Dell 1355cnw Printer Review

Overview

The Dell 1355cnw is a very well balanced laser printer. What we mean by that is that it strikes a good balance in two specific areas: First, it strikes a good balance between price and performance. Second, it strikes a good balance between size and performance. While there are plenty of laser printers you can buy which will perform better in regard to various technical specifications, the vast majority of those printers are either larger or more expensive than this one… or both. Sometimes, those price and size differences are quite large, too. So, if you’re looking for a small, affordable laser printer which will still perform well for home users and small businesses, then this one will serve those purposes beautifully.

Pros

The multi-functional nature of the Dell 1355cnw is one of its prime advantages. While this is certainly not unique, it is nonetheless an often undervalued perk. One thing that is a bit unique here is the unit’s compact size, which we mentioned before. Often, when a device functions as a scanner, a printer, a copier, and a fax machine, and that printer is a laser printer, the unit takes up a pretty large amount of space. Therefore, the fact that you won’t have to find (or create) as much space for this unit as you would some of its competitors is very nice indeed.

Another great perk owners of the Dell 1355cnw can enjoy is its relatively large maximum monthly duty cycle. Specifically, the maximum monthly duty cycle of the Dell 1355ncw is thirty thousand pages. What that means is that you will be able to print no fewer than thirty thousand pages per month before your printer informs you of its disapproval by overheating or breaking down some other way. As you can well imagine, thirty thousand pages per month is quite  a bit more than most home or small business users will ever need to print, but it’s nice to know you can.

Cons

One of the things we noticed about the Dell 1355cnw which you might want to be aware of is the fact that its paper input trays only allow for a combined maximum of one hundred sixty pages. Therefore, if you plan on taking advantage of that high monthly maximum duty cycle, you should also plan on adding paper pretty frequently. Worse yet, it is impossible to purchase an additional paper tray to add to this printer. Still, we think its pros outweigh its cons.

Dell 5230n laser printer configuration page

The configuration page that you can print out from a Dell 5230n is called a menu settings page, and it will give you many configuration settings and status details about the printer.  To print the menu settings page:

- Press the Menu button
- Press the down arrow until "Reports" is the highlighted option
- Press the check mark button
- Press the down arrow until "Menu Settings Page" is the highlighted option
- Press the check mark button

If you specifically want network configuration data instead of general settings data, you can select the Network Setup Page from the Reports menu instead of the menu settings page.

Dell Multifunction Laser 1125

I always had a thing for multi-purpose gadgets, and the Dell Multifunction Laser 1125 is one of my favorite machines. Not only does this printer print, but it also scans, faxes and copies documents from the ease of one’s house or office. Plus, with a small sized structure, this monochrome laser printer hardly takes much space no matter where it is located.

When it comes to printing, the Dell 1125 can print up to 21 pages per minute because the printer allows a delay period of only 10 seconds between printouts, unlike regular printers which still provide a 30-second delay. However, when printing graphics, the 600 dpi resolution fails to produce the same quality it does while printing text documents.

Aside from that, the printer’s other functions work like a charm. A small control panel controls the copying, scanning and faxing functions. An LCD screen displays menus for each function in order to guide one through the process of each function. In addition, the keypad helps in making most operations handled by the printer pretty straightforward.

The scanning function is impressive with a 30 sheet automatic document feeder. As for copying, 21 letter-sized black and white copies can be produced per minute. One of the things I had noticed, though, was that multiple copies of the same document were copied faster in comparison with a single-page copy.

As for the faxing facility, just like scanning and copying, this feature is a standalone one. The fax mechanism in Dell 1125 doesn’t need fax support or special software to work with the PC’s internal modem. Plus, fax messages are transmitted at the speed of approximately 33.6 Kbps.

The initial toner cartridge only allows the printing of a 1000 pages, which isn’t much when it comes to laser printers, however, when buying a replacement cartridge, a choice is offered between the same toner and another which produces 2000 pages. In addition, the software bundle contains the Dell Toner Management System, which not only shows an alert when the levels of the toner are low, but also helps in ordering a replacement from the online store.

The Dell 1125 is reliable and comes with an Advanced Exchange Service in order to exchange damaged parts. Plus, with a whole year of technical support, you can make sure that you are getting good coverage for the money you spend on buying this printer. As long as you don’t need to print or copy complex graphics, this printer is a bargain.