Dell Replacement Toner
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The Dell 1110 printer is an entry-level laser machine using the Dell 1110 toner cartridge introduced at around $100. It is about the size of large toaster, which makes it perfect for small houses or apartments. In order to use it, you have to unfold its paper tray. This printer is susceptible to dust because it has no cover. If you fold the paper tray back, you would need to store the paper somewhere else.
There are only two LEDs in the Dell 1110 printer. One is for the power and the other is for any problems, like paper jams or cartridge errors. It also has one button that you can use to cancels the current printing job. The machine can only be connected through USB, which is problem for some because they have used all the available ports.
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.
The device has a monthly duty cycle of 8,000 pages, which is highly respectable for a printer in its class. The paper tray can handle a maximum of 150 sheets. The maximum size of the paper it can print on is 8.5" x 14" and it accepts various sizes of envelopes.
The package includes a 1,000-page yield Dell Laser 1110 compatible toners, which you can replace with 2,000-page yield version once the toner runs out. However, the USB cable is not part of the package. You need spend $35 more, unless you have an old one. The Dell 1110 printer does not have a 10/100 T-Base Ethernet connection, which makes networking next very difficult.
The 150 MHz processor and the 2MB RAM are two of the things that make this printer slow. Unfortunately, the RAM cannot be upgraded. This might be a problem for people who wants to use this device for printing graphics.
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.
In summary, the Dell 1110 printer using the Dell Laser 1110 toner cartridge is good buy for a person that does not print a lot. The printing cost is a bit on the expensive side. A 2000 page yield toner cartridge would cost around $68, which makes an average of 3.3 cents per page. You can find and compare the price of Dell toners conveniently online. However, it is still cheaper than most inkjet printers are. This device is perfect for individual or home use, but if you want to use this as an office printer, you might as well spend a couple of dollars more.
