Rating: Summary: Good value printer Review: It might not be the speediest nor have the best output, but at the price, how could I resist? I've been very pleased so far.
Rating: Summary: you get what you pay for Review: It works fine, more or less, for printing text (never tried printing photos with it). But whatever money you save on the price of the printer you will pay back tenfold in ink catridges. This thing goes through ink at an unbelievable rate, and of course, Lexmark ink cartriges are among the most expensive (if not THE most expensive) of any brand. It's all about cost-per-page with printers, at least any printer that gets regular use. This thing is the printer equivalent of a Hummer, only less cool.
Rating: Summary: you get what you pay for Review: It works fine, more or less, for printing text (never tried printing photos with it). But whatever money you save on the price of the printer you will pay back tenfold in ink catridges. This thing goes through ink at an unbelievable rate, and of course, Lexmark ink cartriges are among the most expensive (if not THE most expensive) of any brand. It's all about cost-per-page with printers, at least any printer that gets regular use. This thing is the printer equivalent of a Hummer, only less cool.
Rating: Summary: Tempermental Review: Our Lexmark Z32 has the personality of a tempermental brat. It has a voice that was fun to hear for two days, but it insists on saying the same thing all the time. We hushed it. The printer can do professional looking work if everything is lined up right, but somehow it doesn't stay aligned and the characters--the letters--are often a mess. If the Lexmark has a paper jam or thinks it has a paper jam when it really doesn't, it automatically cancels the print job even after the problem is corrected. Tempermental. Maybe I have a computer problem that keeps the computer from making contact with the printer at times or maybe the printer is pouting. I'm not sure. At any rate, any time saved by this super efficiently fast printer is lost because of having to stop and restart the job. I abuse it with enormous assignments, and it appears that it balks after several minutes and pretends to be sick. I have one more complaint. When it spits out all that beautiful clear work quickly or when it is a little messed up--it doesn't matter--it sends the papers flying all over the room. I have to stand by it and catch them. I'll keep using it throughout its wretched life, but I am not sure that it is the best choice of printers. I don't really know how I could change though, because I am now familiar with all of the Lexmark's bizarre moods.Jane Riley, author of SOLOMON'S PORCH, THE STORY OF BEN AND ROSE
Rating: Summary: Good printer for the price Review: The print quality is very good for a printer in this price range. I have had two HP's, a 600 series, and an 800 series, and the print quality is better on the Lexmark. The construction of the printer doesn't seem to be as high quality as that of the HP. Also, it's not the fastest printer you can get. But, if you are patient, and don't expect to print a large quantity, I would definately give this printer a look.
Rating: Summary: Free with Dell Review: This printer came free when I bought my computer. It's not a wonderful printer, but it gets the job done. Don't expect to be printing high quality photos from this printer. I've use it to print all of my documents for school, and it's compact enough I think I'll take it to college, it should fit just fine in a dorm room. Another disadvantage of this printer is the ink tanks are fairly pricey. Almost as much as the printer (depending on where you buy them from), but they do last a while. I print a lot of stuff, and it takes me about four months to go through a ink tank. So if you're looking for a cheap entry level printer that is good at printing text, this will work just fine.
Rating: Summary: Works fine for students Review: This printer came free when I bought my computer. It's not a wonderful printer, but it gets the job done. Don't expect to be printing high quality photos from this printer. I've use it to print all of my documents for school, and it's compact enough I think I'll take it to college, it should fit just fine in a dorm room. Another disadvantage of this printer is the ink tanks are fairly pricey. Almost as much as the printer (depending on where you buy them from), but they do last a while. I print a lot of stuff, and it takes me about four months to go through a ink tank. So if you're looking for a cheap entry level printer that is good at printing text, this will work just fine.
Rating: Summary: Great Bang for the Buck Review: This printer is a great value. ... my old Epson 600, and the Z32 is twice the speed and twice the resolution and it doesn't need to constantly clean the print head. This printer does an excellent job printing photos as well. The only problem I had was when I tried to print on special canvas paper (used for simulating oil paintings). This paper was a little too thick I think because the printer couldn't grab it properly and needed a little help from me (though thick paper like this is not listed in the types of paper this printer can handle - so the problem was really me trying to use this for the wrong application).
Rating: Summary: Very good quality at a low price. Review: This printer is a very good bargain. It would be a smart choice for those in need of a fast, quality printer without the expensive price tag. I would suggest this printer for parents to buy for their children and can be put to good use when needed anywhere from term papers, color print-outs, to photo quality pictures. Easy to install, in a nutshell, a smart buy.
Rating: Summary: For what it is, a good product. Review: With the understanding that this is not supposed to be a top-of-the-line photo printer, nor is it intended for high volume use - does the job and does it quite well. I use mine to print greeting cards and promotional bookmarks. Its supplies are too expensive, and are used up too quickly, for me to print flyers and brochures. But it will handle 110-pound card stock that makes my laser printer jam, its output is vivid and fairly accurate (although skin tones can come out looking weird on occasion), and it's easy to change the cartridges. Not a bad little printer if you just want to print a few greeting cards or documents in color, a few times a week.
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