Laser Printer 1700n
Manufacturer: Dell, Inc. Part number: 17NOSIB
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- Bottom Line:
- Small offices pursuing a low-cost, grayscale workgroup laser printer can start with the Dell 1700n.
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CNET editors' review
Laser Printer 1700n price range: $74.99
- Reviewed by: Jeffrey Fuchs
- Edited by: Elsa Wenzel
- Reviewed on: 10/06/2004
- Released on: 05/25/2004
The good: Low price; network ready; sleek; attractive; easy to install.
The bad: Output is not spectacular; no Macintosh compatibility; requires upgrades for networks larger than a handful of people.
The bottom line: Small offices pursuing a low-cost, grayscale workgroup laser printer can start with the Dell 1700n.
The 1700n's shiny, slimming, black-plastic case with silver accents seems to eat up little desk space, though it measures 15.5 by 13.9 by 9.8 inches (WDH) and weighs 27 pounds, average for a desktop laser.
The Dell 1700n comes with a single, built-in 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, USB 2.0, and parallel ports without cables. Ports are in the back of the printer underneath the rear exit door, and the output tray on top fits 150 sheets. The control panel's easy-to-follow two buttons and vertical row of five LEDs sit on the front right. A slot in the front cover of the 1700n serves as the manual feed, with a built-in paper guide that chaperones envelopes through the printer and out the rear exit door. At the base of the printer, a single paper drawer holds 250 sheets. A 550-sheet tray, for a reasonable $99.95, expands the total to a roomy 800 pages.
Inside the front cover of the 1700n, a small, 3,000-page use-and-return toner cartridge sits above the imaging drum. A new cartridge costs $99.95 or a steep 2.9 cents per page. But Dell asks $30 less for a recycled, 2.3-cents-per-page cartridge, and under the use-and-return policy, the company also offers robust 6,000-page cartridges for the 1700n at $89.95. That's an average price of 1.5 cents per page compared to a new 6,000-page cartridge for $129.95 or 2.2 cents per page.
With 32MB of memory, the Dell 1700n will easily handle documents for a small office or a home, but if you're planning to share it in a workgroup or crank out, say, the 2004 U.S. Budget, you can expand that up to 160MB. The 1700n comes with two 100-pin DIMM slots for more DRAM, which Dell sells at $29.95 for 32MB, $39.95 for 64MB, or $49.95 for 128MB.
The nonnetworked Dell 1700n connects to Windows 98 PCs and up but not to Macs, sorry. You'll have to buy the cables to hook up to either its contemporary USB 2.0 or the old-school parallel port. The setup poster's illustrations ease installation and toner-cartridge placement, and the manual makes networking simple, with a CD-ROM user guide providing even more depth. Once you network the 1700n, an online status monitor will check a job's progress and the printer's toner levels, and it will even e-mail you before the toner runs dry.
The 1700n's driver menus feature roomy, tabbed windows and large image buttons for picking print quality up to 1,200dpi. The menus illustrate how to reinsert a document for manual duplexing after the first side prints. And the account-tracking feature records how much people are printing. The driver also can retrieve watermarks and overlays from the network, although only the system administrator can create or delete them. Other options include multiple page or n-up printing, booklet and poster layouts, draft mode, and a halftone option.
The Dell 1700n is covered by a standard one-year exchange warranty. Dell also sells up to four additional years of exchange coverage, ranging from one extra year at $29 to three years at $119; the company offers support packages with a next-business-day onsite response. Dell provides toll-free, 24/7 technical service via telephone and the Web.
User reviews
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Our organization purchased 10 of these worthless machines
by aguilpa1 on March 2, 2007
Pros: none that I can think of
Cons: they provide no feedback, have no easy setup configuration buttons or routines for network setup, toners are only available through Dell, overpriced and 5 of 10 have constant jamming
Summary: these pieces of junk are now piled up worthlessly in our storage area for disposal. Stick to HP's, their 1200 and 1300 series run circles around these things. Take ...
Summary: these pieces of junk are now piled up worthlessly in our storage area for disposal. Stick to HP's, their 1200 and 1300 series run circles around these things. Take it from an IT guy who has had to deal with these compared to HP models. If you go one that works, lucky you.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Did Someone Say "PAPER JAM!?"
by ReviewThis on June 28, 2006
Pros: Can Be Used As An Alarm Clock
Cons: Paper Jams Like It's Nobody's Business
Summary: "Dell sounds like a good company," I thought. "I've heard of them before. Gosh I miss the Dell Dude...(sigh)" Now segue to the Dell 1700n. I own (or ...
Summary: "Dell sounds like a good company," I thought. "I've heard of them before. Gosh I miss the Dell Dude...(sigh)" Now segue to the Dell 1700n. I own (or should I say owned) 3 of these puppies (for home & small business), so I'll shoot it to you straight. If you like random noise, oh, every 5 minutes or so, then this is the printer for you. Have trouble sleeping? Need something to talk about with your loved one at 4am? Then the "adorable" whirring that the 1700n makes, similar to the sweet sounds of a constipated cricket, may be just the ticket. Oh yeah, and by the way, all 3 printers went on an incessant jamming spree not 30 seconds after their 1yr warranties simultaneously expired. This thing eats paper faster than the Maspeth Monster eats hotdogs. Thanks Dell! Anyone need a printer?
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Cheap medium use bulk printer
by Netlink on May 17, 2005
Pros: cheap toner, good tray size, fast and easy setup
Cons: doesnt like some cheap paper - just make sure its not moist paper
Summary: Bought this for printing off my mass college/university assignments, Price per page is superb much better then my last printer as the printer makes more pages per £. If you ...
Summary: Bought this for printing off my mass college/university assignments, Price per page is superb much better then my last printer as the printer makes more pages per £. If you purchase a toner cartridge you will always have a spare to send off to dell for a refil, dont just wait for it to run out and squeal like the last review. Has never failed me and i recommend to all!
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Excellent quality/fast for the money
by ljkdhall on April 20, 2005
Pros: Small, fast, sharp print
Cons: Some Postscript issues
Summary: Organization just bought a variety of Dell printers for different needs in the organization. This one fits the bill for a small, fairly fast printer, with nice quality and a ...
Summary: Organization just bought a variety of Dell printers for different needs in the organization. This one fits the bill for a small, fairly fast printer, with nice quality and a low price. Some compatibility issues that couldn't be completely worked out with some Postscript printing...but otherwise a nice
little laser for a low price. Would recommend.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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piece of junk
by primehomes on August 15, 2005
Pros: fast, when it doesn't jam
Cons: jams constantly, driver errors, bad network printer
Summary: Our business has been using this printer as a network printer for about 8 months since we opened. The printer jams about every few pages. We contacted Dell about the ...
Summary: Our business has been using this printer as a network printer for about 8 months since we opened. The printer jams about every few pages. We contacted Dell about the issue, they solved a bad driver issue (it would not print from one of the computers)by helping us reinstall the drivers. They sent us a new printer to try to resolve the paper jam issue. The next day, we got the new replacement printer. However, EXACT same problem as before, only the new printer got jammed even worse than the old one. We resolved that the issue was a problem with the drum unit inside the printer and not with the printer itself. Called Dell again. Installed the brand new drum unit into both printers. SAME PROBLEM. Not only that, but now the drivers became messed up again (after only a few days). I am never going to buy a printer from Dell. At least if you're going to get a Dell printer, get the service for them to send a technician (not the phone technical support). It is likely that the "new" printer they sent was a refurbished unit. Maybe with the same paper jam issue?
Regardless, Dell probably has the best technical support, ever. But be careful what you purchase from them, and read the warranty first.1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Avoid this model like the plague
by poindexteriii on April 13, 2009
Pros: Cheap cost per page while it works. moderatly fast printing.
Cons: Paper jam, paper jam, paper drive wheels sensor broke on a few. All purchased new from Dell.
Summary: the 1720dn seems to have rectified all the woes except the rubber paper drive wheels drying out and causeing paper jams. The 2 rubber bands will become coated with a ...
Summary: the 1720dn seems to have rectified all the woes except the rubber paper drive wheels drying out and causeing paper jams. The 2 rubber bands will become coated with a white residue from the paper over time and loose their grabbing ability, hence the paper jams, A fix that we are doing is to take a damp cloth and clean off the ruber band exposed surface every few months. Dell needs to supply additional bands to replace these with each imaging drum you purchase.
We also bought 1710n's and 1720dn's some of which have a print job status of over 20,000 prints along with a few of the 1700n's still in service, some of which had to be fixed by scavanging parts off failed 1700n's. -
Fast and pretty printer for the money
Pros: Network connection. Speed. Low toner costs. Ease of use.
Cons: Don't know yet.
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It's a decent small workgroup printer
Pros: Easy to setup, Network ready, expandable memory, expandable paper handling, small.
Cons: Included toner doesn't last very long.
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Excellent printer for home/small office use
by gkloc on December 14, 2005
Pros: Good quality print, Fast time to first page
Cons: None so far
Summary: So far I would recommend this printer.
Summary: So far I would recommend this printer.
0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Lexmark printer with toner from Dell ONLY
by harrysamuel on May 16, 2005
Pros: none - buy the Lexmark
Cons: toner is only sold through DELL
Summary: I hope you do not run out of toner on a Thursday, Friday, or weekend. Toner only ships from Dell. I guess Mike wants to try to catch up with ...
Summary: I hope you do not run out of toner on a Thursday, Friday, or weekend. Toner only ships from Dell. I guess Mike wants to try to catch up with Bill. Buy a HP, Brother, Canon, QMS, or Xerox, it is easier to buy toner.
1 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Dell, Inc.
- Part number: 17NOSIB
- Description: The Dell Laser Printer 1700n offers fast, affordable networked printing in a compact design. Its fast print speed of up to 25 pages per minute, up to 15,000 page monthly duty cycle, huge 800-sheet maximum paper capacity, and the large optional 6,000 pg toner cartridge make it easy to share and manage in a busy office environment.
General
- Printer Type Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome
- Width 15.5 in
- Depth 13.9 in
- Height 9.8 in
- Weight 26.9 lbs
- Enclosure Color Ion silver
Printer
- Print Speed up to 25 pages/min - B/W - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
- Connectivity Technology Wired
- Interface USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
- Max Resolution ( B&W ) 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi
- PostScript Support Standard
- Language Simulation PCL 6
- Fonts Included 91 x PostScript, 89 x PCL
Processor
- Processor 200 MHz
RAM
- RAM Installed ( Max ) 32 MB / 144 MB (max)
Media Handling
- Media Type Cards, Envelopes, Plain paper, Transparencies
- Max Media Size (Custom) 8.5 in x 14 in
- Media Sizes A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), A5 (5.83 in x 8.25 in), Folio (8.5 in x 13 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), JIS B5 (7.17 in x 10.12 in), Statement (5.5 in x 8.5 in), Executive (7.25 in x 10.5 in), Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
- Total Media Capacity 250 sheets
- Media Feeder(s) 1 x Autoload - 250 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
- Max Media Capacity 800 sheets
Duty Cycle
- Monthly Duty Cycle 15000 pages
- Cartridge / Printhead Duty Cycle 3000 pages
- Cartridge / Printhead Included Qty 1
Telecom
- Modem None
Networking
- Networking Print server
- Connectivity Technology Wired
- Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Scanner
- Type None - Integrated
- Feeder Capacity 250 sheets
Copier
- Copier Type None
- Max Document Size 8.50 in / 14.0 in
- Features Auto fit
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays Total (Free) None
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) Memory - DIMM 100-pin
- Connections 1 x Parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 36 pin Centronics, 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
- Compatible Slots None
Miscellaneous
- Consumables Included 1 x Toner cartridge ( Black ) - up to 3000 pages
- Microsoft Certifications Works with Windows Vista
- Compliant Standards CE, EMC, UL 60950, FCC Class B certified, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00
Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Voltage Required AC 120 V
- Power Consumption Operational 600 Watt
- Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 20 Watt
Battery
- Type None
Software / System Requirements
- OS Required SuSE Linux 7.2, SuSE Linux 7.3, SuSE Linux 8.0, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Red Hat Linux 7.3, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Environmental Standards
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Replacement - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 60.8 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 89.6 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 8 - 80%
- Max Altitude Operating 8200 ft
- Sound Emission (Idle) 30 dBA
- Sound Emission (Operating) 52 dBA
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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