Dell 1100 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Dell Laser Printer 1100At less than £100 this has no frills, but is easy to use

Pros: Easy to set up and use

Cons: Small paper capacity and starter toner

Verdict: A simple laser that performs well, although there are cheaper options available

Review summary: Dell stated its intention to put a sub-E100 mono laser printer on the market earlier this year. It may not have got there just yet, but the 1100 is under £100, which is impressive enough - there aren't too many other models on the market for this p

Verdict: It's a very user-friendly mono laser, with a quick setup guide and a reassuringly thick manual. You may baulk at the idea of paying half the price of the printer every time you run out of toner, but reordering supplies is incredibly easy, as a utility is

Pros: Low price; good-quality text and graphics prints; adequate speed; Dell recycles your old printer if you replace it with the 1100.

Cons: Windows only; warranty is for 90 days only; ships with a starter-capacity toner cartridge; exposed paper tray; can't add memory or networking.

Verdict: This is a decent first laser printer for a student or a writer, and it would make a good companion to a photo inkjet or an all-in-one.

Review summary: Type: Monochrome, Technology: Laser, Rated Speed (Mono): 15 ppm

Pros: Small size. Excellent text. Better graphics than most monochrome lasers. Reasonable speed for a personal printer.

Cons: Low input capacity (150 sheets) is both standard and maximum. Starter toner cartridge prints only about 1,000 pages.

Verdict: The first laser printer with an official price below $100, the Dell Laser Printer 1100 takes up no more space than a typical ink jet. More important, it delivers excellent text quality, better-looking graphics than most monochrome laser printers, and reas