Pros

  • Easy to set up, very good text quality

Cons

  • Very slow
  • Graphics suffer on plain paper

At A Glance

Sluggish and allergic to plain paper, the P703w simply can't compete with like-priced models.

Manufacturer’s Description

The Dell Photo P703w All-In-One Printer is designed to be easy to set up, easy to operate with advanced user friendly features and produces consistently high quality photo prints and color documents.With this printer, you can produce professional-looking documents and print borderless photos. It prints up to 31 pages per minute in black and gives you vivid and crisp color prints at up to 26 ppm . It provides effortless setup and installation via USB port. This printer offers high photo quality with no loss in digitizing hardcopy photos, images and documents. Additionally the printer incorporates wide connectivity options to allow mobile and versatile printing across devices and cards.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 2242753
Memory
Memory size 64.0 MB
Memory max 0.064 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility Microsoft Windows XP
Display
Display type Color
Ports and Connections
Wireless connection
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11 g
Bluetooth Yes
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge Yes
Parallel Port 0
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 0 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 0 watts
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 0.0
Dimensions
Width 20.3 inches
Depth 14.5 inches
Height 8.7 inches
Weight 22.1 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 100
Manual Feed Slot 0
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Max Input Trays 1
Maximum Paper Height 14.0
Storage Media
Compact flash CompactFlash
Micro SD xD-Picture Card
SD card SD Card
Memory stick Memory Stick
Compact flash No
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Maximum External Bit Depth
  • 30
  • 8
Maximum Scan Resolution 1200
Optical Scanning Resolution 1200

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Very Good
Print quality: Color photo Superior
Print quality: Grayscale photo Fair
Copy quality Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 6.3  ppm
Performance
Overall Scan Quality Good
Color Output Quality Good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 16.92
Sports Action Shot (secs) 50.76
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 2
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 2.3
Line Art Output Quality Good
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution Good
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 62.77
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality n/a
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 30.27
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 124.68
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1.2
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 11.63
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 12.92
One-Page Webpage (secs) 38.54
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 51.26
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 15.3
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 9.51
One-Page Copy (secs) 24.71
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 12.73
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 25.34
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi Good
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 25.54
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2.1