Lexmark X7170 All-In-One Printer w/ USB Cable (22 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)

Lexmark X7170

X7170 All-In-One Printer w/ USB Cable (22 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, PC/Mac) Review, by Paul Jasper May 3, 2005

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• Reviewed by: yowje

  Strengths: The price was right?

  Weaknesses: 1. No ink miser setting2. Never have been able to make the scanner work

  Overall: I sold computer equipment, including Lexmark printers and helped people install them for over 20 years. So it came as quite a shock to me when I could not make this printer print. Called to India, was on the phone a long time with a nice man who tried to help me with it. Finally we came to the conclusion that the printer was faulty. Returned it and brought home another one. Same problem. My computer uses Windows ME, so there should be no compatibility issues. Finally, after re-installing the software several times (and finding that, after one time disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable, that I had inadvertently installed it into the telephone jack next door), I got the printer to work. The scanner has never worked. As far as I can tell, you need the proprietary software included with the printer to use the scanner; you can't scan from Photoshop like I could with my old Mustek scanner. Wish I had never given it away to Goodwill.

• Reviewed by: psiteg

  Strengths: Great overall printer. Make sure you replace original cartridges with high yield 34/35 when your out.

  Weaknesses: Scanning a little weak, but you cant beat the overall quality and value for price

  Overall: This printer is as good as the comparable HP line. My friend uses the HP and he goes through ink much faster than I do, and he ends up paying more. My high yield black cartridges get about a pack a paper per cartridge. pretty good for $25.

• Reviewed by: hounddogmissy

  Strengths: ease of setup, features,quality,functions,looks

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall: just bought lexmark 7170 printer and was very impressed with the superior quality of the unit.very easy to setup and install, I see a very high quality product at a very fair price,GOOD WORK LEXMARK !!! I have owned several Lexmark printers in the past, but this one is top of the line for the price.I guess I am going to do a lot of printing with this machine, can't wait , Thanks again to Lexmark.A very satisfied customer, Russell SulzerP.S. Keep up the good work.

• Reviewed by: emi_chuck

  Strengths: Prints okay

  Weaknesses: Scanning and copying.

  Overall: The copy mode appears to work at 200 dpi for color photo copies. This is totally unacceptable. In the scan mode that dpi can be set but at 600dpi the scan takes 2 minutes and the color is not at all close to the original. Kodak software was not able to bring the original colors out. Just to give an idea. Black and white text scanned to be blue and not even dark blue. Photos were just bad.At 1200 dpi my computer locked up after about 15 minutes of scanning - still incomplete.

• Reviewed by: sumunz

  Strengths: Very fast printing ...Fax works ok..

  Weaknesses: scanning and copying photos

  Overall: Scanning is not good quality...Photos scanned are terrible. The satuation is not good. I am disappointed with it.. I would advise not buying this unless you are just going to use it for printing and fax.