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Dell 948 AIO
B&W Pages per Min.: 28
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Color Pages per Min.: 25
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Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600
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Max. Color dpi: 4800-by-1200
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Max. Scanning dpi: 1200 by 4800
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Tray Capacity, pages: 100
• Price When Reviewed: $149
Last updated
January 03, 2008
January 03, 2008
Reviewed byMelissa Riofrio
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Inexpensive: $149 (6/6/2008)
- Performance:Good: 71
- Features:Fair: 64
- Design:Very Good: 89
Pricing Inexpensive: $149
Inexpensive: $149| Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $23.99 |
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| Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $29.99 |
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Performance Good: 71
Good: 71| Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 7.6 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 44.26 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 102.85 |
| Text Output Quality | Good |
| Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 72.16 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 36.19 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 29.07 |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.6 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 107.6 |
| Color Photo Quality | Superior |
| Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.1 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 28.86 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Superior |
| Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 3.6 |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 16.67 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| Scan Tests (in seconds) | |
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| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 14.13 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 14.3 |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 41.76 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 14.22 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 16.75 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 14.3 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 15.99 |
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Copy Tests | |
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| One-Page Copy (secs) | 17.21 |
| Copy Output Quality | Good |
Features Fair: 64
Fair: 64| Memory (in MB) | |
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| RAM Installed | 32 |
| Maximum Amount of RAM | 32 |
| Dimensions | |
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| Dimensions | 18 by 16.1 by 11.3 |
| Weight (pounds) | 17.6 |
| Vendor Rated Speeds | |
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| B&W Pages per Min. | 28 |
| Color Pages per Min. | 25 |
| Resolutions | |
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| Max. B&W dpi | 600-by-600 |
| Max. Color dpi | 4800-by-1200 |
| Interfaces | |
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| Parallel Port | No |
| Serial Port | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Ethernet | No |
| Media Card Readers | CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Other Interfaces | Optional 802.11 b/g, bluetooth |
| Drivers | |
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| Macintosh | No |
| Windows 98 | No |
| Windows NT | No |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Linux | No |
| Power | |
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| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 32 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 2 |
| Multifunction Printer Specs | |
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| Scan Area (inches) | 8.5 by 11.7 |
| Max. Scanning dpi | 1200 by 4800 |
| Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi) | 1200 by 1200 |
| Scanning Image Sensor Type | CIS |
| Scanner Type | flatbed |
| Maximum Scan Color Depth | 48 |
| Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth | 16 |
| Fax Memory (pages) | 160 |
| LCD Type | Mono |
| Paper Handling | |
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| Number of Input Trays, Standard | 1 |
| Number of Input Trays, Maximum | 1 |
| Tray Capacity, pages | 100 |
| Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays | 100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Paper Size | Legal |
| Output Tray Capacity | 25 |
| Auto Duplexer | Yes |
| Warranty & Support | |
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| Labor Warranty (years) | One |
| Parts Warranty (years) | One |
| Weekday Support Hours | 24 |
| Saturday Support Hours | 24 |
| Sunday Support Hours | 24 |
| Toll-Free Support | Yes |
| Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages) | |
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| Monthly Duty Cycle | 1000 |
| Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields | 504 |
| Color Ink/Toner Yields | 507 |
| Bundled Items | |
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| Included Hardware | standard capacity black cartridge, standard capacity tricolor cartridge |
| Included Software | Printer drivers & utlities CD; Dell Ink Management System |
| Reliability & Service | |
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| Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category | Printers are Dell�s weakest category, according to our survey. Readers gave the vendor below-average grades for phone service, ease of use, and reliability. |
| Reliability of brand's products in this category | |
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| Reports of products arriving with problems | Average |
| Reports of products with any significant problems | Average |
| Reports of problems that render a product unusable | Average |
| Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use | Worse than Average |
| Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category | Worse than Average |
| Service & Support Quality | |
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| Time spent holding for phone support | Average |
| Overall quality of vendor's phone support | Worse than Average |
| Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service | Average |
| Overall quality of service | Average |
Design Very Good: 89
Very Good: 89
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