Dell 1350cnw review

The small Dell color printer with included network choices

The Dell 1350cnw is an earlier color LED printer that adds wired and wireless networking to a compact print-only arrangement. Its useful combination is USB, Ethernet and ordinary Wi-Fi, together with a 150-sheet drawer and a separate ten-sheet bypass path.

It is not a scanner, copier or fax. The similarly sized Dell 1250c is a different USB-only configuration, while the cnw model changes the connection choices, speed declaration and included paper paths. A shared appearance should not make those specifications interchangeable.

Color output and manual duplex are separate capabilities

The original US specification declares up to 15 pages per minute in monochrome and 12 in color on Letter paper. Those are manufacturer one-sided rates, not our timed results or a guarantee that an application job sent over Wi-Fi completes at the same rate.

Two-sided output is manual, with the feature identified for the Windows driver. The user reloads printed sheets rather than an automatic mechanism reversing them. A requirement for unattended automatic duplex therefore excludes this printer, even when its color and wireless functions otherwise fit.

The bypass path is included, but extra drawers are not an option

The 150-sheet drawer and ten-sheet bypass total 160 ordinary sheets. Letter, Legal and A4 are separately listed for both paths. That gives a buyer a second documented loading choice rather than requiring every job to replace the main paper stack.

The original specification lists no additional input-capacity option. Supported envelopes and other media have their own loading and driver conditions, and ordinary-sheet capacity is not a promise that every thick medium stacks the same way. The long media list should not be confused with either an original feeder or automatic duplex.

Ordinary Wi-Fi does not establish every phone-printing feature

The cnw interface list includes USB, 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. A compatible computer can use the appropriate direct or configured network arrangement. Wireless placement can be useful when a network cable would be inconvenient.

Native AirPrint, Mopria and Wi-Fi Direct are not established by the reviewed material. Network discovery entries such as mDNS should not be treated as equivalent to a native phone-printing protocol. If one of those exact features is essential, choose a separately documented model rather than assuming that any wireless printer provides it.

The recommended monthly workload is modest

Dell recommends 250–700 pages per month and separately lists a 30,000-page maximum duty cycle. The recommendation is used for a regular workload. The larger maximum is not evidence that sustained 5,000-page months are an appropriate use.

The 1350cnw uses host-based GDI printing and has 128MB of memory without a listed expansion option. Check current driver compatibility for the actual computer and applications. The historical Windows and Mac support list does not guarantee that today's operating system has a suitable driver.

Measure the printer body and check the actual supplies

The documented printer body is 15.5×11.8×8.9 inches and 23.3lb, distinct from the larger shipping carton. Leave additional space for the bypass path, paper, cables, ventilation and servicing. Match the actual rating label: the 100/120V edition accepts 100–127V and is different from the separately listed 230V model.

The original starter and standard declarations are 700 pages for black and each color, with higher-capacity replacements declared at 2,000 black and 1,400 color pages. Those yields do not establish remaining toner, current supplies or today's page cost. The 1350cnw fits when modest color output and computer networking matter more than automatic duplex or a scanner.