by setting up the Remote User Interface (RUI) with the optional NB-C2 network interface card.

The only niggle with the Canon LBP-5100 Laser Colour Printer is its speed. It does not perform at lightning speed but is quite close to Canon’s specifications.

Its exceptional print quality and paper-saving ability makes it an ideal solution for homes and offices.