Advantages: fast reliable printer
Disadvantages: can print slightly bent, pages may be fed out too fast

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Advantages: Cheap to buy, simple to run and good quality printing
Disadvantages: Expensive cartridges and full colour printing slow

...I've been a fan of Lexmark since I originally bought their 1020 Inkjet printer as a cheap way to buy a printer that is a fraction of costs of it's competitors. When I finally decided my 1020 was past its sell-buy date I had a look at some of the opposition Hewlet Packard, Cannon, Epsom and of course Lexmark. At the time Cannon and Epsom had some interesting deals and so I test drove two printers at a similar price and returned them. Hmm. I saw the Z42 advertised on QVC as a special and thought why not try it. So I received a sturdy package protecting the printer that contained: Installation Software CD (Drivers and Software) 12A1970 High Resolution, Black Print Cartridge 15M0120 High Resolution, Colour Print Cartridge User's guide USB Cable and Parallel cable for connection to the PC Cost about £90 inc P&P Specifications... Read review

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Advantages: Good printing, Good Customer Service
Disadvantages: Expensive ink catrdige, Not reliable

..., and you can easily hide it anywhere. Like most printers, the Lexmark Z42 is grey, and goes with my monitor, computer and scanner! It has a nice logo of Lexmark Z42 on the front in a darker grey, and is rather attractive looking! **Ease of Use** Lexmark is very easy to use. It has a mere two buttons, one to switch on and off, and the other for a sign of low paper. The grey button (Low paper) will flash red when there is a low amount of paper in there. Then after putting more in, this button must be pressed. The aqua button (on and off) is to switch the printer on and off. It will have a green light when it’s on, and no light at all when it’s off. If the printer makes a noise when it initially comes on, don’t be alarmed! All printers do this to get their equipment ready! **Durability Of Printing** Well, if you... Read review

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Advantages: Nice printer, quick, quality printouts, low purchase price
Disadvantages: Expensive to run (long term)

...After years of using a laser printer, I finally decided that it was worth the "risk" buying a cheap, colour inkjet printer. After trawling through magazine recommendations, I eventually decided to buy the Lexmark Z42 from Argos. It cost me £89 (catalogue said £99, so pleasant surprise there). I got it home and set it up. Nice and easy to do. It would have been even nicer if they would have supplied the USB cable to connect it to the computer with. Anyway, with everything installed, I aligned the heads and a test page was printed. Hmm, very nice. I printed a page of my own to see how it would handle text and graphics (in black and white) at normal (600x600dpi) resolution. Very nice. Nice clean looking pictures and pretty decent text. I ramped up the resolution to maximum and printed a nice colour picture at 2400x1200dpi. Again very... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent print quality, Economical printing
Disadvantages: Expensive cartridges, even though they last forever

...I got this printer from an insurance claim after nagging my insurance company, and was treated to a "better" printer than I should have got as a result (I should have got a measly Z12). Blimey was I impressed. I'm a student, and am used to "making do" with manky University printers, and my old one which was pretty naff compared to this one....not to mention the 100 year old one we've got at home...this printer is a dream. Installing it was a dream, so easy with the CD, and I was most impressed with the program, which talks to you, and allows you to print in pretty much any format you like, in brochure, leaflet, or any form you like. Once you've written your document in Word, say, it's really easy to print double sided for instance, through the printer software. Yes, the american accent is rather irritating, but this really... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, Accurate and well priced
Disadvantages: Cartridge cost

..., the print quality is crisp and clear, with the colour being very vibrant even with the standard cartridge. You can buy a dedicated photo cartridge if you need to do more of that type of printing. After 5 weeks use, i still have my original cartridges fitted, but i expect my black to run out in the next week or so. The only downfall of these printers is the replacement costs, as Lexmark cartridges are on average £8 - £12 more expensive than their counterparts, but the quality is good. I would recommend this printer for either SOHO ( small office / home office, i wondered what that meant for ages ) or family use, as the options available will cater for both new and advanced users. There are three other printers in this range as well, which are the z12, z32 & z42 (I can see a pattern forming here) and all have photo capability starting from... Read review

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Advantages: Loads of competitons
Disadvantages: None

...find, I’ll give you a run down of probably the most popular categories. # Computers Fancy a palmtop computer? Maybe a laptop. You could win yourself a Lexmark Z42 printer of a Kodak Digital Camera. However, if your more a software person than a hardware person, you might like to enter yourself into the competition offering you the CD of the 2001 edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. #Electrical Ahhh, you’re a gadget freak a bit like me. Then get yourself along to win a DVD player (actually, there are a lot of competitions offering you DVD players). Now try and win yourself a Sony 32” widescreen TV to go with your new DVD player! Not your type of thing? Well enter to win a Combination microwave oven or Candy Fridge Freezer. Theres something here for everyone! #Cash Want to buy your own goods with a nice bundle... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to fulfil the surveys, Nice and easy to navigate site
Disadvantages: Not enough content

...Set Casio Pocket TV Karcher Pressure Washer Casio PV-S250 Notepad £100 worth of “Toy’r’Us” vouchers 2 BT Cordless Phones 4 Hinari Travel Packs Lexmark Z42 Printer BaByliss Foot Bath It is possible to enter all the draws and filling in the surveys in around 20 minutes, there’s nothing to demanding about the surveys, just simple things like “What supermarkets do you use?” etc. There is also an added bonus prize draw, to which you are entered if you participate in all the available surveys, the prize being a “Smart Car”. What’s the site like? The site is very easy to navigate, and is very similar to “myoffers.co.uk” as this is actually run by the very same people, its nice and fast and not one bit cluttered, the sign-up procedure is just like any other... Read review

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