The Dell 1720dn printer using Dell 1720dn compatible toner is known for its speed. This fast black and white laser printer comes with built in Ethernet, making it widely used in office workgroups. There are those who choose to use it at home as well. For either home or work, it has shown reliability in meeting heavy demands.
With a maximum speed of 30 pages per minute using Dell cartridges, there is no question that this printer is fast. As with any laser printer, the number of pages per minute will depend on the print job itself. But this printer gets good results even when printing graphics.
Despite its fast printing speed, print quality is high on this printer. The output resolution is 1200 dots per inch or dpi. This ensures that everything you print, including presentations with lots of graphics, will be of professional looking quality.
The printer offers further costs savings besides its relatively low purchase price. It helps you to save money on paper with the ability to automatically print on both sides of the page. Saving paper also helps make the printer a more environmental choice as well.
The printer comes with a Dell Laser 1720dn printer toner cartridges that is good for around 3000 pages. You can opt for the high output toner cartridge instead which doubles the output of the standard cartridge. This will enable you to lower the cost for each printed page.
The Dell 1720dn has Ethernet connections build right in so it is easy to connect to your network. There are additional ports for USB and parallel cables so you can connect directly. In addition, a special optional adaptor will allow you to connect to the printer wirelessly.
The Dell 1720dn can help your workgroup to operate more efficiently. One way of doing this is the speed with which it can start printing. Print jobs sent while the printer is sleeping will see the first page printed in around 7.5 seconds.
Further efficiency gains come from adding the optional paper drawer that holds 550 sheets. When you add this to the standard tray that holds 250 sheets, it means getting up to add paper less often. Other gains can come from increasing the speed of the processor and the amount of RAM which allows for bigger or more complicated print jobs to be printed faster.
The printer comes with a year long warranty which can be upgraded. Dell supports it with free telephone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But for even faster response time, you can use their online live technical support. There is also lots of support information available on the Dell website.
For high output printing with Dell toner cartridge where both speed and quality are important, this one is definitely worth considering. Make sure you are stocked up on remanufactured toner, you would not want to run out.