In Dells trademark black case though to be honest, its a lot of other makers trademarks, too the printer is small and neat.The front cover becomes the feed tray and theres no separate multipurpose feed, nor tray cover.Leave the paper in there between jobs and you risk dust and spillages.Pages feed out to a two-stage, pull-out support further up the front panel.
Above these trays is a flatbed scanner with a neat, fold-open Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), which can take up to 40 sheet originals. The LCD could really do with a backlight, as text can be hard to read, unless the panel is top-lit. At the back are sockets for USB, 10100 Ethernet, phone line and third-party handset, but theres also wireless support with WPS setup, which is just a couple of button-presses. Dell B1165Nfw Scanner Free Android PrintRunning Dells free Android print app picked up the new printer immediately, making mobile print straightforward. Its scanning abilities are limited to 1,200x1,200dpi in available BMP, PDF, TIFF, PNG, and JPEG formats. The copier also lets you adjust the contrast and resolution, as well as remove backgrounds and autocollage pages before printing. Dell keeps warm-up times down to a minimum, with less than 30 seconds between powering it on and full functionality, and a 40-page auto document feeder (ADF) keeps your hands free for other projects. In terms of paper handling, my only complaint is that Dell doesnt offer any additional paper trays to add to the bottom of the existing unit. Though the stock 150-sheet capacity is nothing to be embarrassed about, large-volume-printing offices may find themselves having to add new reams of paper more often than usual, which can get annoying. For example, you wont find a media card reader for printing photos directly from a storage card on a digital camera, nor is there a USB port. Without the option to automatically flip over a sheet of paper for double-sided printing, you may waste valuable time in an effort to save paper. Whether or not these omissions are deal-breakers is up to your particular workflow, though I wouldnt be surprised if they caused some IT pros to look elsewhere when shopping for a new printer. The Dell B1165nfw performed similarly to its linemate, the Dell B1160w, in both the speed tests and quality examinations. Dell claims that the printer can achieve up to 21 pages printed per minute using a text file with limited graphics, and my tests nearly measured up to those results with just over 18 pages per minute. You shouldnt expect too much in terms of print quality from the B1165nfw, though it performed well enough for use with office handouts and professional documents. That is, provided that you start the print job with enough toner for the printer to handle the job to its best ability. Like the B1160w, it printed a beautiful page of black text with solid lines and clean edges with uniform character spacing and full-formed figures, but it failed to deliver similar results with a page of graphics. Conclusion The Dell B1165nfw is a simple, inexpensive monochrome laser printer that makes sense for small offices on a budget. It doesnt sacrifice features (unless you really need a USB port) and the addition of cloud printing features through Apple AirPrint-compatible devices, a Google Chrome Web browser, and even Dells own Android app should inspire confidence that this unit is relatively future-proof. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.
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