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Dell Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c

74

Good

  • Pros
  • Great photo quality; easy setup
  • Toner cartridges are easy to replace
  • Cons
  • High toner cost per page
  • Confusing control panel
  • Performance: Good: 78
  • Features: Fair: 63
  • Design: Good: 79
Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)16.62
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)19.27
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)17.73
Color Output QualitySuperior
Color Photo QualityVery Good
Copy Output Qualityn/a
Copy Qualityn/a
Grayscale Glossy Output Qualityn/a
Grayscale Output QualityGood
Line Art Output QualityVery Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)16.86
Overall Scan Qualityn/a
Sports Action Shot (secs)19.39
Ten-Page Word Document62.76
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)62.76
Tested Color Speed (ppm)4.2
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)3.1
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)3.4
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)3.6
Tested Text Speed (ppm)12.4
Text Output QualityVery Good
Three-Page Word Document27.45
Three-Page Word Document (secs)27.45
Two-Page Excel Document21.68
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)21.68
Text Printing
Text output qualityVery Good

What You Should Know about the Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.

User Reviews for Dell Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c

  • Reviewed by: brycepgh

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: small form factor, price, DPI, web server

    Weaknesses: Extra tray is pricey, the manual feed opening could be bigger

    Overall Evaluation: Great printer. Supplies are reasonable (and now available at retail stores), good features, PCL and PS drivers included. You can also check the toner levels if you hit the printer's IP in your web browser, very helpful!

  • Reviewed by: npasic

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: quality, network capability, easy to setup

    Weaknesses: Output is alittle slow and paper jams take a couple of tries to clear, no LCD screen

    Overall Evaluation: This is a great printer. It produces nice crisp pages at a economical price. We use it ~1000 pages per quarter, so our usage is not high. I would definitely recommend for a small office that wants to produce color without going through a print shop.