Customer Reviews

Lexmark X85 All-in-One with USB Cable

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I bought the Lexmark x85 after having some experience with Lexmark printers. The print quality is very good and the speed when printing text leaves nothing to be desired. When printing color it's a bit more sluggish but the outcome is usually worth the wait. Just be sure all your color settings are set on the PC.

The power saving feature and LCD status are a definite plus. It has helped me save a bit of space and it's a very affordable price to pay for a copying machine that doesn't need the PC to work. It even acts as a fax that I might use if I put a modem back in the machine. The controls are clear you can't beat it's sleak black color for those who are fashion concious. I say, great printer, copier, scanner and fax machine (modem needed) all in one.... Be sure you don't forget to buy that USB cable to connect it though. USB is the only option you have.

I too got this printer with a new Dell computer, but I have had NO PROBLEMS!!! The software install is flawless and the printer itself is so user friendly. I have NEVER HAD any paper jams or problems with ink or scanning. What more could you want from a print/scanner combination, this printer is a piece-of-cake.

This printer came with my new Dell computer back in November. I have had nothing but trouble with this printer. The paper jambs EVERY time I want to print something. And once it jambs the software wants you to delete the program and reinstall.

This printer is junk. Spend your money on a different machine.

This printer driver consistently announces "unable to communicate with printer" and the solution is unplug the printer and power, plug it back in. If that doesn't work, reinstall the drivers. I upgraded the drivers and lost the OCR software that comes with the version I purchased. I HATE THIS PRINTER WITH A PASSION.

I know now why Dell put it in their package and Lexmark no longer supports it. Forget trying to send a fax with it if you ever hook up to cable or DSL modem. They are all right about having to reboot to get the junk to ever work.

I bought this printer with my Dell computer. I am satisified with the print quality. I just hate the fact that I often have to reboot my computer in order to print.

Lexmark's television adds state they 'help you to print less.' I have found this to be true because I can seldom get their product to print at all!

My X85 worked OK for about the first year: there were some issues, but I could usually get it to print. One of Lexmark's suggested fixes for when I couldn't coax anything from my X85 was to unplug all the cables and let it sit overnight -- mixed results. Reliability has become more erratic with time. It may be that I have updated my operating system, and although I have downloaded new drivers that are supposed to work for my new OS from Lexmark's website, the software is very buggy. Also worth considering is the X85 really doesn't seem to like you to refill your own cartridges -- too bad because the cartridges are very expensive and it is a nasty waste of materials to throw these things away.

Perhaps this product works OK in the Windows world -- I don't know. If you have a Mac you should run the other way -- fast!

This was purchased with our Dell computer and wish we'd purchased another brand. The paper jams a lot, you receive messages of problems communicating and now it's seized up. It's only about a year old. The printing quality is adequate for printing paperwork, but if you're looking to print quality pictures, I'd look elsewhere. Pictures come out very grainy with lines across them most of the time and it uses way too much ink. The instruction booklet isn't very helpful either. I like the 3-in-one idea, but I'd look for it in another brand.

I bought the Lexmark X85 some months back and have had no problems with the printer or my computer's connection to the printer. It is user friendly, I didn't even need to refer to the manual for any directions. I've never once had a paper jam. The only bad thing I can think of is the ink costs more than most, but even that is bypassable with all the refill packs going around. The picture quality and speed of printing is the best i've seen for an inkjet.

Jams too much, and must leave computer on or else you need to reboot windows before you print.