In our speed tests, the Dell 1125 bested all but the Canon ImageClass in presentation prints, black text prints, grayscale scans, and image/text copies, as seen in the following graph:
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The Dell stands out from its peers with very quick prints, and text print quality is excellent, as well. Black prints are consistent and dark with no noticeable step-downs or blotches--they're definitely acceptable for printing business documents. The graphics quality tests are where most MFPs flounder, and the 1125 is no different: We can see very obvious gradation and banding in a simple black-to-white fade, even with the custom preferences set to Best quality. Our light graphics turned out very blurry and almost unrecognizable because of all the horizontal lines that ran through the image. The presentation we test-printed incorporates a mix of graphics and text, and the larger, solid graphics turned out OK, but small details and portraits looked grainy and ill-distributed.
The Dell 1125 ships with a 1,000-page toner cartridge that warned us of low toner capacity toward the end of our testing. Granted, we do print out a lot of images, text, and mixed documents to get a confident sample to analyze, but at $50 per cartridge, the result is expensive at 5 cents per page. The good news is that you can also buy a higher-yield toner cartridge that promises a yield of 2,000 pages for $63--this turns out to be a much better deal at 3.2 cents per page.
Service and support
Dell offers a complete one-year warranty along with the 1125, including 24-7 toll-free technical phone support. Users are also protected by the Advanced Exchange Service that replaces your machine. A five-year warranty extension program is also available for purchase.
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Where to buy
Dell Multifunction Monochrome Laser Printer 1125:
$199.00 - $269.00
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$229.13 | Yes |
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$199.00 | Yes |
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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$269.00 | See Site |
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PCNation.com
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$211.04 | Yes |
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