A 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) sits atop the scanner lid and makes quick work of multipage copy, scan, or fax jobs. Its boxy body sits 18 inches wide, 20 inches deep, and 10.6 inches tall, and weighs about 22 pounds. The design of the Dell Photo All-in-One Printer 966 makes it look more like an office-oriented multifunction than a personal printer or a photo all-in-one. If you really want it all, be prepared to spend more for something such as the HP Photosmart 3310. If what you really need is a office-oriented all-in-one and you don't need the photo features (including media card slots), the same $200 will get you the excellent Canon Pixma MP530. For an excellent photo all-in-one, check out the $200 Canon Pixma MP600-you lose the fax and the ADF but come away with fast, high-quality prints and loads of features. In the end, we recommend you pass on the Dell Photo All-in-One Printer 966: There are better machines out there for your money. Add-ons, such as a duplexer and wireless/Ethernet card, make it even more compelling as an office multifunction, though its so-so task speeds and print quality are discouraging. We prefer to think of this $200 multifunction printer as an office machine that serves up a few bonus photo features. And its subpar photo print quality and lack of photo-oriented features don't help its case, either.

The Dell Photo All-in-One Printer 966 suffers from an identity crisis: Its name pegs it as a photo-oriented printer, but features such as fax and an automatic document feeder mark it as an office-oriented all-in-one.

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