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Dell 948 All-In-One Wireless Printer

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Pros
Low price; lots of software
Very easy to use; automatic duplexing
Cons
Feathery text quality; pricey black ink
Slow graphics printing

$35.27 - $55.99
From 5 Merchants

Performance: Fair: 69
Features: Fair: 64
Design: Very Good: 89

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	16.67
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	29.07
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	28.86
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo Quality	Superior
Copy Output Quality	Good
Copy Quality	Good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	41.76
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	16.75
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	15.99
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Superior
Line Art Output Quality	Good
One-Page Copy	17.21
One-Page Copy (secs)	17.21
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution	Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	36.19
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	Good
Overall Scan Quality	Good
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	14.13
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	14.22
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	14.3
Sports Action Shot (secs)	107.6
Ten-Page Word Document	102.85
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	102.85
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	1.7
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.6
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	2.1
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	3.6
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	7.6
Text Output Quality	Good
Three-Page Word Document	44.26
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	44.26
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	41.76
Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	16.75
Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	15.99
Two-Page Excel Document	72.16
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	72.16

Scanning
Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi	14.13
Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi	14.22
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	14.3
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	14.3

Text Printing
Text output quality	Good

What You Should Know about the 948 All-In-One Wireless Printer

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.