Lexmark Platinum Pro905 All-in-One Printer

Comments about Lexmark Platinum Pro905 All-in-One Printer:

I bought this to replace an HP AIO that just never did play well with Vista. The Lexmark has a smaller footprint than the HP 7680, the software was easy and painless to install - the dvd walks you through a very simple set up process - and your done. I don't know who wrote HP's software, but it was a nightmare from the start. Bloated, took forever to install and never would recognize the scanner/ printer. Finally got it to work on XP after several calls to customer support, but when I migrated to Vista I was dead in the water. Customer support had me re-installing the software several times, nothing, nada, zip, zero. It never would recognize it on the network. I finally just installed it as a generic printer.

Fast forward to the Lexmark Pro905. It just does what it's supposed to! A dream to install, it imediately recognized the network, the pc, and plays well together. I can scan from my PC, or from the printer to any pc on the network. Prints are excellent - crisp no bleeding - rivals laser jets.

The touch panel is very responsive, all the shortcuts are right there. Lexmark even has started it's own app site for additional shortcuts and tasks that easily download directly to the printer. (The printer connects to the internet through your network.)

Duplex printing, scanning, faxing are all just plain simple. One touch of the touch screen and you're done.

The second paper tray is a real bonus. I can leave envelopes in one and paper in the other.
The build quality is excellent, the price is aggressive and it has a 5 year warranty.

The only 2 drawbacks I've found so far are small but they are there. 1 - The ADF is not adjustable, if you have any thing other than 8.5 wide, you have to use the scanner bed. Not a biggy, but it would have been nice to have it adjustable. 2 - It does seem to take longer to process the print than other printers, but not by much. Once it reaches the printer, the printing itself is very fast. Still, that may bother some, I think it's a very minor point. Those were the only 2 reasons I didn't give it 5 stars.

Did I mention the fabulous touch screen, excellent prints and 5-year warranty?