Lexmark Z1300 InkJet Photo Printer
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- Black Print Speed: 22 ppm
- Color Print Speed: 16 ppm
- Output Type: Color Printer
- Technology (Detailed): Inkjet
- Printer Type: Digital Photo Printer
- Max Resolution (BW): 1200 x 1200 dpi
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Small compact utility printer ...
Pros
Cost, ease of use, top paper loading.
Cons
Installs bloat-ware driver. Needs a black cartridge and USB 2 cable.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Good, performs like I wanted it to.
I bought this printer to replace my broken HP DeskJet 3520. The Lexmark Z1300 has worked well so far without all the paper jams, error messages, running processes and computer hangups I got with the DeskJet.
The install was relatively easy on Windows XP. I am not sure it works on W98 yet. I just used the new XP hardware Wizard and browsed to the XP driver folder on the Lexmark driver CD to install just the driver-- then I did a reboot of XP. If you run"setup" from the CD it installs a lot of software; some which requires you to lower your firewall security settings, disable spy blockers and it installs a photo suite I didn't want. If you try to cancel out of the auto-install the already installed driver is deleted immediately, and the printer will not work. I don't see why a printer driver would require internet access?
The printer driver process "lxdccoms.exe" is installed on the system and given "High" rather than "Normal" priority. I couldn't find any other running printer processes and my XP system runs fine so I am not concerned.
As far as printing costs go I read the Z1300 is ~8 cents per page-- more if you by the re-fillable black ink cartridges. I already had the USB 2 cable and my local Wal*Mart is out of all the black cartridges, so I am using colors which can print black if required.
The install was relatively easy on Windows XP. I am not sure it works on W98 yet. I just used the new XP hardware Wizard and browsed to the XP driver folder on the Lexmark driver CD to install just the driver-- then I did a reboot of XP. If you run"setup" from the CD it installs a lot of software; some which requires you to lower your firewall security settings, disable spy blockers and it installs a photo suite I didn't want. If you try to cancel out of the auto-install the already installed driver is deleted immediately, and the printer will not work. I don't see why a printer driver would require internet access?
The printer driver process "lxdccoms.exe" is installed on the system and given "High" rather than "Normal" priority. I couldn't find any other running printer processes and my XP system runs fine so I am not concerned.
As far as printing costs go I read the Z1300 is ~8 cents per page-- more if you by the re-fillable black ink cartridges. I already had the USB 2 cable and my local Wal*Mart is out of all the black cartridges, so I am using colors which can print black if required.
