Dell 5230N & 5230DN Laser Printer
Improve workgroup productivity with these robust and flexible printers that make high performance monochrome laser printing affordable for mid to large organizations. The hardworking Dell 5230n and 5230dn deliver printing at speeds of up to 45 pages per minute (ppm) letter (actual print speed will vary with use) and a robust maximum monthly duty cycle of up to 200,000 pages. And with a true print resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, the Dell 5230n and 5230dn produce razor sharp prints for both business graphics and text.
Provide convenient high performance printing to everyone in a workgroup with the networking capabilities of the Dell 5230n and Dell 5230dn. Increase productivity by choosing from a wide selection of input and output devices like additional paper trays and high-capacity feeders, envelope feeders and output expanders, wireless/Gigabit internal cards, or additional memory power to equip your expanding business for the most demanding high-capacity printing with the Dell 5230n and 5230dn.
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Improve workgroup productivity with these robust and flexible printers that make high performance monochrome laser printing affordable for mid to large organizations. The hardworking Dell 5230n and 5230dn deliver printing at speeds of up to 45 pages per minute (ppm) letter (actual print speed will vary with use) and a robust maximum monthly duty cycle of up to 200,000 pages. And with a true print resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, the Dell 5230n and 5230dn produce razor sharp prints for both business graphics and text.
Provide convenient high performance printing to everyone in a workgroup with the networking capabilities of the Dell 5230n and Dell 5230dn. Increase productivity by choosing from a wide selection of input and output devices like additional paper trays and high-capacity feeders, envelope feeders and output expanders, wireless/Gigabit internal cards, or additional memory power to equip your expanding business for the most demanding high-capacity printing with the Dell 5230n and 5230dn.
High-speed performance with excellent total cost of printing - the Dell 5230n and Dell 5230dn monochrome laser printers.
Low total cost of printing
Get superb performance for the initial investment in the Dell 5230n and 5230dn; then, over time, you can realize exceptional value as well with both printers offering a lower cost per page that their closest competitors. Factor in Dell's reliable, outstanding printer support, and it's clear the Dell 5230n and 5230dn are smart investments.
Flexible and expandable
Expand your printers as your organization needs evolve with a rich set of optional input and output paper handling options. Additional paper accessories include up to three 550-sheet input paper trays, a 2,000-sheet high-capacity feeder, an optional envelope feeder, a 1,850-sheet stacker, a 550-sheet expander, a five-bin mailbox that offers five output destinations and a finisher that can staple up to 50 sheets.
High-speed performance
With the Dell 5230n and 5230dn you can get excellent laser printing technology which delivers at high performance print speeds of up to 45 pages per minute (ppm) letter (actual print speed will vary with use). And with a true print resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, and a maximum monthly duty cycle of up to 200,000 pages per month, the Dell 5230n and 5230dn are robust performers you can rely on to produce documents that always look sharp.
Environmentally conscious design-reduce, recycle, renew
Dell's end-of-use programs include a commitment to recycling printers and toner cartridges. Help protect your bottom line while helping to protect the planet with the Dell 5230n and 5230dn:
- - Reduce paper usage by printing on both sides with the automatic duplex unit included as standard for the 5230dn (optional on the 5230n)
- - According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Star v1.1 compliant products, like the 5230dn, are up to 25% more power efficient on average than conventional models.4
Product benefits
Toner cartridges Dell 5230n and 5230dn black toner cartridge standard capacity: (approximately 7,000 pages5); or high-capacity: (approximately 21,000 pages 5)
Memory (RAM) 128 MB standard, 640 MB maximum; one DIMM slot available for optional 128 MB, 256 MB, or 512 MB memory module
Connectivity Standard: Ethernet 10/100 Base T; one rear USB 2.0 (high-speed); one front full speed USB-A host port; one available internal solution port (cables not included); Optional: 1284-B Card parallel interface, Serial RS232 card serial interface, internal Gigabit Ethernet print Server and 802.11b/g/n wireless print server.
Optional application Print encryption card, font and barcode cards, and internal IPDS card for IBM iSeries and AS/400 solutions
Optional paper Up to three 550-sheet input paper trays, 2,000 sheet high-capacity feeder, envelope feeder, 1,850-sheet stacker, 550-sheet expander, handling 5-bin mailbox that offers five output destinations and supports up to 100 sheets per bin, a finisher that can staple up to 50 sheets, a caster base and a 5-inch spacer.
Local disk Optional 80 GB hard disk
550-sheet input tray Bin mailbox
Networked monochrome laser printers offering high performance, robust reliability and a wide variety of
expandability options in a single function printer.
Printer specifications
Print speed Up to 45 ppm letter (actual print speed will vary with use)
First page out time
From ready state As fast as 7.5 seconds
Print resolution 600 x 600 dpi (printer default), 1200 dpi Image Quality (driver default), maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi, 2400 dpi Image Quality
User interface 4-line backlit LCD, one two-toned LED (green, red) and a 20-button keypad
Data streams PCL 5e Emulation, PCL 6 Emulation, Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS), XPS and PostScript Level 3 Emulation
Processor 500 MHz
Memory (RAM) 128 MB standard, 640 MB maximum using optional 512 MB memory module
Memory expansion One DIMM slot available for optional 128 MB, 256 MB, or 512 MB memory module
Maximum duty cycle Up to 200,000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle 3,000 - 15,000 pages per month
Paper handling
Standard input sources 250-sheet covered tray and 100-sheet multipurpose tray
Additional input capacity Up to 3 x optional 550-sheet tray + 2,000-sheet high-capacity feeder
Maximum input capacity 4,000 sheets
Duplex unit Automatic duplex unit (print both sides) included as standard for 5230dn model. Optional for 5230n model
Standard output destination 350-sheet bin
Maximum output capacity: 2,750 sheets (350-sheet tray + 1 optional 550-sheet output expander + 1,850 sheet output stacker)
Envelope feeder Up to 85 envelopes
Supported media types, sizes and paper weights
Media types supported Card stock, envelopes (smooth), paper labels, plain paper, transparencies, bond, letterhead, preprinted, colored paper, custom, light/heavy, rough/cotton, recycled
Media size and weight Media and size: A4, A5, A6, JIS B5, letter, legal, executive, folio, statement, universal, B5/C5/DL envelope, 7 3/4 envelope (Monarch), 9 & 10 envelope, Oficio (Mexico).
Paper: 16 - 36 lb; Cardstock: 36 - 43 lb; Envelopes: 16 - 28 lb
Printable area Within 0.167 inches of all edges of the media
Connectivity
Standard interfaces Standard Ethernet 10/100 Base T, one rear standard USB-B (high-speed) device port, one front full speed USB-A host port, one available internal solution port. (cables not included)
Print languages and fonts
3 of 9 scalable PCL 5e fonts in Narrow, Regular and Wide, 158 scalable PostScript fonts, 2 PCL bitmap fonts, 39 scalable PPDS fonts, 5 PPDS bitmap fonts, 84 scalable PCL fonts, OCR-A, OCR-B scalable PCL 5e fonts
Operating Systems (OS) support Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services with Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, 4.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running Terminal Services with Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, 4.0, 4.5. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 running Terminal Services with Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 x64, 4.5 x64, Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, Windows 7, Linux - Ubuntu 7.10, 8.04 LTS, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, RH Linux WS 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 11.1., SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, OpenSuSE 11.0, Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x., Macintosh version (OS 9.x and OS X 10.2-10.6), Unix (Sun Solaris SPARC 7, 8, 9, 10.0) HP UX 11.11, 11.23, 11.31, SAP PCL
Device type support.
Network protocol
TCP/IP IPv4, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk -, TCP/IP IPv6, TCP, UDP, IPSEC w/ Ipv4, IPSEC w/ Ipv6, LPR/LPD, Direct IP (Port 9100), Socket (Raw TCP/IP), HTTP, NDS Queue-based Printing, NDPS/NEPS (Novell Distributed Print Services, Novell Netware Enterprise Print Services), Enhanced IP (Port 9400), FTP, TFTP, IPP 1.1 (Internet Printing Protocol), ThinPrint .print integration, HTTP, HTTPs (SSL*/TLS), SNMPv3, WINS, IGMP, BOOTP, RARP, APIPA (AutoIP), DHCP, ICMP, DNS, SNMPv2c, Bonjour, DDNS, mDNS, ARP, NTP, Telnet, Finger
*This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit.
The printer ships with a standard capacity black toner cartridge (up to 7,000 pages coverage)
Printer options and accessories
Optional memory 256 MB Flash memory
Duplexer (for 2-sided printing) 250-sheet duplex option for 5230n model
Optional HDD 80 GB hard disk
Optional I/O Ports N8120 gigabit Ethernet print server; Parallel 1284-B interface card; RS-232C serial interface card; N8150 wireless print server
Optional application solutions Print encryption card; Forms and barcode card; IPDS/SCS/Tne card
Physical Specifications
Dimensions (without duplex) Printer: 13.7 in x 16.7 in x 19.4 in, Shipping carton: 21.6 in x 24.6 in x 21.5 in
W x D x H
Weight (without duplex) Printer: 40.6 lbs, Shipping carton: 56.9 lbs
Operating environment Operating: air temperature 16C to 32C (60F to 90F), relative humidity 8-80%, altitude 10,000 ft or less
Unpackaged: air temperature 0C to 40C (32F to 104F), relative humidity 5-80%
Packaged: air temperature -20C to 40C (-4F to 104F), relative humidity 8-95%, 0.25 atmospheric pressure
equivalent to altitude 34,000 ft or less
Acoustics6 Printing Simplex: 53 dBA; Printing Duplex: 56 dBA; Idle Standby Mode: 26 dBA; Quiet Mode: 47 dBA;
Sleep: not audible
Voltage 110 - 127 volts (V) at 50/60 3 hertz (Hz) nominal. 220 - 240 V at 50/60 3 Hz (not available in all countries).
Power cord included with shipped printer.
Power consumption Printing 640 W (simplex), 540 W (duplex): Standby mode (Ready mode) 80 W: Power Saver 12 W: Off 0 W.
Energy Star v1.1-qualified (5230dn SKU only)
Power Save options User-definable - 1-240 minutes (default 30 minutes)