Dell B1160 Toner Cartridges

Dell B1160 Printer Review

The Dell B1160 is a basic monochrome laser printer that has solid output speeds of 21 pages per minute for standard text projects, and can be purchased for one of the lowest price tags in its class. For the addition of Wi-Fi connectivity for wireless printing, buyers can check out the additional B1160w model that has a slightly higher cost. Despite expandable connectivity and its affordable asking price, the series lacks a number of key features that set it apart from the experts' top pick in its class of single-function printers.

The device has a compact size of only 13x8x7 inches that will allow it to sit unobtrusively on a desktop in a home or small office. The design incorporates a front panel for basic control and navigation, including buttons for quick start and job cancel, as well as LEDs that will flash for error reporting or when toners are low.

The unit's basic design extends to its media handling, which is minimal and provides only one 150-sheet input tray. Add this to the RAM of only 8 MB and estimated maximum monthly duty cycle of 10,000 pages, and the B1160 is suitable for low-volume offices and homes.

Tests on output quality reveal a performance decent enough to print standard monochrome text and graphic documents to suit internal distribution. The device can print documents with a maximum resolution of 1200x1200 dpi using Dell B1160 printer toner.

The printer comes equipped with a 700-sheet starter Dell B1160 toner cartridge. The replacement Dell B1160 toner cartridge can yield up to 1,500 pages, and experts note that continuing to use this device with these supplies will lead to higher-than-average running costs for such a simple monochrome printer.

Considering the whole series, a buyer should definitely skip over the B1160 in favor of the more versatile B1160w model. Even considering this option as an upgrade, a buyer could still shop around and find a monochrome printer with better output quality and volume capacity for a comparable price.