Compare Prices : Lexmark X4850

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Multifunction Printers offer impressive print quality, and require less space than a separate scanner, printer and fax. Macworld takes a look at six of the best.

Pros: Good performance and print quality, as well as wireless networking and double-sided printing at a very competitive price

Cons: Four-colour printing lacks the subtle tones of six-colour rivals, relatively low scanning resolution

Verdict: However, if your emphasis is on photo-printing then you might be prepared to trade in features such as the wireless networking for that little extra print quality that is offered by its six-colour rivals.

Review summary: Lexmark's X4850 is one of those all-in-one devices that tries to pack in everything you need to add to your PC for home and office tasks. It's a combined inkjet printer and scanner that can make photocopies with a button press, automatically print two ...

Verdict: Printer that does it all, except printing. Feature-packed all-in-one let down by print quality.

Pros: Wireless ; good all-round printer ;

Cons: Not the best for photo prints ;

Verdict: Attractively priced, versatile and wireless MFD

Review summary: Attractively priced, versatile and wireless MFD

Pros: Good screen ; Easy to use ; Wireless networking ;

Cons: Some software and hardware features cost extra ;

Verdict: Lexmark is really going gung-ho with its range of wireless multifunctional devices at the moment, launching new models on an almost monthly basis.