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Lexmark X6170 All-In-One w/USB Cable Inkjet Printer (Lexmark-15K0186)
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More…| Overall Rating | 91 |
| Print quality: text/graphics | Good/Fair |
| Print quality for photos | Good |
| Overall speed | Good |
| Rated print speeds | 19 pages per minute monochrome, 15 ppm color, draft mode |
| Tested print speeds | 6.5 ppm text, 0.4 ppm graphics |
| Scan quality: color/black-and-white | Good/Very good |
| Tested scan speeds | 46 seconds for 1200-dpi color/30 seconds for 300-dpi black-and-white |
| Photocopy quality | Good |
| Tested copy speed | 31.1 seconds, black-and-white |
| Rated fax speed | 33.6 kbps |
| Features | Outstanding |
| Interfaces | USB 1.1, optional ethernet port |
| Number of color ink cartridges | One |
| Cost per set of color cartridges | $35 |
| True print resolution, color | 600 by 600 dpi |
| Maximum print resolution, color | 4800 by 1200 dpi |
| Maximum paper size | Banner |
| Paper input capacity | 100 sheets input, 50 sheets output |
| Maximum optical scan resolution | 1200 by 4800 dpi |
| Scan color bit depth (external) | 24-bit |
| Fax type | Stand-alone |
| Fax resolution | 400 dpi |
| Fax memory (pages) | 80 |
| Size (width/depth/height) and weight | 19.7 by 17.3 by 11.6 inches, 18.5 pounds |
| Media card slots | n/a |
| Overall ease of use | Very good |
| Installation | Outstanding |
| Documentation | Good |
| Design | Outstanding |
| Support quality | Fair |
| Support policies | One-year warranty, 12-hour weekday and 6-hour Saturday toll-free support |
Bottom Line
Small offices will like this do-everything device, if they can live with less than perfect text.
Lexmark X6170
X6170 All-In-One w/USB Cable Inkjet Printer (Lexmark-15K0186) Review, by Dan Littman September 2, 2003
WHAT'S HOT: Lexmark loaded the X6170 with almost all the features you need for a small or home office, including full stand-alone and PC-based faxing capability, plus a 50-page automatic document feeder for copying or faxing stacks of papers. For so much capability, the $250 price tag seems like a bargain.
The X6170 provides a fairly rich set of fax features, including the ability to store 80 two-digit speed-dial numbers. It also performs group dialing; you can store up to 20 speed-dial settings for groups of fax numbers. Even better, you can set up your fax addresses on your PC with Lexmark's fax software, and then sync them to the X6170's flash memory. This undocumented handy feature, which a surprising number of fax-capable multifunction devices don't have, saves you from the laborious process of entering fax addresses on the MFP's control panel.
Overall, the X6170 was the fastest scanner on the chart.
WHAT'S NOT: The X6170's weak link is its print quality. It prints fairly clean text, though with a slightly grayish cast, but it disappointed us on graphics: Narrow parallel lines ran together to the point that they're indistinguishable; gray-scale photos on plain paper showed obvious banding, a grainy texture, and weak detail; and color on plain paper looked muted or foggy, with loss of detail. Even its high-resolution glossy photos have somewhat pale color, though they're sharp on detail and focus.
The automatic document feeder is useful, but even with it the X6170 has a major limitation: it can't collate copies of a multipage color document as a stand-alone device. The X6170 doesn't have enough memory to store scans of a multipage color document, and then print multiple copies of them sequentially. The X6170 can, however, store scans of black-and-white documents in on-board memory, and thus can generate multipage copies in collated order without being connected to a PC. To collate color copies, you have to operate the copy function from your PC, where the color scans are stored.
WHAT ELSE: Fax capability always adds some complexity to a multifunction printer's control panel, but Lexmark devised an interface that doesn't swamp you: Three mode buttons--Copy, Scan, and Fax--tell the X6170 what you're doing, and the menus on the LCD change to correspond to your activity. An Options button activates special features in each mode, such as Delay Send in fax mode, or N-up for copying several pages at reduced size onto one sheet.
Thanks to the automatic document feeder, you can copy or fax legal-size documents even though the scanner glass is letter-size. You can stock the X6170 with legal-size paper, or tell it to reduce or split copies and incoming faxes onto two sheets of letter-size paper.
Another handy trick is that the X6170 can distinguish between incoming faxes and phone calls, so you don't have to pay for an extra phone line for faxes; you can daisy-chain your answering machine to the device. Lexmark's setup poster and 100-page manual provide clear, detailed instructions to get you started and help you learn how to use the control panel, fax capabilities, and other features. The X6170 has a fax-forward feature that redirects your faxes, but you can't set it remotely while you're on the road.
Print and copy speeds were average overall. The X6170 printed text at 6.5 ppm, which was 1.5 pages faster than the test-bed average, though it printed graphics at a slightly below-average 0.4 ppm. Photocopying speed was slightly above the test-bed average.
The X6170 comes with Abbyy FineReader 5.0 Sprint Plus OCR for converting scanned documents into editable text, as well as Lexmark's limited photo editor and the All-in-One Center, a utility for configuring and operating the machine's various functions. Lexmark's PC fax software has only very basic cover-page capabilities.
UPSHOT: Small offices will like this do-everything device, if they can live with less than perfect text.
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Average User Reviews for Lexmark X6170 All-In-One w/USB Cable Inkjet Printer (Lexmark-15K0186)
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Reviewed by: mastech5
Duration of ownership: 18 Months
Strengths: This product works well with Windows XP. Print quality, copy, etc is good. In fact it lives up to its tag as an all in one -for XP.
Weaknesses: This printer is not compatible with Windows Vista as an all in one. The Vista drivers issued from Lexmark, allow only for very tedious printing. There is no scanner support,
Overall: This printer is not recommended if anyone intends to upgrade to Windows Vista.
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Reviewed by: beequick
Strengths: 1 Stable for the first months. 2 Software doesnt cause any conflicts.
Weaknesses: 1 Workmanship flaw with the design of the printer2 Costumer service is non existant so returns are not well accepted. 3. Paper Jam king!
Overall: I bought this printer exactly a year ago. Things started going wrong about January and just got steadily worse. Read everywhere and others are having the same problem. No wonder why you cant find them anywhere. There is an actual problem with the design of the print cartridge componets and assembly. There is a small band that is only held in "position" by a flimsy worthless band that tends to warp after usage. The other way I can print is if I take out the color cartridge. I get "Error 502". Also Lexmark tech support sucks. I never even got a reply after I wrote them about the problem. Ill never buy a Lexmark again and I advise everyone against it. They are in the world of Creative Labs :) Stay away and buy a laser Brother ( that is what my pops got the same time I got mine and his has worked flawless on a higher workload as well).
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Reviewed by: rathodnaina
Strengths: GOOD Avery Good printer.With fast, high-quality print, scan, copy, and fax facilities, and a 50 page Auto Document Feeder, the X6170 is the ultimate office solution. With high-quality printing and scanning, exceptionally quick print and copy speeds, 33.6
Weaknesses: NOt compact IT is huge.
Overall: The X6170 from Lexmark is an all-in-one scanner, copier, and fax machine that delivers both the quality and features that today's users demand. Utilizing a thermal inkjet print method, the X6170 provides full color print resolutions up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi as well as print speeds as fast as 19 pages per minute (black, lower-resolution mode). Copy speeds are as fast as 16 pages per minute (black), while optical scanning resolutions are as high as 1,200 x 4,800 dpi (Up to 19,200 x 19,200 dpi enhanced). The X6170 connects via its USB 2.0 port and provides optional external network adapter support (print only) via Lexmark's N1 Ethernet adapter or N5 wireless adapter.
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Reviewed by: bmkrishi
Strengths: Easy to install, good price, convenient automatic paper feeding
Weaknesses: None
Overall: This is one of the best printers but only one problem is the cartirage of this printers are expensive. Easy to use and versatile.Its features is great and work as it should. It is also very easy to personalize fax and other option from the computer.
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Reviewed by: mhuo
Strengths: Easy to install, good price, convenient automatic paper feeding
Weaknesses: Not found yet
Overall: It's easily installed and I like the automatic paper feeding feature. If you have multipage document to scan or copy, you don't have to wait for the job done,like the old machine I used to use. Printing quality and speed is acceptable.Scan is not very sharp but with the price, I don't complain. Overall, it's a nice affordable machine for home or small business.
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Reviewed by: Lisalrenee
Weaknesses: inability to scan LESS than a full page - I miss that!
Overall: I LOVE this printer! I was admittedly hesitant, given less than stable reviews. However, I got an amazing deal, and was desperate (I'm job hunting) so I bought it. Am I ever glad! The set up was sooooo easy. My computer is ancient - nearly 6 years old. I run Windows 98. Given all of that, it still set up like a dream, and I was up in running in about 10 minutes. I need to use all of the functions - and did so pretty quickly. Print quality is acceptable. Not phenomenal - but I've yet to find an inkjet that totally thrills me. The speed is fine, and quality works for the resumes and cover letters I'm needing to send. Scans well - I was happy w/ the quality. The only thing I wish is that I could put a full page on the scanner and choose to scan only a small portion. But - the editing software included helps me to quickly dock down to what I need. Faxes very quickly - no complaints there. Copies - the same. If you need a printer that is reasonably priced - this is for you. I'm quite happy with my purchase, and would do it again even if I had to pay full price instead of receiving the amazing discounts and rebates that I did.
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