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Summary: It's an ink hog
Review: I was sold on the affordability, but was I surprised that I would make up the difference in the cost of ink and how much I would have to change it. The pictures I print do have great quality though.
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Summary: It's an ink hog
Review: I was sold on the affordability, but was I surprised that I would make up the difference in the cost of ink and how much I would have to change it. The pictures I print do have great quality though.
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Summary: Lexmark Z53 and Windows XP
Review: I'm very disappointed with my Z53 after upgrading my operating system to Windows XP. There were several functions lost in XP that I used with Win98 and ME. The functions lost included printing banners, posters, booklets, iron ons and so on. Updating the driver from Lexmark for XP did not fix this problem. Lexmark has indicated to me that they do not intend to return the functionality of this printer using XP that I enjoyed with my old operating system.
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Summary: Avoid This One...
Review: If it all possible do not buy a Lexmark!...Their deal is that they offer a good printer at a good price...BUT...then they make their money back on selling you very high priced ink cartridges...and their printers will not generally take a cheaper generic cartridge...so in a short time Lexmark makes back all the money they lost enticing you to buy a cheaper priced printer....and it is more expensive for the customer in the long run...
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Summary: Four stars, some restrictions apply
Review: It is extremely difficult to rate a Lexmark printer on a five-star scale, as they have always provided a mixed bag of features, benefits, and aggravations. Since I have used this one quite a bit, I'll chip in my two cents.THE GOOD: The Z53 puts black text onto paper at high speed and high quality, so it works well as a draft printer. Also, Lexmark should be commended for providing driver support for Linux and the Macintosh. THE BAD: Many printers of this type rattle at high speeds or jam because of paper curl. The Z53 does not seem to have these problems - perhaps because of its large footprint - but only time will tell. Additionally, I think color prints from an HP just look better, resolution aside. THE INDIFFERENT: All ink cartridges are overpriced, period. THE UGLY: To put it politely, some Lexmark inkjets have had a reliability problem. Despite the next day exchange policy, I can not recommend using this printer in a mission-critical environment. THE BOTTOM LINE: If you use this printer to print letters and monochrome drafts, then it's a good product at a great price. If you run Linux, then the Z53 is probably the best inkjet for you on the market. Otherwise, caveat emptor.
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Summary: No complaints
Review: Just bought the z53. As stated setup was super easy. Print is fine and clear. Pictures on plain paper are natural and true to color. Paper has not jammed. Prints fast in black and and slower in color. The Lexmark does exactly what the technical data claims it should do. The price for these features is more than fair. All and all I am very pleased , plus it's compatible with windows xp. Can't get better.
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Summary: It prints...sort of. Poor, even when it's a freebee.
Review: My Z53 came free with my Macintosh. While this initially saved me the cost of buying a printer, I was deeply dissatisfied with it. The software that came with the printer didn't include an OS X driver, so I had to go onto Lexmark's site and download one. One of my main problems with this printer was the paper tray. Unlike, say, a HP printer, the paper loads at the top and in the back, which causes numerous problems. First of all, it's a pain to find a place on a small or crowded desk where you can place it and still be able to reach the paper tray. My brother (whose Compaq also came with a Z53) has a vertical desk, so every time he had to load the paper tray he had to both crouch down and lean far in to reach the tray. During the actual process of printing, the paper jams or prints crooked frequently because it doesn't always fall down properly. The paper also seems to vibrate too much: I have printed out many documents where the text had a double image in sections. The print quality itself is grainier than comparable HP printers, and the machine is noticeably louder while it prints. As far as cartridges are concerned, the Lexmark cartridges aren't much different in price than HP's and even cost more in some places. After about a year of frustration, my brother and I replaced our Lexmarks with the HP deskjet 5550. While they are a bit more expensive than the Z53, we have yet to experience any problems like the ones we encountered with our Lexmarks.
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Summary: It prints...sort of. Poor, even when it's a freebee.
Review: My Z53 came free with my Macintosh. While this initially saved me the cost of buying a printer, I was deeply dissatisfied with it. The software that came with the printer didn't include an OS X driver, so I had to go onto Lexmark's site and download one. One of my main problems with this printer was the paper tray. Unlike, say, a HP printer, the paper loads at the top and in the back, which causes numerous problems. First of all, it's a pain to find a place on a small or crowded desk where you can place it and still be able to reach the paper tray. My brother (whose Compaq also came with a Z53) has a vertical desk, so every time he had to load the paper tray he had to both crouch down and lean far in to reach the tray. During the actual process of printing, the paper jams or prints crooked frequently because it doesn't always fall down properly. The paper also seems to vibrate too much: I have printed out many documents where the text had a double image in sections. The print quality itself is grainier than comparable HP printers, and the machine is noticeably louder while it prints. As far as cartridges are concerned, the Lexmark cartridges aren't much different in price than HP's and even cost more in some places. After about a year of frustration, my brother and I replaced our Lexmarks with the HP deskjet 5550. While they are a bit more expensive than the Z53, we have yet to experience any problems like the ones we encountered with our Lexmarks.
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Summary: Not a bad printer for the bucks
Review: The z53 was super simple to setup. Their XP drivers worked without a hitch, including with SMC's print server. The overall print quality looks definitely ok. The one caveat I would mention is the following: Like my other inkjet printer *used* to do, the z53 is prone to head clogging (I don't print with the z53 that often - only for nice pics). The declogging techniques mentioned in the manual worked for a while, and then failed to do so. The cartridges are indeed covered under the 1 year warranty - customer service will do the right thing, albeit you might have to gently encourage them to do so. The heads are in the cartridges, so if you're out of warranty just replacing the cartridges will fix any clog problems. If you use the right paper, there's a good chance your pics will indeed appear close to photo quality. For example, using the uncompressed output from a 5 megapixel camera, and lexmark's recommended xp driver, on nice glossy paper, 8x10s did indeed look darn good.
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Summary: A Very Fast Printer
Review: This printer is awesome if you need a very fast printer, it is one of the fastest inkjets I've seen and is even faster than most personal lasers (if you count in the delay between when you send a document and when a laser printer actually prints). That said the ink cartridges cost almost twice as much as the ones for my Canon printer. I've had mine for two years and I recieved it used from a bussiness where it was networked, never had a problem at all!
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