subject: Dell 1100: Inexpensive Printer That Does The Job [print this page] The Dell 1100 is a usual GDI-printer: it is compact, has the printing rate matching that of most entry-level devices, capable of the publishing not only in Windows, but in Linux too.
For those who don't understand, the GDI-printer is an apparatus with a processor-controller that presents output info in the buffer memory of the printer. This information accepted by the printing program of the device obtains is such details of page content as graphics primitives - lines, text, etc. For their processing, the GDI functions are summoned. The driver of the printer transforms this data into a form that is understandable by the printer.
The look of Dell 1100 is a form of classic office design: small size, rectangular forms with some bevels, circular conceive and pale colors. To minimize the size of the device on the plane, the form is designed in such a way that input multi-purpose platter could be effortlessly taken, should there be such a need.
The toner cartridge and drum equipment unit of Dell 1100 are physically manufactured in the one bundle. The bundle is equipped with a handle, in order to make that setting up of the cartridge straightforward and simple. During transportation and storage the handle bends to the casing of the cartridge.
Installing the cartridges is an issue of two moments: sway open the front section of the 1100, align the cartridge to the directing channels and move it as far as it will go.
Looking at the back of the copier permits you to find the interface sockets. The last feel to entire the external review of the device is the front command panel. Two indicators and a button are just sufficient to show the readiness for work, the method of obtaining data by the device, cancellation or resumption of publishing, malfunctions (jammed paper, no paper, opened peak or front cover, no toner in the cartridge, etc.), manual feed, activation of toner economy mode or publishing test page.
In the actual tasks, the printer proved to be extremely productive. It should be noticed that the machine does not make noise, and easily manifests the printing speeds declared via the manufacturer. The resource of the image transfer roller, the feeding roller and the fuser is stated to be around 50,000 pages. You may consult such fruit as eternity for the needs of small office or house use.
Test results of Dell 1100 confirmed the expected print quality. Generally, the lower priced models usually perfectly cope with any tasks like text printing, and there is a area where the quality noticeably declines, it's the printing of gradients.
The device sticks to the trend: the fonts were printed at a high grade of quality within everybody modes. Even within toner retaining mode, there is a wide resource of readability sufficient adequate towards profession with fonts from 4 pt.
Moreover, the toner saving mode is recommended for continuous use for printing most of typical office text documents. In large zoom, a slight decrease in density of symbols filling is noticeable, especially in large font sizes, but this decrease in quality is practically not observed by the naked eye.
The method of publishing bitmap things consigned more unassuming results. One can note rather a glossy collaboration of "driver-printing mechanism" link, which is positively echoed in the high minutia of little things, very good yield of grayscale and prime CMYK colors decreased to grayscale.
Most likely, the Dell 1100 machine will be one of the choices when buying an inexpensive monochrome laser printer for home or office use, mainly for word processing and business graphics, with an occasional or a small monthly load.
