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Lexmark Z53 Color Inkjet Printer | List Price: $99.99
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Platform: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95
Brand: Lexmark
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1
Features: - Color thermal ink-jet printer
- Up to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi resolution for black and color
- Print speed up to 16 ppm for black, and 8 ppm for color
- USB and parallel connectivity
- Handles a wide variety of media types and sizes
GOOD PRINTER, BUT NOT FOR PHOTO PRINTING [Posted on 2003-01-25]
I have been using this printer for last 6 months. It prints OK. I have no problem with it so far. If you are a student and just want to use the printer for school works [black and white text], buy this printer. It is fast, and prints are not bad.
But if you are looking for a photo printer, this printer is not for you that's for sure.
It's an ink hog [Posted on 2003-03-21]
I was sold on the affordability, but was I surprised that I would make up the difference in the cost of ink and how much I would have to change it. The pictures I print do have great quality though.
It prints...sort of. Poor, even when it's a freebee. [Posted on 2003-09-20]
My Z53 came free with my Macintosh. While this initially saved me the cost of buying a printer, I was deeply dissatisfied with it. The software that came with the printer didn't include an OS X driver, so I had to go onto Lexmark's site and download one. One of my main problems with this printer was the paper tray. Unlike, say, a HP printer, the paper loads at the top and in the back, which causes numerous problems. First of all, it's a pain to find a place on a small or crowded desk where you can place it and still be able to reach the paper tray. My brother (whose Compaq also came with a Z53) has a vertical desk, so every time he had to load the paper tray he had to both crouch down and lean far in to reach the tray. During the actual process of printing, the paper jams or prints crooked frequently because it doesn't always fall down properly. The paper also seems to vibrate too much: I have printed out many documents where the text had a double image in sections. The print quality itself is grainier than comparable HP printers, and the machine is noticeably louder while it prints. As far as cartridges are concerned, the Lexmark cartridges aren't much different in price than HP's and even cost more in some places. After about a year of frustration, my brother and I replaced our Lexmarks with the HP deskjet 5550. While they are a bit more expensive than the Z53, we have yet to experience any problems like the ones we encountered with our Lexmarks.
Excellent for my small business [Posted on 2004-03-24]
We are extremely satisfied. We own a small private school, and use our Lexmark Z53 for printing our handbooks, fliers, and newsletters, some of which have color photos. It's fast, reliable, and prints even the photos fine enough to be proud to send out. (And we do not use actual photo grade paper or ink, which would improve the quality more.) I never tried to print banners or booklets with my XP operating system, so I can't comment about those jobs. The ink is pricey, but doesn't seem out of line with the industry, and it's a lot cheaper than going to a printer. One last note: we never run large jobs because we're a small school, so I can't comment on how it would hold up under heavy daily use.
A Very Fast Printer [Posted on 2004-10-07]
This printer is awesome if you need a very fast printer, it is one of the fastest inkjets I've seen and is even faster than most personal lasers (if you count in the delay between when you send a document and when a laser printer actually prints). That said the ink cartridges cost almost twice as much as the ones for my Canon printer. I've had mine for two years and I recieved it used from a bussiness where it was networked, never had a problem at all!
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