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More…The ordinary-looking Lexmark X6570 color inkjet multifunction printer conceals a few secret powers. Can advanced paper-handling and networking features help it beat fancier competition?
Lexmark X6570
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Media Handling
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, height | 14.0 inches |
| Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays | 100 |
| Output Tray Capacity | 25 |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, width | 8.5 inches |
| Standard input sheet capacity | 100 |
| Duplex printing | Yes |
General Features
| Printer Emulation Type | Lexmark Host based printing |
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| PictBridge compatible | Yes |
PCWorld Rating, September 12, 2008
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Pros
Inexpensive; automatic duplexing;
Wi-Fi standard
Cons
Text looks fuzzy; graphics print slowly
Black ink costs dearly
Bottom Line
The X6570's largely typical configuration is enhanced by standard automatic duplexing and Wi-Fi.
Lexmark X6570 Color Inkjet MFP
X6570 Review, by Melissa Riofrio January 17, 2008
No other multifunction in the X6570's price range--even the similarly designed Dell 948 AIO--can boast all this: automatic duplexing, a 25-sheet automatic document feeder, and integrated 802.11b/g networking. These features can make a big difference for the SOHO/small business crowd. I'm a particular fan of making two-sided copies of two-sided documents, which the X6570 can do, albeit with manual refeeding of the original. At this price, that's close enough for me.
Most other aspects of the X6570 are pedestrian. It has a 100-sheet, top-loading input tray that's a bit on the small side. Its output tray, a sturdy, foldout front panel, holds 50 sheets. It control panel is well labeled and mostly logical. The panel can sit flush with the front of the machine or tilt to a set angle. The two-line, monochrome LCD on the front panel shows menu items and longer messages in clear English; the latter scroll across the screen, like electronic ticker tape, only more slowly--it's tedious to read.
Performance is competent. Text documents managed a decent speed of 7.2 pages per minute, while graphics pages slowed to a painful 1.7 ppm. Text was nice and dark, but fuzzy, marring finer fonts and making closely-spaced ones look mushed together. Graphics looked oversaturated and grainy on plain paper. Lexmark's own photo paper toned down the palette considerably and improved sharpness. Monochrome scans and copies were quite good, but color ones were yet again oversaturated.
As you happily take advantage of the duplexer and ADF to handle longer documents, note that Lexmark charges a lot for the X6570's ink. Black ink costs a dear 5 cents per page; a page with small amounts of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black costs 11 cents. You'll use far more ink to print a full-color photo.
Lexmark enhances the X6570's hardware with well-designed software. The brightly colored, clearly labeled driver includes spot illustrations of features, plus task-based help. Bundled apps cover photo editing, scanning, and fax functions. The Solution Center is a one-stop shop for how-to information, troubleshooting and maintenance, and other resources, including the excellent, HTML-based manual. A printed user guide covers a subset of common topics. Unfortunately, Lexmark printers scored below average in reliability in our recent Reliability and Service survey.
For a boxy, plain-looking machine, the Lexmark X6570 packs an impressive number of higher-end features. It can't compete with faster, more capable machines, but it's a good bargain for users who want maximum versatility for the price.
--Melissa Riofrio
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Performance
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 17.73 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 31.2 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 30.59 |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Color Photo Quality | Superior |
| Copy Output Quality | Good |
| Copy Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 43.03 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 18.12 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 18.31 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Very Good |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Copy | 20.49 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 20.49 |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 36.92 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Very Good |
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 13.58 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 13.46 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 13.16 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 111.25 |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 108.59 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 108.59 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.5 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 3.4 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 7.2 |
| Text Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document | 45.66 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 45.66 |
| Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 43.03 |
| Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 18.12 |
| Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 18.31 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 73.98 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 73.98 |
Scanning
| Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi | 13.58 |
| Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi | 13.46 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 13.16 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 13.16 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Good |
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Reviewed by: Krandog29
Strengths: Fast Prints and Copies.Scan to a wide range of applications on any connected computer.All-In-One with document feeder.
Weaknesses: Printing from Mac OS 10.4 is sluggish.Occasionally print jobs from the Mac get stuck in the print queue.
Overall: I mainly purchased this printer to replace a wired HP Officejet. My wife was give a MAC, and I was unable to get it to connect to the shared OfficeJet on my PC. This All-In-One was advertised as both MAC and PC compatible. The included instruction manual was not very clear on the wireless portion of the printer setup, but the setup wizard on CD made short work of that. My biggest complaint is that printing from the MAC is slow and sluggish. I am not certain that it is the printer which is at fault, but I do know that all other wireless connections from the MAC are fast. Occasionally print jobs sent from the MAC get stuck in the print queue. It takes 10 minutes or more to delete the job from the queue (whether from the MAC or PC), and you cannot print until the job is cleared from the queue. Based on both the above problems, I would venture to say that there is a problem with the print driver for the MAC. It appears that the driver has difficulty creating the print jobs and that is why it is slow and the print jobs are corrupted at times. All in all this printer does what it is advertised to do, and at a great price. It is probably the best out there for the money I paid. If it was not for my two complaints, I would have given it 5 stars.
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Reviewed by: myronu
Strengths: impressive features for low price
Weaknesses: many features such as, duplex, works arbitrarily. Scan feature does not work at all on a wireless connection.
Overall: If you are a MAC user, do not buy this printer. lexmark has emailed me back to tell me MAC users can not use their "productivity studio" feature and no plans to change. Have to use generic driver to use with MAC at all. Very difficult to set up wirelessly with MAC. Prints well. Seems to go through ink cartridges quickly though (never use for photos).
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Reviewed by: myrbeach1
Strengths: print, copy, scan and fax. picture quality is very good and prints pretty fast. setup was easy.
Weaknesses: runs out of ink quickly. when telephone line is plugged in for faxing, the printer turns on everytime the phone rings.
Overall: Great deal for the price. It is very convenient for laptop users. It copies, faxes, scans and prints photo quality pictures. Overall, I am very happy with this printer. Set up was easier than I had expected.
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Reviewed by: PMMCLM
Strengths: NONE - I replaced a Lexmark X6150.
Weaknesses: Poor everything - my Lexmark X6150 was far superior. Cheap construction, poor set up especially the wireless section.Print quality inferior, copy quality poor.
Overall: Find another all-in-one printer - Lexmark X6570 is a looser. The wireless set up is terrible & takes a magician to make it work. Instructions are for too many countries, Help CD very poor.
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