Color Laser 5100CN

The Dell 5100CN is a workgroup color laser with a clear sense of purpose: around 22 pages per minute in full color, and the paper handling and duty cycle to serve a busy department producing documents that leave the building. Its four-cartridge set is sold by part number — black 310-5807, cyan 310-5810, magenta 310-5809 and yellow 310-5808 — and the family comes in standard and high yields, with the cartridges stocked on this page being the high-yield listings.

This is the printer a department points at its outward-facing work: marketing materials that need vivid, even color, client proposals where a muddy chart undermines the argument, training documents that mix text with graphics on every page. Machines doing that duty consume color steadily rather than in bursts, and the sensible supply pattern follows from it — replace each color as it runs down, keep black ahead of the curve, and let the high-yield format stretch the interval between orders.

Toner Cartridges for Dell 5100CN

Which cartridge should you buy?

Within this family the capacity question comes first: standard-yield cartridges suit a 5100CN that prints color occasionally, while the high-yield versions listed here repay their higher page counts quickly in a department printing color every day. After capacity, the rule is one slot at a time — the four colors deplete independently, and there is no economy in retiring a half-full cartridge early. Choose a 4 color set when you are setting the printer up, refreshing all four together, or stocking a complete spare set for a machine a whole department leans on. Every compatible cartridge on this page is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Consistent color starts with consistent habits: replace a cartridge when its own output fades rather than waiting for a hard stop mid-run, and seat the new unit fully so the printer recognizes it before the next job. A gently rocked cartridge levels its toner and can rescue a fading color long enough to finish a deadline. Keep spares sealed in their packaging, stored flat at room temperature; toner kept that way waits patiently, which matters for the color your office uses slowest. Peel the seal completely at install time — a half-removed seal is a classic cause of a brand-new cartridge printing blank streaks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridges fit the Dell 5100CN?

Black 310-5807, cyan 310-5810, magenta 310-5809 and yellow 310-5808. Each number belongs to exactly one slot, and matching the outgoing cartridge's number is the surest way to order.

Should I choose standard or high yield for this printer?

The cartridges stocked on this page are the high-yield versions, which suit the 5100CN's workgroup role. A department printing color daily gets more pages between changes and a lower cost per page from them.

Can I change only the color that ran out?

Yes — the four cartridges are independent. Swap the empty one and leave the others in place; the printer tracks each color separately.

Are compatible cartridges a safe choice for client-facing work?

The compatible cartridges here are built to reproduce the rich color and sharp text this printer is used for, at a lower cost per page, and they carry a 1-year warranty with 1-year returns.

More printers that use the same cartridges

Models related to the 5100CN share its place in this cartridge family tree: Color Laser 5100, Color Laser 5110, Color Laser 5110CN, Color Laser 5110N, Dell (310-5807, 310-5810, 310-5809, 310-5808), Dell (310-7889, 310-7891, 310-7893, 310-7895).