| Overview | | | | machine with the ability to send and receive fax |
| Small office environments are always in need of a | | | | transmissions. A person can use the 1600n as a |
| good quality multifunction printing device. Printing, | | | | walk up fax machine or fax documents from |
| copying, scanning, and faxing documents are | | | | their pc over the network if the 1600n is |
| common tasks that need to be done multiple | | | | configured to do so. This is a great feature for |
| times a day. The Dell 1600n multifunction laser | | | | any workgroup and is a positive note for this |
| device offers all of these functions at a very | | | | machine. |
| affordable price. | | | | The Dell 1600n comes out of the box with a 250 |
| Features and Functionality | | | | sheet paper tray. Owners who demand more |
| Since the Dell 1600n is a multifunction device, let's | | | | volume can upgrade the unit by adding an |
| look at each of the four main functions | | | | additional 250 sheet tray boosting the paper |
| separately. | | | | capacity to 500 sheets. The built in ADF |
| Printing: The 1600n is a monochrome laser printer, | | | | (automatic document feeder) allow for double |
| so all print outputs are in black and white. Dell | | | | sided printing, copying, and faxing. This is a very |
| rates this printer at 22 pages per minute, which | | | | nice feature for offices who need it. The ADF |
| we found to be a bit overstated. Our testing | | | | adds another 50 sheets to the paper capacity. |
| found that text based documents printed at | | | | The Dell 1600n has a 150 sheet output paper |
| around 15 pages per minute and graphics based | | | | tray. Documents of all sizes are supported by this |
| documents (charts, images, etc) printed at 16 | | | | device with a maximum paper size of 8.5" x 14" |
| pages per minute. These speeds are decent | | | | or legal size. |
| speeds and will prove sufficient to handle large | | | | The built in Ethernet adapter allows the 1600n to |
| print jobs and heavy volume printing. The print | | | | be connected to an office workgroup making it a |
| quality was also very good. Outputs were sharp in | | | | network printer. This connection requires a CAT5 |
| color and had good representation of shadowing | | | | or CAT6 cable. This device was designed to be |
| and use of grayscale. | | | | used on a network and owners will make the |
| Copying: The copy function of the Dell 1600n was | | | | most of its feature set by installing it this way. |
| as good as expected. This machine can act as a | | | | USB 2.0 connectivity is also supported. |
| walk up monochrome copier. Dell rates the copy | | | | The Dell 1600n toner cartridge comes in a 3,000 |
| speeds equal to that of the print speeds - 22 | | | | page standard yield as well as a 5,000 page high |
| ppm. We found the numbers to be closer to 16 | | | | yield variety. The high yield 310-5417 toner |
| ppm, similar to our findings when we performed | | | | cartridge offers a lower cost per print. Both the |
| the print speed testing. This device supports | | | | standard and high yield cartridges are available in |
| document enlargement up to 400%. The copy | | | | "generic" or compatible versions, which cost much |
| function overall is as to be expected and makes a | | | | less than the Dell branded toner cartridges. |
| nice feature of the 1600n. | | | | The Dell 1600n all-in-one printer is not designed for |
| Scanning: The scanning feature is essential to any | | | | placement on a desk. This model measures 17.7" |
| all-in-one device. The feature is one of the "pros" | | | | wide by 16.7" deep by 18" high and weighs over |
| of the 1600n device. This machine has a | | | | 34 pounds. This machine has handles on the side |
| maximum resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi. Our | | | | that make it easy to pick up and move, but given |
| testing found the scan speeds to be 7 ppm for | | | | it is quit bulky owners will prefer to leave the Dell |
| color scanning and 4 ppm for grayscale scanning. | | | | 1600n in place after installation. |
| The scan quality is very impressive and better | | | | Conclusion |
| than we have seen in competing models from | | | | Dell delivers a great 4-in-1 multifunction device in |
| other brands. The only negative to note here is | | | | the 1600n model. This monochrome laser printer |
| the 1600n lacks the ability to scan documents | | | | delivers high quality prints and offers the ability to |
| over the network meaning that in can only | | | | copy, scan, and fax documents. The Dell model |
| operate as a walk up scanner. | | | | 1600n is very affordable and will make a nice |
| Faxing: This device is a fully functional facsimile | | | | addition to any office or workgroup setting. |