Dell V305w All-in-One WiFi Printer

This is not a very useful printer. The ink cartridge goes empty in 2 weeks and I use about 4 cartridges a month. Also, the software is SUPER SLOW at processing your commands and the scan function is devastating. It takes FOREVER (and I mean it) for it just to start the scan from your computer... it took 10 minutes once.

If: You print a lot--- DO NOT BUY -- You might as well as buy a laser for the price of the ink!

I have owned this printer for well over 6 months, and I'm very disappointed with it. I did not buy this from Amazon, but I did buy it directly from Dell.

Below are my list of Cons and Pros about the item:

CONs:
1. Uses ink WAY too quickly.
2. Ink gauge is incorrect.
3. Wifi is only good for printing in a Windows PC. Scanning/Copying must be done through USB (which, in turn, installs the printer AGAIN in Windows 7).
4. Does not work in Linux. I run a dual boot environment, and can't use this printer in Linux at all, as no driver is available.
5. Ink is too expensive considering the amount of ink that you will go through. Dell should price the ink for less than they do.

PROs:
1. Decent print quality (even at Draft...although may explain why ink is used so quickly), and I haven't had any smudges yet.
2. Wifi printing is nice if you are in an all Windows PC environment. (you set up the wireless through the...Read more

I have had this printer for 6 months and it is still on the first set of cartridges. I will say that the ink level gauge is inacurate, it has been telling me to change the ink cartridges for over a month even though it is still printing just fine. I will say that I have the printer set on draft mode to conserve ink, which is fine for text and basic color prints. The wifi is great, my laptop is on the main floor and the printer is upstairs in my office and everytime I send a print job the printer comes on and starts printing in under a minute. The printer sends out standard B/W text sheets at a rate of 1 sheet per 5 seconds, this is the fastest printer I have ever owned. I have had HP, and Lexmark printers and by far this is the best printer for the money that I have bought.