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"Handsome inexpensive wireless printer" on by rwvandiest
Pros: Great looking, fast, inexpensive, wireless, good color printing
Cons: Instructions for ad hoc wireles setup not clear
Summary: If Apple came out with a printer, it would look like the Lexmark Z1420. It is gorgeous!
This is the least expensive wireless printer on the market.
I have a small space and use a laptop as a desktop replacement and got sick and tired of wires sticking out everywhere. I use a Sprint mobile broadband card for the Internet (no wires, no router). So, I had to setup an ad hoc wireless connection ( computer direct to printer). I had to call Lexmark for help. The wait time was less than five minutes and I actually got somebody on the phone who knew his stuff (Try that with that HP hellhole in India).
I printed the "Desert Landscape" picture from Vista Pictures on 8 1/2x11" cheap paper. Detail and color reproduction were excellent. I suspect good enough for simple brochures. CNET may possibly be right not to use the Z1420 as a family picture printer, but "hey" I send my pictures off; why bother, especially with all my misprints?
I compared the black print with that from two HP Printers and the HP's was indeed better, but I had to get a magnifying glass out to see the difference. I would not hesitate to print my resume with this printer, but I would probably not try to print the bible with it.
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"Crayons Are Better Than This" on by potasnik
Pros: Small enough that you won't get tired when you have to ship it back.
Cons: Breaks down more than a mourner at a funeral.
Summary: I have had four (4) Lexmark z1420 printers. Two were replaced because the plastic cartridge guide came off and it can't be fixed, and two because the wi-fi did not work. I am awaiting delivery of #4's replacement. This has been since October, 2007! Incredible. They have very good customer service - real friendly and everything. But beware...if you buy this printer, put their customer service number on speed dial. I have bought printers since 1983, and this is by far the least reliable one I've owned.
Also, the printer fails to communicate with the computer every once in a while. It is no biggie for me until my wife starts giving me the hairy eyeball about not being to print out something.
I bought this because our new computer is totally wireless and I wanted the printer to be as well. I think I'd opt for a wired printer if I knew from the start that life would take such a reckless turn. Just remember...I told you so! -
"Received 2 defective printers; one defective cartridge" on by JenEllis
Pros: Not much; clean, sleek look; flat top surface
Cons: 2 Defective printers shipped to me; defective cartridge
Summary: The first printer I received did not have a working internal wireless card. After a few minutes on hold with Tech Support, the rep decided to send me a second Z1420. What are the chances that the second one would be defective? Well, I hit the jackpot on that one! Another DUD! The second tech support rep said they "understood that this is a great inconvenience to you" so they would send me an "upgraded printer".
Later I discovered that one of the black print cartridges was defective. 3 out of 4 worked. Is that acceptable to you?
I just saw the email, and, indeed an "All-in-One" is on its way to me. Unfortunately, it is not WIRELESS! That is the feature I wanted. I don't need another scanner. Now I'll have to pay an additional $50 for a wireless adapter. So, now I will have paid $125. Maybe I would have bought a different scanner for $125. -
"Nice printer" on by ladydi1davis
Pros: I like the wireless, we have 3 laptops in our home and my 14 yrs in in high school, he can print off his school reports without having to hook his laptop to a printer
Cons: I don't have any
Summary: Great printer, well worth the money. It fits into all our family needs
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"Do not buy this printer." on by ilangford
Pros: Quirky at best; but being the first cheap wireless printer you have to expect that.
Cons: The Z1420 will only work with new Genuine Lexmark replacement cartridges and it is down right dishonest for Lexmark to say "we recommend using genuine Lexmark cartridges for highest..." because only NEW Genuine Lexmark cartridges will work!
Summary: Don't buy unless you like paying $25 per cartridge that only gets about 20 pages of printing before it runs out of ink. This printer may only cost you $75, but you will quickly find your self spending that every 2 months in cartridge replacements.
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