When the time came to send my Lexmark printer to the knackers' yard, I thought that an all in one machine would be the most economical choice! Since being happy for a number of years with my Lexmark printer I had know hesitation in purchasing another product from them! The reason I went for the X1180 model was it was the cheapest at the time and most importantly looked uncomplicated to use!
Design
When it arrived and I took it out of the box I was mildly pleased with the size (not as bulky as I thought it would be) but saying that it has a height of 16.3 cm and a depth of 30.8 cm which unless you've got a lot of space, which luckily I have, then it may not be practical for people with limited space. The machine itself looks stylish, a nice grey finish and only 5 buttons (I always think that the more buttons there are, the more complicated it's going to be to use)! The 5 buttons consist of:- Power button Paper feed Scan Color copy Black copy
In The Box
All the leads you would need to connect it to the computer as well as a picture only diagram sheet showing you in 12 steps how to set the thing up and an installation software CD ROM! A trial pack of Premium glossy photo paper and the service and guarantee booklet Please note this all in one has a USB connection and therefore your computer will have to have a spare USB port to connect it up!
Setting Up
The diagrams were easy to understand and it only took me a couple of minutes to get it all connected up, the installation software was also easy to set up as it told you what to press every step of the way!
Features
There is a maintenance section and a how to section ( how to copy, print, scan, fax and an interesting project section which shows you how to create photos, envelopes, cards, iron on transfers and many more! There is also a photo editor software program on the disc which allows you to alter colors in the photo, as well as cropping the image and a very useful red eye remover to get that devilish look out of your eyes. As well as this there is a troubleshooting section which takes you through checking connections, cartridges, pronblems with quality, scanning e.t.c. A very useful maintenance page covers how to install a new cartridge, troubleshooting ink problems and other such issues.
Other bits of info
The all in one comes with 2 cartridges to get you started, one no.27 color cartridge and one no. 17black cartridge. Both of which can be purchased for around £15 on Amazon and the cartridge People. The printer can take around 100 sheets of paper at any one time, any more than this and I find it starts to jam. On the printing side you expect it to print around 6ppm of excellent quality prints that look almost like the original document.
Overall Opinion
I have been very satisfied with the quality of it's prints, scans and photo copying, but it is a little on the slow side at times when in printing mode, just a small thing really! Also don't rely too much on the cartridge status, it's currently telling me that both the color cartridge and the black one are full when I know that's not true as I've been using the printer rather a lot lately! I tend to find that both the cartridges last for just under 2 months with heavy usage, but this can vary depending on what you will be mainly using it for!
All in all I would highly recommend this Lexmark X1180 to anyone wishing to purchase an all in one!!!!
The Lexmark X1180 retails for around the £50 mark! Both cartridges retail for around the £15 mark1
Use one of the price comparison tools and I'm sure that you can get it cheaper still.
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Excellent review, I agree with many of the features. You have clearly written an elusive, in-depth report which should help many people having difficulties in buying printers. Well done and keep up the good work!
Surveyaholic 26.04.2006 01:01
Great review Hun :O) haven't ever owned a Lexmark printer before but does sound pretty good, we currently have a HP all in one printer and I only got it beacuse it was pretty cheap but the cartridges that make up for it though.
malekowie 23.04.2006 21:17
Very good reviw! My very first printer was Lexmark, but now as I do photography its quality isn't enough, I use Epson. Cezary
Advantages: Printer scanner and photocopy in one machine,Scanner quality good Disadvantages: Printer qulaty isn't good, Ink dries fast (inside cartrige)
pfishers 08.08.2007 (08.08.2007)
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