Lexmark Z 45se Color Jetprinter

Advantages: Small size, cheap
Disadvantages: Not the best printing quality, ink cartridge runs out too quickly.

...I bought this printer as a replacement for my fairly old HP 960. I have never owned a Lexmark printer before but decided to try it this time. Not a wise decision as it turned out. I chose the Z515 for two reasons. Its small size and its low price. However it seems that the “You only get what you pay for” saying is 100% true in this case… The package includes only a color ink cartridge so if you want to print normal documents or emails you need to purchase a black one which adds an extra £15 to the price of the printer (aprox £30) The installation is very easy with the enclosed CDROM which installs the drivers and a number of maintenance applications. The printing quality is not great, certainly well below the quality if my old HP printer but for standard home use its probably OK. Surprisingly enough the quality is better... Read review

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Advantages: RESOLUTION, speed, ease of use, price
Disadvantages: no

...The Lexmark Z31 comes from the Z-series line of lexmark inkjet printers. There is also a Z11 and a Z51. The feature that attracted me to the Z31 was the high resolution. When printing in best mode the resolution is 1200x1200. It is a rather fast printer also. It can spit out up to 8 pages per minute in black ink and 3.5 pages per minute in color. The Hewlett Packard 880C which can print 9 pages per minute black and white and 6.5 pages in color has a resolution of only 600 dots per inch in black. (The Lexmark Z51 can print 10 pages per minute in black and 5 in color) Paper feeding is easy. It has a better paper tray than the Lexmark 1100 which many people are familiar with. Although, it is different than the Hewlett Packard printers in that the tray is upright behind the printer. Although the tray only holds 25 pages of paper at a time... Read review

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Advantages: Great little printer from a trusted Brand Name
Disadvantages: The usual one for printers - cheap printer - expensive ink!

...I've owned my trusty little color Lexmark Z53 for several years. It was cheap when I bought it at about £60 so you should be able to pick one up for peanuts now. OK it's not up to the "as true as life" digital printing that todays top-end models are but I have used it quite satisfactorily for photo reproduction without problem. Easy to use, easy to change cartridges, cheap as chips, reliable, good printing speed. Good for colour or general text work. Downsides? Just two cartridges Black and Colour. Cartridges are never cheap. Lexmark ones are around £22 for Black, £25 for Colour. But they do last a good while for general use and many third parties make perfectly good cartridges suitable for this machine at around £17 for Black £20 for colour. You can also of course use a refill kit if you wish but seeing the mess I... Read review

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