Following the design styles of most Dell products, the Dell 1700 black and white laser printer looks sleek. Being around 27 pounds the printer only takes a small amount of space and can be easily moved by a single person to any place within your office or home. The printer is network ready and has a 10/100BaseT Ethernet connection, a USB port, and the almost antiquated serial port for direct connections. The Dell 1700 black and white laser printer is a fairly good choice for either a small business or a home office. It will provide handy workgroup printing for a good price.
The maximum monthly printing volume is 15,000, which is good for a printer at $300.00. The Dell 1700 toner cartridge with a 3,000 page capacity is in the box when bought new. This is a moderate page yield, but the toner will need to be replaced soon. High yield Dell 1700 toner cartridges are available for the printer as well. The Dell toner cartridges have a 6,000 page yield capacity and can really help to save on the cost per page. Text output is acceptable, but not amazing. Some fading does occur at smaller font sizes, and graphics are average but great for home use.
The Dell 1700 laser printer has 32 MB of standard memory, but if you plan to print large or complex documents you will need to upgrade the memory, a maximum of 144 MB. The Dell 1700 has input capacities of 800 sheets, which makes them more acclimated to the home or small office environment.
Overall, the Dell 1700 is a good printer for a small office or home with moderate printing needs. The graphics print quality for this printer is fairly high; however, it might come at a cost. The Dell 1700 is a slow printer, but for a small workforce, it will be sufficient.
