Lexmark X4550 Wireless All-in-One Photo Printing/Scan/Copy/Print (1410600)
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Customer Review: Lexmark & Mac don't go together.
Summary: 1 Stars
If you own Apple computer Lexmark printer is big no no.
I ordered x4550 from [...] for $50. which was really good deal.
But Lexmark product is not a Mac-friendly printers.
Even with the driver provided for Mac version, there are so much headache you have to go through trying to fix the error during set up.
I have Brand New MacBook Pro (april 2010) model, and Lexmark did have software update for OS10.6 but not only I had problem running the application provided by Lexmark, finally got the software after few uninstalling and re-installing but connecting it through wireless router didn't go through. So decided to use USB connector to use the printer. It did connect I scanned the item and it did send it to where it wanted me to Aperture Picture Library. But when I click on the picture in the library, Aperture does not reads it. Tried it on iPhoto instead, and it told me the picture is not in a format recognizable...i was like really? it's JPEG!! Both Aperture and iPhoto should recognize it no problem. So i've concluded it must be the Lexmark Software...
I regret i bought Lexmark...
Customer Review: love love love this printer
Summary: 5 Stars
The wireless option is great. I have one computer hooked into the router, one wireless computer, and both connect to the printer seamlessly. You can put the printer anywhere your wireless network goes -- your office, your closet, your laundry room, and still be able to access it from any computer on your network. When scanning, you just push a button on the printer telling it which computer to send the document to, and as long as the computer is powered on, it'll send! I love it.
I'm using this for casual printing/copying. The printer/scanner/copier works great. The fax option also works perfectly, but you have to use your computer/fax modem as an intermediate. The printer has an automatic sleep option which is nice, because you can leave it alone and it turns itself on and off when you need it. I had *zero* problems installing on my computers running XP and XP Pro. Setup took *max* 20 minutes. I would recommend this printer to everyone who needs a printer/copier for casual purposes. I'm sure I'm going to save a ton of money not going to Kinko's anymore.
Customer Review: Would have given it a 5, except for customer service
Summary: 4 Stars
Just bought the x4550 and its been working great. I have it working wirelessly with my windows laptop and windows desktop (both desktop and laptop are using b and not g... but works great), but trying to get it working with my mac-mini. Not sure if I can have the mac connect to a windows network, but emailed Lexmark about it late last night from their help page. It said that I would received an email from customer care shortly... that was 14 hours ago (customer care should have been in the office for at least 6 hours by now) and no reply... not even a auto-respond saying they got my email. I would rather not call in and wait on hold, but I may have to if I want my answer. Other then customer care, it was easy to set up and working great with my windows machines. The amazon prices were moving from 99 to 119, and I found it at BestBuy for 109 and didn't have to deal with shipping.... for 109 to get a all-in-one and wireless, I found this to be a great deal even if I can't get my mac set up wireless (luckily the mac is close enough to the printer that I can wire it up if I have to).Customer Review: cheap, convenient Wi-FI, good quality b/w print, will not work with VPN(duh!)
Summary: 4 Stars
The wi-fi is convenient. I have tried print and scan using wi-fi. But it took me a while to realize why i was having problems with printing from my mac book pro.. it turned out what i was on my office VPN whenever i tried , turning off the vpn helped. (It should have been obvious! )
I print mostly b&w , it works well for that. I haven't tried printing photos, but i don't expect it to be 'photo quality' or the cost of photo printing from this to be economical.
The scan quality is good. I have scanned things like passport pages etc.
But the scan interface is not very user friendly if you need to scan multiple pages, i havent figured out a way to scan multiple pages and send them together or stream them to the computer, you need to wait (when it says downloading applications..) and press a bunch of keys for every page.
The printer is cheap for the functionality. But i am not sure how much its going to cost me long term (ink consumption, cartridge capacity and cost per cartridge)
Customer Review: Unfortunate Problem
Summary: 2 Stars
Lexmark X4550 Wireless All-in-One Photo Printing/Scan/Copy/Print (1410600)
I had this printer for about 2 weeks. Hook-up was easy, and everything worked great. Unfortunately, the printer started to power itself off after about 20 minutes of not being used. This was very annoying. It is supposed to go into a sleep mode, which is what it had been doing at first.
I called Lexmark's support number and someone on their staff talked me through several troubleshooting steps. After trying 4 or 5 different things he finally told me that I must have a defective product. Luckily, Lexmark was able to upgrade the printer for free. They sent me a new (and better) printer, and I sent them the old broken one back.
In the end everything worked out fine, but it was still a lot of hassle. I'm sure that not every printer has the glitch that mine did, but if you purchase this printer and it doesn't work well be sure to call Lexmark right away. Their staff was very friendly and helpful.