Dell 1815dn All-In-One Laser Printer

I purchased this printer brand new on Ebay. I did extensive research on the capabilities of all available laser printers. Most considerations were given to DUPLEX PRINTING (printing on both sides of a printed page automatically), NETWORK CONNECTIVITY, and TONER COSTS plus the other features that are available out-of-the-box with no other hardware required. You will not need to purchase any other items to get all advertised functionality.

The Dell 1815DN surpassed all expectation. The networking was relatively easy to set-up using a Linksys wireless hub, even my laptop can print wirelessly to the Dell printer. Dell support is responsive, and informative. Yes, I did need to call Dell support for guidance in set-up so that all network functionality was available. Just make sure that you input your printers IP address into the front panel on the printer to save the printers IP address when you turn the printer off and on.

Scan through the network to e-mail or other programs on your computer. You can send scans directly from the printer to others via their email address. Unfortunately, the instruction book doesn’t explain all of the necessary settings clearly. Dell Techs can be helpful and necessary for the initial set-up of this feature rich machine.

Faxing is easy directly from your desktop programs. Using MS Word, choose print to Fax and create cover sheet, input a phone number and hit send. No need to have a printed copy to pass through the printer to fax documents to fax numbers or e-mail recipients.

USB input on the front of the machine was a total surprise! Print directly from a text file on your USB thumb drive, or scan directly to the thumb drive if you like.

The Dell 1815 prints to all types of paper sizes and envelopes. I have also installed the second paper tray to add another paper type and higher paper capacity. The front feed accepts paper as well as envelopes. The Additional drawer was the only accessory I needed to purchase. The included 96mb of memory is more than enough for all of the included features.

With the few short comings like: lack of detailed instructions and sometimes lengthy button pushing on the printer to get desired feature or output it’s all really worth it. Like many new things, there is a learning curve, and it can sometimes take some getting used to the new machine. A back light to the display would be a great. Perhaps this is more printer than many might need; it’s operating costs are far cheaper that the inkjet AIO I got rid of. Go to Dell.com and look for the Dell 1815DN.