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Lexmark: have I been lucky?
The new issue of PC Magazine has ratings on printer brands and they give
Lexmark products almost an across the board "E", awarding HP an A+. I write this as a satisfied Lexmark user, aside from the cost of ink--but I don't print that much that I use more than two sets of carts a year. Has Lexmark quality declined since I bought my Z52, or is there a vast audience of unsatisfied users out there? I seem to remember a *lot* more complaints about HP than Lexmeark here, although this will reflect that a lot more HP printers are sold. I've bought a Z65 against the purchase of my next computer (I'll keep my present one as a fully-equipped backup) and wonder if I should have. Brendan -- |
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Brendan R. Wehrung wrote:
The new issue of PC Magazine has ratings on printer brands and they give Lexmark products almost an across the board "E", awarding HP an A+. I don't know if it deserves a mark as low as an "E". Let's see... My Z55 prints half decent text; individual pages hard to load (can't just drop them in); noisy machine; very basic, rugged construction; primitive software with few print options; colour cartridge holds very little ink, black satisfactory; photos too washed out (no contrast); although cartridges never clog, cost of new ones is prohibitive. Okay, unsatisfactory by my standards as my main printer. I'll give it a "C". But when I look at what I got for $200 (CDN) versus the $229 for a Canon i850, less than a year later, I have no choice but to give it an "E". It's not even in the same league. I write this as a satisfied Lexmark user, aside from the cost of ink--but I don't print that much that I use more than two sets of carts a year. Has Lexmark quality declined since I bought my Z52, or is there a vast audience of unsatisfied users out there? I seem to remember a *lot* more complaints about HP than Lexmeark here, although this will reflect that a lot more HP printers are sold. I've bought a Z65 against the purchase of my next computer (I'll keep my present one as a fully-equipped backup) and wonder if I should have. Brendan -- |
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I think you've been lucky.
Just bought an X85 for the kids on an XP Home system. The software installation was a nightmare and I had to just about everything the opposite to what was said in the manuals. Printed fine for a few minutes but as soon as PC suspended or printer went in power save mode the communications have been lost and cannot be restarted. Suggests unplugging the USB cable and/or power cycling. This implies that it'll have to be done daily or even more frequently which I'm not prepared to do. My HP V40 at work is faultless and nigh bullet proof so I'm taking the Lexmark back and changing it for an HP. The Lexmark is so bad that it must be faulty. |
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I just replaced a Lexmark X73 multi unit I bought new a year ago last March.
The thing worked and printed great for a year, then started developing PC communication problems. Found out searching the net that many people experience problems with these units after the first year. I've always been a big fan of HP, but decided to go Lexmark since I deal everyday with their Optra laser printer line. Their Optra printers seem to be halfway decent units (though horribly expensive to fix), but the life of the X73 was a big $150 disappointment. I wouldn't even consider their new $99 (Sam's Club) X125 multi unit. So... back to HP I go. Just bought a HP 6110 all in one that's working great. Also have a Laserjet 4L and 4P that I prefer over most other lasers I've worked with. Still love those things despite the fact they're both 10+ years old. Had my old faithful Deskjet 520 so long that I basically just gave it away in perfect working shape to move up to a color unit. "Leigh Bowden" wrote in message ... I think you've been lucky. |
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I bought a 1100 several Christmas' ago for $59 minus $50 mail in rebate.
That nine dollar printer worked like a champ with cartridges refilled 2 to 3 times each. Recently I decided to replace it with a $49 I-3, ($99 minus $50 rebate). My rebate request was not honored because they said it was postmarked one day late. The printer has stopped working. Guess I'll go looking for something diferent now. "Brendan R. Wehrung" wrote in message ... The new issue of PC Magazine has ratings on printer brands and they give Lexmark products almost an across the board "E", awarding HP an A+. I write this as a satisfied Lexmark user, aside from the cost of ink--but I don't print that much that I use more than two sets of carts a year. Has Lexmark quality declined since I bought my Z52, or is there a vast audience of unsatisfied users out there? I seem to remember a *lot* more complaints about HP than Lexmeark here, although this will reflect that a lot more HP printers are sold. I've bought a Z65 against the purchase of my next computer (I'll keep my present one as a fully-equipped backup) and wonder if I should have. Brendan -- |
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