Dell 1350cnw Color Printer review
This compact printer is simple to use and produces great results - but it's very expensive to run
Specifications
single-pass colour LED, 15ppm print speed, USB, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless, 225x394x300mm
This isn’t a particularly fast printer, and in our tests it fell some way short of Dell’s quoted speeds, particularly for monochrome printing. Happily, though, the 1350cnw shares the very high print quality that we saw from the 1250c. Text was excellent, with crisp outlines and no sign of spattered toner. Our black and white photograph was printed in proper greyscale, avoiding the colour cast that some printers produce, while colour graphics and photos were crisp and accurately coloured.
Unfortunately, like the 1250c, the 1350cnw has an Achilles heel. At 3p for mono pages and 13p for colour, its print costs are very high. The printer’s other qualities make it possible to overlook its running costs for very low volume use in the home, but heavier users should look to the HP LaserJet Pro CP1525n instead.
Basic Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Rating | *** |
| Maximum native print resolution | 600x600dpi |
| Maximum enhanced print resolution | 600x600dpi |
Quoted Speeds | |
| Quoted speed, mono A4 | 15ppm |
| Quoted speed, colour A4 | 12ppm |
Tested Speeds | |
| Mono page from sleep time 1.0 | 28s |
| Colour page from sleep time 1.0 | 30s |
| Time for two 10x8in photos 1.0 | 34s |
| Time for six 6x4in photos 1.0 | 42s |
Physical and Environmental | |
| Standard printer interfaces | USB, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless |
| Optional printer interfaces | none |
| Size | 225x394x300mm |
| Weight | 10.6kg |
| Noise (in normal use) | 51.2dB(A) |
| Duty cycle | 30,000 pages |
Paper Handling | |
| Maximum paper size | A4/legal |
| Maximum paper weight | 216gsm |
| Standard paper inputs | 2 |
| Standard paper input capacity | 160 |
| Maximum paper inputs | 2 |
| Maximum paper input capacity | 160 |
| Duplex (code, cost if option) | No |
General | |
| Printer technology | single-pass colour LED |
| Language(s) | host-based |
| Supported operating systems | Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later |
| Standard printer memory | 128MB |
| Maximum printer memory | 128MB |
| Other laser features and options | none |
Buying Information | |
| Price | £131 |
| Price of 2nd paper cassette | N/A |
| Capacity of supplied black toner | 700 pages |
| Capacity of supplied colour toners | 700 pages |
| Capacity of supplied drum(s) | N/A |
| Estimated colour TCO – three years medium | £1784.40 |
| Estimated colour TCO – three years heavy | £7076.40 |
| Warranty | One year next business day |
| Supplier | http://www.printerbase.co.uk |
| Details | www.dell.co.uk |
| Consumable parts and prices | £61 each |
Tested Print Speeds | |
| Time for two 10x8in photos 1.0 | 34s |
| Time for six 6x4in photos 1.0 | 42s |