Saving Money: Dell 1110 Printer

The Dell 1110 printer using Dell Laser 1110 compatible toner is an all-around device, which cost around $100. It is even small enough to fit in most space. To use it, you have to unfold its paper tray. This design can save you a lot of space, but you have to put the paper somewhere else. The product also lacks any cover to protect the paper from any dust.

The two lights indicate power and problems, like paper jams. It has a single button that can be used to cancel any ongoing printing job. The machine can only be connected through USB. People that use a laptop or other portables will find this difficult because their gadgets only have a limited number of USB ports. They would need to remove one of their devices in order to use the printer.

The Dell 1110 printer was able to print 17 pages in a minute, which is good considering its price. Although, it does lack the automatic duplex feature that most of us take advantage of. Grayscale documents that contain some graphics can be printed around 5 pages a minute. The machine is also able to get a maximum resolution of 600 dpi.

It has a monthly duty cycle of 8,000 pages, which is very high for a laser printer that cost less $100. It also has a paper tray that can hold 150 sheets. The 1100 printer is even able to print on paper as big as 8.5 x 14 inches. It also accepts a wide array of envelopes.

The bundle includes a 1000 page yield Dell cartridge toner, but it lacks a USB cable. You would need to order it separately for $35. It does have any Ethernet port, which means only one computer can use it at a given period.

It has a 150 MHz processor and a 2MB memory. However, the memory or RAM is not expandable. When you are printing many documents, especially the ones with graphics on it, you need to be a little patient and wait for it to finish.

The Dell Toner Management system is also bundled with this machine. It is an application that monitors and notifies its user to replenish the toner cartridge before it runs out. The driver and utilities CD also has a feature that lets you monitor the status of the device.

Sad to say, the Dell 1110 printer does not support Linux or Mac operating systems. You won't even find them in the manufacturer's website. Only Microsoft Windows 2000, ME, XP, and Vista is supported by the utility CD. In addition, if you are using Windows 7, you will need to download the software from the internet.

The Dell 1110 printer is an affordable printer, which offers basic printing features. Printing cost is also something you might reconsider like the costs for remanufactured laser toner. The average print costs around 3.3 cents, which is a bit expensive for a laser printer. It is still cheaper than most inkjet printers are, but it device lacks some of the features that we look forward to. Especially, for consistant printing you will want to make sure you have Dell laser toner on hand, you would not want to run out of Dell 1110 laser toners for that last minute work document. You might consider spending more money for a laser printer that can provide cheaper printing cost. However, this printer is perfect for people who prints occasionally, but does not want to spend a fortune for a laser printer.