The Dell 3110cn is rated at 31ppm monochrome and 17ppm color. Those figures suggest it is a four-pass, not a one-pass.

Well, the 3110CN now appears on the Dell website at http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/3110cn/

I was right it is a one pass color laser printer similiar to all the others.  Hope this one will have the same or better quality as the 3100CN, its predecessor!!!!

A little bit of URL surgery revealed that the actual link to the English manual for the 3110cn is:

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/3110cn/en/3110cnEn.zip

I assume that Dell will correct the link on their site eventually—it is currently broken.

I am a current 3100cn owner that is thinking about upgrading to the 3110cn. Things of interest to me from the manual:

• From looking at the way the toner cartridges load, this printer is probably a 1-pass design of some type. My guesses about the 50% speed difference:
  • The paper path is short-circuited for black-only to not go past the color drums
  • The speed must be slowed for acceptable color registration

  Maybe an expert on laser printer design has a better explanation.

• This printer apparently still supports the “non-Dell toner” setting. Unfortunately I think it will take some time for the toner and cartridge aftermarket to develop that will make supplies as economical as can currently be found for the 3100cn.

• The standard tray can hold paper up to 14 in./355.6 mm long. The 3100cn can’t do this without an expensive $200 option, forcing you to use the multipurpose feeder which skews the print image noticibly. Maybe the 3110cn doesn’t skew when feeding from the MPF, which would be a double advantage.

• The print drum is not a separate replacement part, leading me to think that the drums are part of the print cartridges. This could make them more expensive.

• It doesn’t look like they’ve improved the web console. Specifically, I was hoping to see:
  • The job list to show the number of pages for each job
  • A clear indication of which job is currently printing, if any, and maybe even how many pages it’s printed so far
  • A way to cancel printing or pending jobs
  • A view of the stored jobs in the RAM disk, with print and delete functions

  It doesn’t make sense to have functions available from the front panel that you can’t perform using the web console. What if the front panel is locked? This gives you no access to these functions short of unlocking the front panel first.

I am, as I’m sure many others are, most interested in whether the print quality, especially for photos, is equal or better to the 3100cn.

Message Edited by crushedhat on 07-19-200608:38 PM

I am also waiting to see any reviews of this new model. It will be interesting to see if the print quality is the same or better. And also whether the envelope wrinkling issue has been resolved.

I  haven't seen anything on Dell's website about the optional duplexer for the 3110cn. It's not listed, at least not the price. Am I missing something?

I went ahead and bought the 3110CN.  The duplexor is extra for $200.  It fits under the transfer belt. I spent $499 for printer and 1 year service, plus $70+ for 512MB, plus $200 for duplexor.  $770 is about $1300 cheaper than what I paid in 2000 for an HP Color Laserjet 4500N!  Will let you know how it prints.

Wow, that's great you decided to order the 3110cn.  I hope you will report back to this thread once you have a chance to set the printer up and test it out.

I am really curious about a) print quality b) envelope wrinkling

Good luck, DrDoolittleIII