Lexmark X2550 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Lexmark X4550 offers what most all-in-ones in this price range don't: Wireless networking. Casual home users who value network-readiness will love that feature, but users who want better print quality will be happier with a different machine.

Pros: Built-in wireless networking ; good colour scans ; onboard memory card slots and PictBridge port ; speedy text prints

Cons: Print quality needs improvement ; very slow 4R photo prints

Verdict: The X4550's text print quality left a lot to be desired on our tests. Black text tended toward dark grey rather than true black. Additionally, we saw a lot of jagged edges and wicking, even though we printed on Lexmark's premium paper. The color ...

Pros: Inexpensive ; easy to use ; straightforward wireless setup

Cons: Mediocre text quality ; slow printing

Verdict: Though its text quality could be better, the ease of printing, scanning, and copying photos to multiple PCs wirelessly makes the Lexmark X4550 an attractive choice for a family printer.

Pros: Wi-Fi, Simple to set up

Cons: Text quality wasn't sharp, Image quality was average

Verdict: This is a worthy but slightly dull MFD, enlivened by the presence of Wi-Fi.

Review summary: The Lexmark X3550 offers a lot for its price, including an inexpensive Wi-Fi option to sweeten the deal.

Pros: Wi-Fi option available. Reasonably fast for the price. Prints, scans, and faxes using a PC fax modem. Scans to a PC e-mail program.

Cons: Subpar text quality, even for an ink jet. No automatic document feeder. No built-in fax modem.

Verdict: The Lexmark X3550 is a little shaky on text quality, but otherwise it offers reasonable speed and output quality, plus an inexpensive Wi-Fi option.

Review summary: With the X4550, Lexmark has built wireless LAN connectivity into an MFP for less than £100....

Pros: Wi-Fi, Excellent scans, Easy to use

Cons: Slow, Scanning requires wired connection

Verdict: You get a lot for your money in the box with the Lexmark X4550, and the standard wireless connectivity is an interesting offering. Scan quality is good and while plain paper printing is very good, photo printing with the supplied cartridges is ...