How Good Is Lexmark X4270 Color All-in-One Inkjet Printer?

I didn’t expect great prints from a printer with this low of a cost but the initial print quality was only barely acceptable. After just 3 prints, the grays in my pictures started printing as light blue. After 6 prints, the black started printing in streaks and the pink stopped working. Cleaning the cartridges’ print heads fixed the problem for the pink but not the black. If I print out a letter, it is so streaked that it is unreadable. If I print a picture, it is washed-out, blurry AND streaked. After going through all the offical help steps, the official recomemdation is to replace the black cartridge – after less than 10 prints! At this rate, it will cost me $3 per page to use this printer! WHERE DO I BEGIN?? The ink catridges dried up after a few weeks of not using it and now it also says the device is not recognized by windows, so it is now offically inoperative. From a scale of 1-10 (10 being an expert) I am like 9.5 when it comes to computers. So I’ve done everything possible to reinstall this printer and fix its issues to make it functional again and have made no progress. Windows recognizes the device being connected but is useless because it doesn’t have a driver; when I try to install the driver, the setup program says the device is not connected. What is its recommendations?? (This is the best part) Check to make sure the cable is plugged in and the power light is on. TERRIBLE!!!!!!! I contacted their Tech. support and their response had nothing to do with my problem I inquired about. PATHETIC!! I’m also considering developing a website just to demote anything with the name LEXMARK on it. I hope this review saves a lot of people…

JUNK Delivering high-speed print results, no hassle color printing and copying, as well as convenient color fax operation, the Lexmark X4270 All-in-One desktop machine is a logical choice for any busy small office. With up to 19 ppm black print speeds and 10 ppm color (both in draft mode), the X4270 is also able to produce up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi color print resolution and up to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi in black (at lower speeds).

Also featuring up to 600 x 1,200 dpi color scanning as well as PC-free color copying, the X4250 offers simple, straightforward sheet-fed operation. With its intuitive front panels controls, you can navigate virtually any function, while the included software package provides an easy interface with most Windows-based operating systems.

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