Pros

  • Good print quality for a moderate price
  • Supports PCL6 and PostScript drivers

Cons

  • Four-line LCD display lacks a backlight
  • You can't add a duplexer

At A Glance

Good monochrome printing at a reasonable price. The control panel's LCD is big, but has no backlighting.

Manufacturer’s Description

Brilliant photo-realistic color printing at sharp 1200 x 1200 dpi Control the cost of color with Lexmark's Color Care technology Compact design optimized for users with limited space Easy front access to all supplies and paper path PostScript 3 and PCL 6 emulations provide industry-standard application support

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 22B0050
Inventory Number 25013
Memory
Memory size 128.0 MB
Memory max 0.64 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Macintosh OS
  • Linux
Ports and Connections
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge No
Parallel Port 0
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 0 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 385 watts
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 0.0
Dimensions
Width 17.3 inches
Depth 16.1 inches
Height 19.0 inches
Weight 57.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 350
Manual Feed Slot 1
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Max Input Trays 3
Maximum Paper Height 14.0
Storage Media
Compact flash Yes
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL6
Postcript Type Standard

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Very Good
Print quality: Color photo Fair
Print quality: Grayscale photo Superior
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 14.2  ppm
Performance
Color Output Quality Good
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) Superior
Color Photo (secs) 21.93
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) Fair
5 x 7 Photo (secs) 58.48
Line Art Output Quality Very Good
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 19.4
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 21.14
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 32.71
Color Photo, Normal Settings 21.93
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 42.17
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) Very Good
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings 58.48
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) 1
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 18.15
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) Good
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 4.9
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) Very Good