Sunday, September 22, 2013

Dell 1700n

When suffering from overcrowded offices, even the addition of a small gadget such as a printer can make the place less spacious. The Dell 1700n’s footprint is designed to take comparatively less desk space than regular inkjets despite its dimensions and weight being those of average desktop laser printers.

The Dell 1700n offers a network connection which allows other users across a local area network (LAN) to share the printer. Setting the network up doesn’t require professionals doing the work for you as the whole process is automated, another advantage which saves more money. The only problem with Dell 1700n’s network is that it isn’t helpful when serving the printing needs of large workgroups and may require certain upgrades, but this is easily remedied.

Aside from that, installing this printer is easy. Different operating systems can interact easily with the printer. Dell systems work best with this printer because of the latter’s pre-loaded drivers, which enable the printer to be detected upon connecting it to the computer, thus starting the printing process quickly. The printer can also work well with other systems, but Apple isn’t one of them.

As for its printing function, the Dell 1700n can print up to 24 pages of A4 size per minute. The quality of the text and images is quite good for monochrome lasers, a fact possible due to the 1200 dpi resolution. An expandable memory which goes up to 160MB helps in printing complex documents like Acrobat more smoothly, yet such files are printed slower than simple text ones.

The Dell 1700n’s driver menus are helpful when reinserting a sheet for manual duplexing, i.e. printing on both sides of a sheet, a feat which can be confusing most of the time. An account-tracking feature helps in recording the number of people using the printer at the same time. Other options include multiple page printing, booklet and poster layouts and draft mode.

Once you‘re close to 3000 printed pages, your toner will start running out. Two mechanisms will alert you about the low levels of the toner: The Dell Toner Management System and the on-printer LED. Purchasing a new toner is easy with the help of the Dell Toner Management System. Plus, the Dell 1700n comes with the Dell Printer Web Tool which allows the printer’s toner level to be checked over the network. The software also emails specific people regarding the printer’s status and its toner levels.

The Dell 1700n is a cost-effective network-enabled printer that not only is good to look at, but is also a fast, budget-friendly solution for cramped areas.
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