Dell Laser Black & White Printer 1710 Review

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(More customer reviews)I felt compelled to write a review on this printer because 1) I was unable to find a review before buying one and 2) HP has a bogus comparison of this printer. This is not a color printer as Amazon states, but a standard black and white laser. It is available for $159 directly from Dell.
I ordered the unit on a Saturday night and it was delivered on Tuesday morning as Dell was offering free 3 to 5 day shipping. Setup for the 1710 was a snap - up and running in 10 minutes. The print quality is excellent and the speed is amazing. The first page out is 8 seconds with additional pages spitting out at 27 ppm. Very simple and easy to operate. The cancel button on top is nice and stops the printer quickly. Fairly quiet when printing and it powers down within seconds after completing a job. The small fan is barely audible when cooling and then shuts off for complete silence.
Dell printers are made by Lexmark. The 1710 is actually a Lexmark E240 in Dell clothing - a very highly rated printer and a top pick by Buyers Lab Inc (7,000 pages without a single paper jam according to BLI). HP has a bogus comparison of the Dell 1710 with the HP 1320. HP never actually bothered to test the 1710 and based its comparison on the 1700, not the 1710. I can tell you that the 1710 first page out is 8 seconds, not the 34 seconds that HP states. Also, the HP 1320 is TWICE the price of the 1710, so the comparison itself makes no sense (and of course a $159 printer will not have duplex printing!)
Note that I am not an HP basher - this printer is replacing a 12 year old HP 4L that is finally giving out - but I really detest misleading comparisons! The 1710 offers a 6,000 replacement toner cartridge for $89 which I will definitely be buying after the 3,000 page toner cartridge wears out. All in all, a fantastic printer for the price and according to JD Power & Associates Reports, Dell printers are ranked #1 in overall customer satisfaction among business users.
Don't waste your money on a pricier printer unless you absolutely have to have automatic duplex printing (and then I would look at the new Brother printers). Dell is going to sell a ton of these once the reviews get out. I am glad I took the chance and bought the 1710 without finding any reviews first.

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