Dell 720 Photo Printer Review

When I bought my Dell Dimension E510, I was lucky enough to get a deal that included a Dell Photo Printer 720 for an additional $50.  Since my printer at the time was just as old as the computer I was replacing, and since I had free financing for a year from Dell, I figured what the hell and spent the extra $50.

What I got was a reliable, if unspectacular printer that does what I need it to do, but might not cover a more advanced user's needs and/or wants. 

OK, so first off, this is an affordable printer, even if you aren't buying a new computer with it.  While Dell does not offer it for sale anymore, Ebay reveals a bunch of listings for it at this time, and all for affordable money (many for under $25). 

I find the print quality to be decent, although it seems to eat color ink up like you wouldn't believe.  On the bright side, the black ink cartridges seem to last forever.  Mind you, I don't print out a lot of stuff; I'm more of a spreadsheet/word document kind of printer.  I have printed some photos, though, and they come out nice looking, but I have seen much nicer, and much worse.

Despite the fact that Dell no longer offers the actual printer, they still offer the ink cartridges for it.  They even offer package deals on multiple cartridges (some just black, some just color, some a mix of both) to save you money in the long run.  Mind you, if you're like me, you'll probably only ever be buying one anyways, but if you do print a lot, you can at least save something in the long run on the cartridges.  The cartridges aren't expensive, and don't cost anymore really than most other printer cartridges do (black will run you $30, color about $35).

If you're looking for an economical printer for basic purposes, I'd highly recommend this.  Otherwise, I might do a bit more research depending on what you're most likely use is, and go from there.