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

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 13.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001664XLY
• Item model number: 12L1685
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 6, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

Print Fast! Up to 22 ppm black and 16 ppm color printing (2) Laser quality text and graphics with print resolution up to 4800 dpi Copy One touch borderless copying in popular photo sizes 1-9 copies Scan Flatbed scanner easily handles thick books, reports, and more 48-bit color scanner depth; 16-bit grayscale Up to 600 x 1200 dpi optical resolution Photo Fast 4x6", 10x15 cm, 5x7", L size borderless photos Create brilliant photos with optional 6-color printing Lexmark Photo Productivity Studio makes it easy to crop, rotate and resize photos, plus color fix and red eye reduction Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software allows you to easily scan hard copy text documents into a soft copy format Lexmark Toolbar makes Internet printing easy Lexmark Service Center: Software tool to simplify printer trouble shooting(3) Cartridge Compatibility: Black: 14(1), 14A Color: 15(1), 15A Photo: 31

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	M. Lawson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love everything about it and the price is fabulous!!!, December 1, 2008

By	D.S. - See all my reviews

I bought this after other lexmark printers I've purchased in the past have become damaged from moving...this one is awesome. It can take a beating and everything is included. I load my sd card in and the pics just send to the folder and I can crop them through easyshare. The scanner is easy to use and the ink is all in one cartridge. For the price and benefits what else can you ask for.