58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Price for all it can do!, April 17, 2004
This review is from: Lexmark PrintTrio X1150 Printer, Scanner, Copier (Office Product)
My mom came home with this thing, and I was skeptical because it was really inexpensive. I'm a computer tech so naturally I felt that my mom had been taken advantage of. Turns out I was completely wrong!
To start with, this model comes with very easy instructions for setup. It connects via USB port, and the CD autoruns. Setup is a breeze.
Second, the design of this model is very nifty. The flatbed scanner sits on top of the printer, and is protected from normal printer operations. The glass stays very well protected until you need it. When you're done scanning there is a safety feature built in so that the top closes slowly and doesn't damage the glass.
It's not like a fax machine that drags and curls your document while trying to duplicate it. It's a regular flat bed scanner.
third, I was VERY impressed with the copy function. You can completely bypass the computer. With other machines you'd have to scan the document, save and then print it. With this machine, you literally put down your paper and push one copy button. Ta-Da! The guides on the scanner make it foolproof as to which way the paper goes too!
fourth, the software that comes with the unit has a wide variety of printing capabilities. You can increase the size of a scan to fit on several pages, or combine a large photo into a smaller one. There is also a built in photo editing program.
All together, it's a very tight package. I was up and running within 5 minutes of opening the box. Installation was smooth.
As far as the other complaint about the ink, I have not gone through that. I haven't printed with it more than once or twice a day, but I have been printing photos in high quality and they have been really crisp.
Someone made a comment about the printer cartridges being too expensive. I've found that if you order a "refill kit" on the internet, instead of it costing $40 to refill your ink, it'll cost maybe $10 tops! This is a very budget-minded package (if you know where to look for your savings!)
Definitely a good buy! If you like my review please vote for it, or IM me at WinterGetsMe on AIM with more questions. Thanks!
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost all that was promised AND it sends FAXES!, March 13, 2004
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This review is from: Lexmark PrintTrio X1150 Printer, Scanner, Copier (Office Product)
I have had the Lexmark X1150 for just over one month. I really like it a lot. It makes wonderful copies, prints beautifully, with very good color matches to original material. It is a little slower than promised, but that may be my Computers fault. It prints, copies, and scans and as I said above, it also Faxes. That surprised me, and I feel as though I got a real bargain because of that. The ink cartridge is too small and in this one month I have already used two black ink cartridges and one color. That is a problem. That is why I do not give it five stars, only four. Ink cartridges cost too much.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Uses ink like I've never seen before, February 16, 2005
This review is from: Lexmark PrintTrio X1150 Printer, Scanner, Copier (Office Product)
I've been using the Lexmark X1150 for over a year now. While I find the multifunctionality of the unit easy to use, the printer uses up ink ridiculously fast. The cost of Lexmark cartridges makes this unit VERY expensive to run. I would not recommend buying this unless you have a free supply of ink.
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