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DELL 1815N Review

Overview:

The DELL 1815N is your run of the mill multifunctional device from Dell. Its built in networking ability make it great for sharing among many users, but its lack of stand out features make it easy for it to get lost in the crowd.

Pros:

The DELL 1815N’s print speed, though not top of the line, is acceptable at 27 pages per minute. At this speed, most users will not have a problem getting the results they need out of the device in the time they need it. Print resolution tops out at only 600 x 600 dots per inch, making the device less than ideal for image printing and more prone to simple monochrome document handling.

The device’s PC faxing functionality is exceptional, allowing users to forward faxes by way of e mail. Even when PC faxing is incorporated into a unit, it is often not fully functional and many times cannot be used with a network. This makes the DELL 1815N a great choice for those who would like to use their desktop to handle their fax needs as opposed to a stand alone machine.

With a 50 page capacity document feeder, the DELL 1815N makes it very easy on users who need to input a large quantity of material for printing, copying, and scanning. Its other paper storage numbers consist of 250 sheets for its input tray and a solid 150 sheets worth of space in the output tray. The maximum media capacity for the unit comes to a total of 550 sheets which are made possibly with an optional additional paper tray. The additional tray, on top of allowing for more storage space, makes it easy to switch back and forth between two media types without having to unload the current supply.

Memory is also expandable for this unit, though its 96 MBs standard is already fairly good. If needed, memory can be bumped up to a total of 192 MBs.

Cons:

Unfortunately the DELL 1815N’s scanner seems to underperform for some reason. When scanning in color with this unit, the color is off and not as rich as one would like to see in a professional device. The actual resolution of the scanner is also only average at 600 x 1200 dots per inch optically and 4800 x 4800 interpolated with a color depth of 24 bits.

The device does not work well with Windows Vista systems, in fact it will not even scan at all when using Vista. Its lack of complete compatibility make its primary selling point its low price, which makes overall cost of use of this device comparatively low.

With a monthly duty cycle of only 25,000 impressions, when compared to many of Dell’s other multifunctional units that boast numbers like 80,000 impressions, the unit is of lower overall duty than one would expect in a device in this category. This simply means that the unit is best for those who do not have ultra heavy industrial level print demands and simply need something that offers low cost per page to share over a network.