Dell v313w Printer - User Review

Dell v313w Printer - User Review will be your guide before you buy this printer. Many user reviews don't like and disappointed with this printer. So, see these user reviews first before you buy this Dell v313w Printer.

Dell v313w Printer

Manufacturer description: Print your own precise color photos and documents from virtually anywhere. This fast, energy-efficient printer is ultra convenient — and comes at a great price. Print, scan and copy with one easy-to-use, compact device.Offers fast print speeds, up to 33 ppm in black and 30ppm in color. Eco Mode provides valuable energy-saving capabilities. Built-in 802.11b/g wireless card for freedom in printing.

Pros

Limited features. Sub-par photo and especially graphics quality. Tricky to print from memory cards or USB keys.

Cons

Limited features. Sub-par photo and especially graphics quality. Tricky to print from memory cards or USB keys.

Bottom Line

The V313w is a budget MFP for home or home office that provides good business-printing speed for its price, fast photo printing, and decent text quality.

Dell v313w Printer - User Review

Defective Product, Do not buy the V313w all in one printer. No matter how cheap the price, it is not a good buy. I purchased this printer in mid-January 2010, following my purchase of a wireless laptop and an upgrade to wireless internet. A wireless all in one printer for $100 seemed a good deal. Unfortunately, immediately after purchasing the printer, it consistently displayed a "no paper" error, even though paper was in the machine. Apparently there was an issue with the rollers not pulling the paper into the printer. Dell replaced that printer a week after purchase. Shortly after receipt of the new printer, there began intermittent errors indicating "there is a problem with the printhead". Initially, turning the printer off and then back on resolved the issue. However, occasionally the printhead needed to be wiped with a soft cloth. This problem continued until July 2010, when no amount of wiping or turning off/on resolved the problem. I called Dell technical support and endured several tortuous calls with call center reps in India. Finally, one rep suggested updating the firmware. Although the firmware was successfully updated, the problem was not fixed. As a result, Dell sent a replacement "refurbished" printer. I received the printer in the third week of July 2010. After setup, I printed two documents without problems. On the third document, I received the error message, "there is a problem with the printhead." Turning the printer off, then back on, resolved the error. The same error has continued intermittently over the past week. I'm debating about whether I will call Dell again or just admit defeat and buy an HP printer.

It should also be noted that the V313w goes through ink more rapidly than any printer I've ever used or owned. From January through July, I have purchased over $300 worth of ink cartridges from Dell for this printer, plus the free cartridges that came with the two replacement printers. I have an 8 year old HP inkjet printer connected to my desktop computer. Although I have used both printers relatively equally during this 6 month period, my HP has only required one cartridge change and has never given me any problems. I also have a 6 year old HP LaserJet that has never encountered a problem.

My advice is to buy an HP printer. Dell may be great with computers, but they have a way to go with printers - at least with the V313w.

By mr1 quoted from Amazon

"Ink hog and problems connecting to computer"

Pros: You get a haircut from pulling out all your hair in frustration

Cons: Uses lots of ink, keeps giving error on computer

Summary: The printer is attached to a Dell windows 7 machine. This printer runs through ink like crazy! I was able to print only about 100 pages on one cartridge. Plus, I keep getting "communication not available" errors that prevent me from printing to the printer. As with all Dell printers, this printer is a piece of crap. AVOID!!

by paul7 quoted from reviews.cnet.com

Do not buy this printer, There are a number of different ways that this is a bad printer, especially for a wireless printer. The ink cartridges hold very little ink. You will find yourself replacing the ink constantly. And it is not like the ink is any cheaper than any other ink. The drivers lock up. We have 2 computers that used to use this printer wirelessly. If the printer had been idle a while and someone tried to print, the print driver would be unable to contact the printer and the print job would stall indefinitely. When this would happen, we would need to re-boot BOTH computers in order to get the printer to work again. When you setup your computer to work with this printer, Dell installs 2 programs that run all of the time and load when the computer starts up. At least one of these programs tries to connect to the printer during the Windows boot up sequence. If you have installed these on a laptop and are not on the same network as the printer when you boot up, the computer will lock up during the boot sequence until the driver program times out.

by donotbugme quoted from pcmag.com