Small enough to fit on a desk to use as a personal color printer in any size at your office, but capable enough to use as a shared printer in a small office or workgroup, the Dell 1350cnw Color LED Printer delivers laser-class output quality and speed in a surprisingly small package. It also delivers a balance of speed, output quality, and features that are impressive enough to make it an Editors' Choice.
Design and Features:
Not moderately twice the price of the Konica Minolta magi color 1600W ($180, 4 stars), which is aimed primarily at personal use, and a little less than half the price of the Xerox Phaser 6280DN ($649, 4 stars), which is clearly aimed at a small office or workgroup, it not only offers a middle ground in price but also in other key features as well, most notably speed.
At 8.9 by 15.5 by 11.8-inches (HWD), the 1350cnw takes up less desk space than many ink jets and is actually smaller than the 1600W in every dimension. It also weighs little enough, at 23.4 pounds, that most people should be able to move it by themselves.
The printer offers both Wi-Fi and wired network support. Setup on a wired network it's mostly standard fare, except that the automated installation can be a little confusing. In my tests, when the program searched the network, it found two choices for the one printer and waited for me to choose one, with no indication why I should pick one or the other.
Dell says the program normally returns only one choice, and the company is still looking into the issue at this writing. In any case, if you run into the same problem, and you're not highly knowledgeable about network printer issues, you may need to call Dell tech support to get through the installation.
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