Dell 1355cnw

Expensive toner; wireless setup a hassle - otherwise OK

My only two gripes with this printer is the expensive toner and the wireless set up. I previously owner a Dell Wireless V313W ink jet printer and the wireless set up was a snap. However, when I went through the 1355CNW wireless setup wizard it kept telling me that my SSID was "incorrect". There was no other error message. I couldn't figure out why I kept getting this error. After all, the same SSID worked with my V313W. I couldn't figure out if it was a problem with my wireless network, my router, the printer etc. After some troubleshooting I realized that the wizard didn't like underscores in the SSID name. Of course that meant that I had to change the name of my SSID which turned out to be a bit of hassle.

Great multi-purpose machine with expensive toner

This printer has a great image quality. Even pictures look great. I have not tried it on photo paper but I did put card stock through and it looked great. My old hp color laser had a hard time with card stock and would print with smears and bits of ink missing here and there if the paper wasn't standard thickness. The speed is good too. It doesn't have a ton of paper holding capacity so it may not be good for a big office but for home use it is really perfect. It was really easy to set up and having the wireless feature, my husband can print from his laptop or phone. The big drawback, as is true with most color printers, is the ink price. We spent more on replacement toner than we did on the printer. Also, common with most printers, it did not come with fully loaded ink cartridges but instead with much smaller starter cartridges (which is why we got the replacement toner right away).