( 3 reviews )
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( 1 of 4 found this review helpful ) Posted: 04-25-2006
Bought the printer from Staples for $149 in 2005. Bought it because of Lexmark's reputation and my previous laser was a Lexmark. It is fast -- greasy fast -- however it sounds like a tank. Initial powerup takes about 30 seconds. Average time to print for text is about 7-10 seconds. Graphics take much, much longer. It seems like Lexmark, to make the printer cheaper, made it dumber. Printing a document with complex graphics (a picture, PDFs, etc.) takes forever -- it seems. A positive is the 250sheet paper tray. However, when the printer runs out, it keeps spinning a paper grab wheel until paper is loaded. The printer looks nice with a black shell and grey top. . The output bin is poorly designed and printing big documents will result in pages that have to be shuffled and aligned. Oh, the initial toner cartridge is only good for about 2000 pages.Overall, I was disappointed and will probably replace the printer within a year -- and not with another Lexmark.
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( 3 of 6 found this review helpful ) Posted: 07-14-2005
I got the printer after it was on sale at a local store. However, after installing it and using it for a week, I realized that the printer was having some power cycles(lasted for few seconds, even during the night when no one is using it) every few hours. I felt troubled and called Lexmark. They told me to connect it to another power source and that did not solve my problem. My conclusion of the matter is you pay for what you get.I decided to return it to the store because the purchase will not be a long term investment. I was not sure how long the printer will work before acting out. I also feared for the noise and causes of power cycles since this is the first product I ever had that did that.
