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The Dell 1720 monochrome laser printer sits right in the middle of a whole raft of printers that Dell have released over the past few years. It is aimed at the small or home business but offers a couple of features normally seen on devices much more expensive than this.
The build continues the boxy black and grey theme that Dell has adopted for their office equipment line. It is a no-nonsense, functional design that allow it to fit into smaller spaces than most others on the market. This is ideal if you’re short of space in a home office. The quiet operation is also a bonus if using this at home too.
The printer has a 250 sheet tray as standard, but can be expanded to support a further 300. There is also a manual feed tray at the top with a manually adjusted paper guide.
The 1720 comes in two variants. The Dell 1720 and the Dell 1720dn. The dn offers native Ethernet support with a built-in port, and a duplexer for double sided printing. Both models has a decent 366Mhz processor and 32Mb of memory which can be upgraded to 160Mb. Both are connectable via USB and parallel port, while the 1720dn has an optional wireless adapter for true freedom.
The control panel is just a matter of six LEDs, no screen, which indicates low toner, drum and the usual printer type warnings. Changing the toner is simply a matter of folding down a front opening and removing it. Replacement is the reverse. The package contains a start toner which will be good for around 2000 prints, after that the new ones should last around 6000 for an average 5% covering business document.
At an estimated 28 pages per minute according to Dell, the 1720 is no slouch. The print quality is very good, with the ink being spread evenly over large images and text, while being fine and sharp on even the smallest text. Printing grayscale documents also yielded good results, with coverage even across the whole image, with a good range of shades when printing images.
Overall this is a great little printer for the small office. It is easy enough that it can be used by all skill levels, but fully featured enough that it should cope with just about everything you would need. Consumables are readily available at places like Quikshiptoner.com, despite Dell attempting to tie you in with the Use and Return Service. A good printer for the money.
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Dell 1720
The build continues the boxy black and grey theme that Dell has adopted for their office equipment line. It is a no-nonsense, functional design that allow it to fit into smaller spaces than most others on the market. This is ideal if you’re short of space in a home office. The quiet operation is also a bonus if using this at home too.
The printer has a 250 sheet tray as standard, but can be expanded to support a further 300. There is also a manual feed tray at the top with a manually adjusted paper guide.
The 1720 comes in two variants. The Dell 1720 and the Dell 1720dn. The dn offers native Ethernet support with a built-in port, and a duplexer for double sided printing. Both models has a decent 366Mhz processor and 32Mb of memory which can be upgraded to 160Mb. Both are connectable via USB and parallel port, while the 1720dn has an optional wireless adapter for true freedom.
The control panel is just a matter of six LEDs, no screen, which indicates low toner, drum and the usual printer type warnings. Changing the toner is simply a matter of folding down a front opening and removing it. Replacement is the reverse. The package contains a start toner which will be good for around 2000 prints, after that the new ones should last around 6000 for an average 5% covering business document.
At an estimated 28 pages per minute according to Dell, the 1720 is no slouch. The print quality is very good, with the ink being spread evenly over large images and text, while being fine and sharp on even the smallest text. Printing grayscale documents also yielded good results, with coverage even across the whole image, with a good range of shades when printing images.
Overall this is a great little printer for the small office. It is easy enough that it can be used by all skill levels, but fully featured enough that it should cope with just about everything you would need. Consumables are readily available at places like Quikshiptoner.com, despite Dell attempting to tie you in with the Use and Return Service. A good printer for the money.
Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/Dell-1720
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