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Lexmark P4350 All-In-One Inkjet Printer (22 PPm, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)

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Good
  • Pros
  • Economically priced
  • Direct print (PictBridge) port
  • Cons
  • Limited paper handling
  • Slow color graphics output

User Reviews for Lexmark P4350 All-In-One Inkjet Printer (22 PPm, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)

  • Reviewed by: Bforprez

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    Strengths: Quiet, LCD screen, flat bed scaner, multiple card slots, pict bridge.

    Weaknesses: So so print quality, needs fax capability, limited software

    Overall Evaluation: Overall I say it was a good deal. It prints well and is very quiet. The software is good for pictures but has limited capabilities when using it for projects. Other people said the ink runs out fast but I've printed many pictures and it still says theres full ink.

  • Reviewed by: simbawang

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Bright LCD (you can even preview before copy), Card reader (preview photo on LCD), small footprint

    Weaknesses: slow scanning, expensive ink cartriges, photo quality is ok but not great

    Overall Evaluation: The Lexmark P4350 all-in-one is a multifunctional printer/copier/scanner designed for personal use. Some of the great features include the photo printing capability with build in card reader and preview LCD. I especially like the fact that you can preview the material you are coping. The LCD is very bright, image is sharp and easy to see. When compared to other multifunctionals, the P4350 does not take that much desk space. Some of the drawbacks of this machine includes: 1. The scanning speed is slow. I had an older/larger X5150 and it is faster than P4350. 2. Photo printing is slow among the photo printers and the photo quality is ok but not great. 3. A set of ink, like all other lexmarks, can cost more than the printer itself. I will still print most of my black-and-whites on the laser printer and photos on my photo printer, but for a quick scan/print/copy and occasional photo printing, I highly recommend P4350.

  • Reviewed by: bvraju

    Duration of ownership:

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    Overall Evaluation: Setup was as easy as it has always been with Lexmark: put the CD in and simply let it do what it wants. This time around it has been installed on both a Mac (OSX.3) and a PC, and installation was easy on both. 10 minutes, including restarts. The cartridges it comes with are both color - one high grade for photo printing and one for general printing, including black text. If you want a true black then you need to buy a black ink cartridge. I'd suggest you do. The only tricky part of setup is the cartridges as it doesn't say which way around they go at first, but if you get it wrong then the on-printer screen tells you straight away, so that's all good.

  • Reviewed by: GenOslin

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: LCD display. PictBridge capabilites. All the options of printing sizes.

    Weaknesses: Photo print quality is poor and not user friendly to figure out. The quality of scanning pictues is poor (ie. red comes out orange, faces have a blur and can't seem to be adjusted).

    Overall Evaluation: I will be returning this all-in-printer. The overall sleek design of the unit is very nice. The LCD window and the pictbridge capability is all nice too.

  • Reviewed by: b427

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Able to use when not on the computer, the LCD screen is easy to read and use, and the photo slot is a plus.

    Weaknesses: The printer will stop mid-way through a job if the cartridge is low. Also, the cartridges empty fast, so at $20-30 a pop, it isn't as economical as first hoped.

    Overall Evaluation: I would love this all-in-one more if a) the cartridges didn't burn out so quickly, b) the printer did spaz out in mid-print and c) the scanner program worked properly upon initial installation. Other than that, the printer is great. It's slimline and not too bulky and the LCD window is a plus.

What You Should Know about the P4350 All-In-One Inkjet Printer (22 PPm, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)

Inkjets Print Photos Well, And Decent Looking Text, Too

Inkjet printers like this one are commonly used in a home or student setting as well as in a small office. Printing photos is their strongest suit, although they can also print decent to good-looking plain text. For the best results, you usually need to use specially coated papers.

Inkjet printers spray ink through microscopic nozzles arrayed on a print head. Because the printhead has to move back and forth across the page, inkjets can be slow--especially when printing those nice photos.

Ink type affects print quality. Dye-based inks (color dissolved in liquid) tend to create better-looking colors, but they’re less light- and water-resistant. Pigment-based inks (solid color particles suspended in liquid) create images that are more durable but not quite as colorful. Some inkjet printers use both: a pigment-based black for crisp text quality, for instance, but dye-based colors for better-looking graphics.

Ink cartridges come in two basic designs. The colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow) can come in a unified “tricolor” cartridge or in separate cartridges. There’s always a separate black. The tricolor cartridges are more compact, but they’re also wasteful because you have to replace the entire cartridge whenever you run out of any one color. Some printers offer additional colors, such as light cyan or light magenta, to widen the color palette.

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