The Features Of The Dell 1700 Printer
February 17, 2010 by erin · Leave a Comment
The Dell 1700 Printer using the Dell 1700 toner is priced at around $200. The target market of this printer is people with a home office or a small business. You do not need any network specialist to help you set it up. Just plug it in to the router and you are good to go. The printer is limited to 15,000 monthly printouts. It is just enough for those small offices or business. The print quality is good enough for reports, homework, and forms. However, the print quality it provides is insufficient for complex logos and designs.
The printer is shiny, slim, and space saving device. It is perfect for those tight places in the office. The printer is about the same size and weight of an average laser printer. The printer uses a single built-on 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, USB 2.0, and parallel ports. All of the ports are located on the back of the printer.
The printer has an output tray on top that can fit 150 sheets. The control panel has only two buttons, which makes it very easy to use. The panel also has five LEDs that tell the users what the printer is processing. The front cover has a slot that can be used as the manual feed which has a built-in paper guide for envelopes. The base of the printer can hold a maximum of 250 sheets.
A small 3,000-page yield cartridge is included with the printer. A new cartridge can set you back around $100, which makes each print around 2.9 cents. However, Dell offers a $30 discount for old cartridges, which makes per page around 2.3 cents. The company also offers a 6,000-page cartridge for around $89.95 in its use and return policy. On the other hand, a brand new 6,000-page yield cartridge can cost $130. The $89.95 offer can make each print cost low as 1.5 cents, while the brand new cartridge cost per page is 2.2 cents.
The Dell 1700 printer has an upgradable 32mb memory, which is enough for a home or small office. However, if you are going to use it for a workgroup, you may need to upgrade the memory. The printer has two 100-pin DIMM slots for the additional memory. The upgrades are around $40 for the 64MB or $50 for the 128MB.
The printer is able to network with Windows 98 or higher operating systems. Unfortunately, it does not support networking with Macintosh computers. You will need to buy the optional USB 2.0 or parallel cable to make it work. The printer also comes with very clear illustrations on how to connect it to the network or to a computer. The manual and installation disk also makes the setup process very easy. Once the printer is connected to the network, it will check the jobs on queue and toner levels. There is software that will let the printer email you if the toner level is low.
The printer’s utility menus are very easy to use. The software also has an account-recording program that will show how much people are printing. You can even add watermarks and overlays from the network. However, only the administrator can delete and create them.
The Dell 1700 printer which uses Dell 1700 toner comes with a one-year exchange warranty. However, you can purchase additional warranty ranging from one year to three years. There are even support packages that include next-business-day onsite help. The company also offers 24/7 technical support. Toner can be easily ordered online, make sure you’ll have plenty of Dell toners on hand. You wouldn’t want to run out.
