Pros
- Surprisingly affordable running costs
Cons
- Text output was too thick and heavy
At A Glance
Low toner costs and a bargain-priced 550-sheet paper tray option make the networked 1710n an economical choice.
Manufacturer’s Description
Compact size. Reasonably fast performance. Default 250-sheet capacity with 800-sheet maximum. Network connection.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 1710N |
| Inventory Number | 24834 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 32.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.16 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 600 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 20 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 15.9 inches |
| Depth | 13.9 inches |
| Height | 9.72 inches |
| Weight | 22.4 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 250 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL: 89 scalable and 2 bitmapped |
| Postcript Type | PS: 89 scalable and 2 bitmapped |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Poor |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 19.1 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Good |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Poor |
| Color Photo (secs) | 24.06 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 11.71 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 18.43 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 13.72 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 7.1 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 14.93 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 24.06 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Good |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 31.36 |
