Printer Reviews

fast little printer with exceptionally clean and crisp prints--none of those dotty textures or lined gray-scale problems typical with black and white. the toner cartridge that comes with the printer is also fairly high-volume as we've gotten thousands of pages so far without the need for replacement. solid choice if you only need black and white vanilla-type business printing.

Perfect small home/office printer. The body is approximately 16"x16" and 12" tall and it fits easily within my computer armoir. A feature I required was the function buttons to be easily accessible by being on the front of the unit, not on top...the installation CD was truly easy to use/follow, and print quality is exceptional. If you decide to order this printer, just make sure you also purchase a parallel or USB cable; the printer only comes with a power cord. Since never having bought a home printer before I was in the dark about this important piece of information. Fortunatly, I already had a USB cable so installation went without a hitch. So if you're a "newbie", like me, save yourself potential aggrevation and have a cable on hand before beginning installation.

I have been experimenting with various inkjet canvases. This is one of the higher quality ones that I found. The ink coverage was good (some canvases are so bumpy the ink coverage is spotty). It also dried almost immediately. Some inkjet canvases I have tried took over a week to dry. The only drawback I found was that when I used it in my Epson 2000P the printer wheels tracked ink and I had to clean them. So, do not use this in an Epson 2000P unless you have removed your printer wheels.

I have used this product for craft items. The color adheres well and doesn't smear. It offers a high quality and professional look for your projects. I used it to put digital photos on and it gives a high resolution appearance as if it were painted on canvas. I have found numerous craft projects where it is the right product for the job. Happy crafting...

This paper is alright. Photos printed pretty good. Only complaint is that the paper is not as glossy as the Canon Photo Pro paper.

Review based on photos printed from a Canon S750 printer.

I've tried numerous papers on my aging HP 970 CXi and HP 930C printers, and for glossy prints Kodak Ultima is by far the best. The paper is thick, heavy, and relatively durable. Even heavy black areas dry quickly. Greyscale looks like greyscale, not like sepia as it does on many other papers. Colors are vibrant with sharp edges, and true to the original, especially when the saturation is boosted one notch in the print driver. I have not been able to test the paper on other printers, but if it's anything like this you won't be dissapointed.

This is a good paper for the price. It can handle photo print-out alright. It is definitely not the best photo paper, just above average. I mainly use it for color presentation that use color graphics, images, and texts.

I use this paper on an Epson 820 and 1200 and it printed out great. I use this on my Canon i960 and the print-out comes out fuzzy. Maybe Canon uses too much ink and the paper can not soak it up fast enough. I can't recommend this paper for Canon's printers.

You should buy a couple or the 25 sheets and see if it works with your printer. I find this paper best for presentation graphic.

I use this for my everyday photos - the ones that go in my albums I print from my computer's printer (HP 900 series)
Pros:
1. Not-so-glossy finish. Every other brand I've tried is so glossy that they shine and have a glare, unlike the pictures you would get from a professional developer (even the ones that aren't "high gloss") - one exception is the Kodak Ultima Satin which is similar to this with a much heavier weight and higher price. OR they have no shine - watch out for "matte photo paper" which usually has no shine at all.
2. Cheap. Just about the cheapest you can find, even compared to no-name brands.
3. Easy to cut. Since it is a lighter weight, I can cut my sheets of photos easier with less wear on cutting tools.
4. Two sided gloss. I've never used both sides, but it's there if you want it and you don't have to worry about which way to feed the paper, it can print on either side.

Con:
Lighter weight paper. If you want the feel of studio type paper (like you get when you get your family photos done at a professional studio), this is not the paper for you. I like the Kodak Ultima line - the "satin" finish has a similar not-so-glossy finish like this one. These papers are much more expensive, I usually save it for pictures I am going to give away.

I have had this printer for 2 months. I use it at home. We use a HP 4500 at my place of employment. Comparing the two printers. The QMS is much faster than HP even though it has half the memory (QMS-32mb compared to HP-64mb) The performance is amazing for such a reasonably priced color laser printer. I would recommend it to any seeking an economical, yet speedy printer. By the way, I loved the ... rebate.

This is realy nice i realy loved the toner because it was easy to put in

I did a lot of research on these all-in-ones, and my top two choices were this Lexmark X6170, and HP's OfficeJet 6110. I owned both for two weeks and as a result have a very good sense of their strengths and weaknesses.

First of all, these machines are highly comparable, in terms of print speed/quality, ease of use, size, and set up. Both are stand-alone faxes if desired. However, they each have little features that distinguish them, for better or worse.

Lexmark X6170: Has the ability to adjust fax transmission baud rate, which came in handy when faxing to older fax machines. Can fax from within applications on the connected computer, and from another computer on a home network. A very nice feature that I used all the time. *Much* quieter operation, nicer, more intuitive keypad, with (refreshing) blue lights on the control panel. Also, a more interesting design. The paper trays are less accessible, and use a slide-out extender, which I don't prefer. No power save -- it's always "on". About $50 cheaper than the HP.

HP OfficeJet 6110: Extremely noisy -- makes lots of clunking sounds during printing. Paper trays are conveniently located at the bottom of the unit. However, printed copies come out somewhat curled at the edges. Cannot use fax features from the computer to which it is hooked up (i.e. cannot fax from within Word or other wordprocessor programs) A solid design, and a slightly smaller footprint. Has a "power save" mode. Can accommodate an optional 6-colour cartridge for photo printing.

Ultimately, for reasons related to problems with static on my phone lines, faxing to certain machines from the Lexmark was a problem. Lexmark's customer support was very helpful, but ultimately I had to return it and have kept the HP. Still miss some things about the Lexmark, tho...

I already had a Lexmark Z53 printer and was very satisfied with the print quality. Needing a new fax machine I decided to buy this Lexmark X6170 based upon a great review on another site and I have been thrilled. I was up and running out of the box in about 20 minutes. The software is great. It lets you change your options either on your computer or on the printer's control panel. It shows the level of the toner cartridges every time you start to print. The cartridges are lasting a long time too. The fax machine will pick up a double or triple ring so you can order this feature from your phone company (with a separate number) for about $5/mth and not have to pay for a dedicated phone line. The 50 sheet document feeder works flawlessly for both faxing and copying. Its base is only 10 x 19 inches so it can be angled on a narrow desk or work-space. I can't say enough good things about this machine. Buy it - you won't be sorry!

It overheats if asked to do more than 5 prints in a row. Once cooled (45sec.), it will continue, but heat problem & delays get worse. Considered a "normal" condition in the manual! Like a Windows crash is a "feature"???

Awesome is a horribly overused word, but this little puppy earns major kudos! It's terrbily intuitive, easy to use, runs on a honking big NIMH battery (or AC) and -- yes -- produces dye-sub prints that are rich and gorgeous and tough-to-tell from conventionally processed ones. If the big chasm preventing digital photography from going mainstream has been the lack of physical prints that you can stick in an envelope and mail to the relatives (or carry around in your pocket), the P-200 more than bridges that gap. It's a masterpiece of engineering.

I have no complaints about the quality of the images.
"Only" four stars because the price is a bit too high.

Two hours of trying to find it in your lousy search system ended with placing an order for four sets. This was then refused.

My friends are always commenting on the quality of the photos printed out on our Olympus photo printer. They really look like they came back from the photo shop. They are cosmically better than what you can get from your old inkjet, even if you print inkjet pictures on nice paper.

What's more, since you have an opportunity to photo-edit the pictures before you print, you can correct problems that the photo shop will never bother with: remove red eye, reframe, add labels, etc.

My biggest problem is the limited size of the paper. It will print out a photo at a maximum size of about 3.5 by 5. OK for a snapshot but not good enough for anything you'd want to set on your desk at the office. Also the paper is pretty expensive and relatively hard to find. Remember too that they are not as permanent as regular photos-don't set them down near something wet for example, and make sure you let them dry off a bit before you stack them together.

So if you don't need big pictures, you might find this a fine alternative. The photo quality is really excellent.

I have had this printer for quite a while now. It prints unbelievable pictures that compare to the Kodak photo lab. After I am done taking my shots with my Olympus C-3030zoom camera I insert the smartmedia card directly into the printer, then I plug the printers video output into my television. This printer has some really neat editing features that can be used without your computer. Of course it works really well with my computer. All around it is a really excellent product. I have been impressing my neighbors, and family with this printer. I am getting ready to sell off my regular film eqipment. I just aquired an Olympus P400 digital printer, and all I can say is OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY.................................

I've bought Rhinotek cartridges on more than one occassion and find their Black Cartridges work well but when using their Color Replacement Cartridges I have to continually clean my printer. Rhinotek Cartridges will not print colored items as well as an Epson Cartridge. If you don't use your printer often enough the ink seems to dry out using the Rhinotek Cartridge and your printer will need to be cleaned before printing anything in color that is of importance. Otherwise, you get off coloration and streaking. I have found that alternating between an Epson and Rhinotek cartridges eliminates some of these problems. I'll use first one brand and the next time I need ink I'll use the other.

well ink is ink nothing special about this one but it does create some good letters