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Lexmark Z1300

B&W Pages per Min.: 22 • Color Pages per Min.: 16 • Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200 • Max. Color dpi: 4800-by-1200 • Tray Capacity, pages: 100 • Price When Reviewed: $30
Lexmark Z1300 (Front)
Lexmark Z1300 (Front)
74.6 Good
Last updated
October 19, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • Extremely inexpensive; good photo output
Cons
  • Very slow printing graphics; pricey inks
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $30 (3/20/2008)
  • Performance:Fair: 61
  • Features:Poor: 56
  • Design:Good: 76
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $30

Very Inexpensive: $30
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $25
Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $30

Performance Fair: 61

Fair: 61
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 8.4 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 101.97 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 92.76 
Text Output Quality Good 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 1.1 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 119.43 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 59.66 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 45.87 
Color Output Quality Fair 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.5 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 124.99 
Color Photo Quality Very Good 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 1.3 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 47.13 
Grayscale Output Quality Very Good 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 2.9 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 21.05 
Line Art Output Quality Fair 

Features Poor: 56

Poor: 56
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 2 
Maximum Amount of RAM 2 
Dimensions
Dimensions 16.89 by 8.37 by 4.75 
Weight (pounds) 7.5 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 22 
Color Pages per Min. 16 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 1200-by-1200 
Max. Color dpi 4800-by-1200 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet No 
PictBridge No 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 15 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 3 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages) 0 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 1 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 1 
Tray Capacity, pages 100 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 100 
Manual Feed Slot No 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 25 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 15 
Saturday Support Hours 6 
Sunday Support Hours 0 
Other Service 90 day 'next business day' replacement guarantee 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 3000 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 500 
Color Ink/Toner Yields 500 
Bundled Items
Included Software Lexmark Software Suite, includes Lexmark Imaging Studio and Lexmark Toolbar 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Lexmark printers again had a poor showing, with subpar grades in six of nine reliability and service areas. Lexmark says that its internal surveys indicate that its customers are satisfied. Our readers beg to differ. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Worse than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Worse than Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Worse than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Worse than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Worse than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Worse than Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design Good: 76

Good: 76
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