Customer Reviews

Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c

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We've had this printer for over a year. We are moderate home users, mostly home projects and school reports - maybe 500 pages a month or so. The usual issues with expensive toner cartridges -- we've gone through the starter set plus one additional set of cartridges. Generally haven't had any jamming problems and have had very good print quality. BUT we use a lot of special paper like label sheets, card sheets, colored paper, etc. - more expensive paper that you don't want to leave in the main paper tray -- I tend to use the single sheet feed slot a lot. And the single-sheet feed on the Dell 1320c is completely useless. It is incapable of getting the paper to feed properly, no matter how carefully you position the paper in the slot, no matter how hard you work to "help" the paper feed straight. I don't think I ever even tried envelopes. I really don't understand how, after all these years, correct paper feeding is still "rocket science" for printer manufacturers. Anyway, basically I end up putting everything into the paper tray and working hard not to forget to take out any sheets I didn't use. One little item you have to know when doing this -- the paper tray feeds from the front on this machine, not the back.

After years of having to replace cartridge after cartridge in my old deskjet, I decided to replace it with a printer that didn't have that problem, while at the same time producing high-quality prints at an effective rate of speed. That led me to the Dell 1320c. Am I ever glad that this is the printer I bought!

Let me tell you, it's hands down the best personal-use printer I have ever owned. The color print quality is as good as anything you'll find--at least as good as your neighborhood Kinko's, maybe better. The cartridge capacity is pretty good, but this isn't a printer designed for spitting out thousands of pages a day. However, for a personal or home office use, it's going to be hard to beat a printer that does all this, rarely breaks down, and almost never has any hardware glitches that plague some cheaper models.

It's only real drawback is its size: at more than a foot in each dimension, it doesn't do well ask a desk printer.

So, in summary, if you need a printer that's quite a bang for just a few bucks, the 1320c may be just what you're looking for.

Purchased this one in Nov '10 after a lot of research and angst before finally hitting the "BUY" button. I must say that I am very impressed with this baby so far. It is what it is - a basic color laser print. Not a lot of fancy stuff to get in the way or broke. Just sits there all quiet and asleep until it is called into action. Whines a wee-bit when printing but still quieter than my ink-jets. Not the fastest kid on the block (still pretty decent though); but take one look at that fabulous output and then you'll be asking yourself "...how did I ever make do without this baby before now??"

It was a piece of cake to set up. There is not a display to walk you through the setup options, but there is really nothing to do if you are connecting directly to your PC/MAC. Comes with the Mac driver disk so once that is loaded you just need to ID it in your printer preferences (Google for mac setup how-to), point to the installed driver and BOOM, there it is. Setting it up on a network is even easier (yes, it is networkable!! SWEET!), just connect it (sorry, wired only, not wireless) and restart; hold down the print button for a couple of secs, look on the config page that is printed, find the assigned IP, set it up using LPD and away you go! Windows 7 is even easier!!

I've had a Lexmark e310 for about 6 years and sadly, it finally started to die (paper pickup mechanism). I've had/have Epson, HP and Canon ink-jets and in my humble opinion -- they are ALL way up there on the suck-o-meter. Unless of course you enjoy get your blood sucked out of you on a daily basis - through your wallet! Epson and Canon are the worst - they seem to want to go through a "Cleaning cycle" at least once a day. Every time I hear them do that all I can think is "Good-bye money..."

I have three in college and they print reports and papers like there is no tomorrow (3-4 reams of paper a semester). I keep tabs on toner level in the web-based management console and so far it still shows all of the cartridges are still full. I set them up to print in draft mode and the output in B/W still looks really good. Color output is noticeably weaker in draft mode but definitely passable. A quick switch to HQ mode and the color output POPs!!! We have Dell printers at work and they seem to hold up real nice under moderate to heavy work loads so I am optimistic for this baby.

One thing not mentioned anywhere is that after 20,000 pages the print head device (PHD) will need replaced. The PHD is a $180 part that can be very difficult to find. This is marketed as a good printer for a small office, but it's just consumer grade junk. Most consumers will never hit 20,000 pages and notice the expensive parts replacements.

Instead of fixing mine I will be throwing it away and buying a Xerox Phaser.

I recently purchased this printer and found it will not feed anything satisfactorily through the envelope feeder. When I contacted Dell Support (they are wonderful), I was told this: "When printing envelopes on this printer, there is not way to completely remove the wrinkles. The way the paper path is in this printer, it causes an air pocket to be created and then when the fuser moves through the fuser, that causes the wrinkles to be created." I also had to have a workaround for Windows 7 to set up a custom paper size, but Dell Support was able to help me with that.

I have had this printer for over 2 years without any problems. The print speed is slower than the current models, but fine for individual or home office use. The print quality is terrific, and photo quality is above-average for a laser printer. In fact, the photo quality is pretty good for any printer. In addition, the toner cost is not high if you buy non-Dell toner. I have used non-Dell toner for about 6 months now and have noticed no difference in print quality or printer reliability. Overall, this is a great product.

Everything about this printer is top-notch! I used to send my color work to Kinko's. They do a great job, but expensive. This printer cost me $90 (plus shipping) by the time it was all over. I couldn't be happier with the performance and price. Setup wasn't the best, but just follow instructions step by step and it's fine. Got set of 4 inks (1 black and 3 colors) for $36. Very cost-effective. If you want a printer, get this one even if you don't print color very much. It's worth it for the times you need/want it!

We recently bought this laser printer. We wanted speed, economy and most of all excellent print quality. This printer has all three.

This printer is a top quality printer for the price, my first. It is fast, quiet and well constructed as with other Dell products. Print quality is superb, comparable to my Canon iP6000D Ink Jet Printer. Very easy to set up and I recommend using a Belkin USB2 10 ft. Hi-Speed Cable that I ordered on Amazon.com. Very satisfied.

The toners are $16 and the printer is $150-$200. At 20,000 prints, that is a cost of $1020 +/- for EVERYTHING at 20,000 prints. I have an HP 2600 also that I never use because I have this. My HP, for 20,000 prints, would be $3350 (the printer was $350). This printer is a phenominal deal!!!