Evolved new color MFPs from Lexmark
March 24, 2009 by Steve HannafordPosted in: Latest News & Views, Multifunction Reviews, Product miniReviews
Lexmark is in the midst of upgrading its whole printer and printer-multifunctional line with a comprehensive new design that offers both obvious and subtle improvements. Lexmark has managed to get a leg up in this increasingly competitive market.
The 21ppm X543dn and the 25ppm X544 models are tandem models running at the same speed in both color and black. Intended for small workgroups, all the new models support copying, printing, scanning, and (except for the X543dn) faxing.
Among the many innovations for these MFPs is a compact, sleeker design that’s reported to be around 25 percent smaller than its predecessors. Lexmark says its new color toner produces more precise and crisper color, and the instant warm-up fuser delivers faster first-page print time. These models also run quieter, with a sustained noise level while printing under the critical 50 decibel level
Lexmark recommends – and we agree – that you use its new Rewards Program (www.lexmarkrewards.com). Machines enrolled in the program come with a free replacement imaging kit and the reward of a high-capacity cartridge for each ten (of any color and any capacity) that you return to Lexmark for recycling or remanufacturing.
Costs per page then come well into line with other models in this market segment, though the exact prices will be determined by usage. For the X544 series using the high-capacity toner cartridges, costs per page might drop to or below 2.1 cents for black and 11.5 cents for color. These prices beat most of the competition at this speed range.
For the full review, see our Better Buys for Business Color Printer Multifunctional Guide.
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August 13th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
I love the evolution of printers especially the fact that they are upgrading every feature of the item. Printers nowadays are far from the antique printers we used to brag several years ago.