Lexmark X2600 All -In-One Printer (12L1685)

by Lexmark

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 9.5 x 14.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001664XLY
• Item model number: 12L1685
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Lexmark X2600 All-in-One with USB port Dual cartridge capability and up to 4800x1200 dpi on photo paper BictBridge standard 48 bit flatbed scanner w/expandable lid. Automatic document feed memory card slots 100 sht input 25 sht output up to 22ppm black or 16ppm color printing. scan to fax photo editing and OCR software optional wireless Win 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X ships with only color cartridge USB cable not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A scam to sell more ink, June 3, 2009

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M. Lawson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexmark X2600 All -In-One Printer (12L1685) (Office Product)

I purchased the Lexmark X2600 primarily because, out of all the printers on the shelves, this was the cheapest. I wasn't looking for quality--I just needed something that could print and scan. It came without a USB cable or black ink. The cable I could understand--it's pretty much a given for any printer--but the ink was a little odd. Why include color but not black?

I picked up some black ink along with the printer since I only intended to print text files. The print quality is mediocre, but you get what you pay for. I'd be willing to let this slide and would probably never write this review if not for what happened next.

Only a couple weeks after purchasing the printer, having printed, at most, about fifty or so black and white pages, I was informed that the included color ink cartridge was about to run out. I had no idea why it was using color ink to print black, but I didn't really care. Finally, after sending it a print job one day, a warning popped up that the color cartridge was completely empty. That's annoying, but whatever. I click ok and re-send the print job. The warning pops up again. It won't let me print. I make sure "black-only" is selected in the options menu. No dice.

I assume there's some way around this. There's no way an empty color cartridge would seriously prevent you from printing in black. No printer I've owned has ever done that. I ring up tech support and am told that, BY DESIGN, the Lexmark 2600 will not print AT ALL without a color ink cartridge. I'm sorry, but that's just inexcusable. Poor print quality? Fine. Lousy ink levels? Sure. But you're telling me I have to spend $40 on ink I'm never going to use on a printer that costs only ten dollars more so I can print in black and white?

If not for the scanner--which still works, thank god--I would have a $50 paper weight right now. I've never encountered such a bold-faced attempt to force the consumer to purchase ink. I'm no stranger to ink cartridges that are only half-filled or claim to be "out" when there are still 100 prints left in them, but this is a new low. Let this serve as a lesson. Even if you're on a tight budget, go ahead and spend the extra money and buy from a reputable company. Fifty dollars sounds like a great deal, right up until you have to spend another forty dollars less than a month later. Avoid Lexmark at all cost!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars World's worst printer, November 10, 2009

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bnsg (Northern NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lexmark X2600 All -In-One Printer (12L1685) (Office Product)

We bought this printer at a local store just for a cheap printer for shipping labels, some documents, and scanning ability. Nothing had to be super high quality. So for $40 I thought it was a good buy...well now I know better.

1) The prices for replacement ink is outrageous. I could buy a new printer for the price of the ink.
2) Apparently within a few weeks of buying this they stopped stocking ink at every store close to me. And I have had a very hard time finding it online for less than $50! Which to me is just totally insane!!!
3) The printer guzzles gas worse than a Hummer H-2 guzzles gas driving in town. I printed less than 50 pages of text only pages before needing more ink.
4) The printer comes on all by itself at the oddest times. Which is a waste of energy, and kind of eerie. Especially when I am sitting at my desk in an empty house and the printer starts making noises! Then turns on without me touching it and being across the room from it!

I haven't purchased ink to refill it yet, considering that I haven't been able to find it anywhere for a reasonable price. I am now looking to recycle it and just buy a new printer, that will be more cost effective.

Hope this helps anyone considering buying this...DON'T!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lexmark X2600 Review, December 16, 2008

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Sandy "Sandy" (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lexmark X2600 All -In-One Printer (12L1685) (Office Product)

The speed of this printer is awesome. However, it wasn't clear ordering it online, that it did not come with the necessary cable to connect it to the computer. Nor did it come with ink, and the ink cannot be found at Office Depot, Staples, etc. The only source has been directly thru Lexmark. The print quality is just okay... we had awesome print quality with our HP, but it was slow; we got speed with the Lexmark, so it's a trade-off I guess. I would recommend shopping around a bit more, and maybe paying just a bit more to get speed AND better print quality.