Dell V305W

Fast text printing and copying Wireless networking, media slots

Outrageously expensive inks Very slow printing photos

It's too bad about the inks, because the V305W is a nice printer in many ways. But even if you don't print all that much, you'll notice the dent in your wallet fairly quickly. And unfortunately, this printer doesn't print money

Integrated Wi-Fi, media card slots, good documentation

High ink costs

It's too bad about the inks, because the Dell V305W is a nice printer in many ways. But even if you don't print all that much, you'll notice the dent in your wallet fairly quickly. And unfortunately, this printer doesn't print money.

Low initial cost ; Simple, attractive design

Expensive replacement cartridges ; Sluggish as a photo printer ; Poor-quality prints ; No Ethernet port

Dell covers the V305w with a standard one-year warranty, although specific information is difficult to find in the documentation and the website. There's also an option on the site to extend the standard warranty, but you're required to register for a...

Low initial cost; simple, attractive design.

Expensive replacement cartridges; sluggish as a photo printer; poor-quality prints; no Ethernet port.

The Dell V305w is cosmetically appealing and inexpensive, but the output quality needs significant improvement, and the cost to maintain the printer is much higher than the industry standard. We recommend checking out the competition for a printer that...

It's too bad about the inks, because the Dell V305W is a nice printer in many ways. But even if you don't print all that much, you'll notice the dent in your wallet fairly quickly. And unfortunately, this printer doesn't print money.

Unfortunately, this performance isn’t maintained elsewhere. The scanner offered acceptable results with basic documents, but the Dell suffered when tasked with larger, more detailed photos

Easy to use and setup, excellent value for money

None so far

Wireless connectivity is good, and setup is very easy. Scanner is good quality, and the printer unit looks good in my house.

Uses an awful lot of ink when photo printing. Generally slow and noisy. Often prints photos a little bit darker than on screen displays.