Important Printer Buying Tip: ALWAYS check for the ink cartridge prices before you purchase a
printer. Why? Sometimes cheaper printers end up costing more because its
ink cartridges may be way expensive. You should calculate the "cost of
ownership" per month. The math is simple: (number of prints per month)
times (cost of the cartridge) divided by (the yield of the cartridge).
Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular
cartridge.
For example, assume that average home user prints 150 black pages per
month using a black cartridge that yields 200 pages and costs $28. The
monthly "cost of ownership" is (150 pages) x ($28) = $21
200 pages
Also look at the printer ink alternatives; besides the
original manufacturer's cartridges (OEMs), you may have the selection of
remanufactured cartridges, compatible ink cartridges, and ink refill kits.
Below is the list of Lexmark Z605 compatible printer ink
cartridges:
OEM #: 10N0016 Color: Black Yield: 410 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $18.95 Your Savings:$12.04 (38.85%)
3 or more: $17.95 ea.
OEM #: 10N0026 Color: Color Yield: 275 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $19.95 Your Savings:$15.04 (42.98%)
3 or more: $18.95 ea.
OEM #: 10N0217 Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $16.25 Your Savings:$5.74 (26.10%)
3 or more: $15.90 ea.
OEM #: 10N0227 Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $17.00 Your Savings:$5.95 (25.93%)
3 or more: $16.65 ea.
OEM #: 10N0016 Color: Set
MSRP: Our Price: $39.95 Your Savings:$23.03 (36.57%)
OEM #: 10N0016/10N0026 Color: Set
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MSRP: Our Price: $47.40 Your Savings:$152.60 (76.30%)
OEM #: 10N0016/10N0026COM Color: Set
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MSRP: Our Price: $52.95 Your Savings:$44.05 (45.41%)
OEM #: 10N0016 Color: Black Capacity: 40ml
MSRP: Our Price: $11.95 Your Savings:$19.04 (61.44%)
OEM #: 10N0026 Color: Color Capacity: 75ml
MSRP: Our Price: $15.95 Your Savings:$19.04 (54.42%)
OEM #: 10N0016 Color: Black Yield: 410 pages
Our Price: $31.95
OEM #: 10N0026 Color: Black Yield: 275 pages
Our Price: $35.95
Product Specifications (Lexmark Z605):
Print speed: Letter, black: up to 14 ppm draft mode; Letter,
color: up to 8 ppm draft mode; A4, black: up to 14 ppm draft mode; A4,
color: up to 8 ppm draft mode
Print resolution: Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi black, up to 4800 x 1200
dpi color
Print technology: Themal inkjet
Color technology: 4 color inkjet (Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
Drop size: 7 picoliter color droplet size
Paper handling: Auto sheet feeder
Auto sheet feeder capacity: 100 sheets or up to 10 envelopes
Media types: Plain paper, envelopes, coated paper (A4 or letter),
photo or glossy paper (A4 or letter), transparency (A4 or letter),
card stock, index card (3 x 5 inch), photo.post card, hagaki card,
labels, iron-on transfers, banner paper
Interface: USB
Operating systems: Apple Mac OS 9.0.4 - 9.2.2, Apple Mac OS X,
Microsoft Windows XP (all versions), ME, 2000 (all versions), 98 (all
versions)
Duty cycle: 2000 pages per month
In the box: Lexmark Z605 Color Jetprinter, #16 black printer ink
cartridge, #26 color printer ink cartridge, installation software CD
(drivers and software), Online User's Guide, set-up sheet, power
supply with cord
Warranty, parts: 1 year
Warranty, labor: 1 year
Product Description for Lexmark Z605 (From the Manufacturer,
Lexmark)
The Z605 offers impressively high resolution--up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi
on photo paper for photo quality images, and up to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi
on all paper types. Print speeds of 14 ppm black and 8 ppm color
handily keep pace with home user needs, while convenient features like
onscreen ink level indicators and Accu-Feed paper handling insure that
everyone in the family can operate it smoothly. Lexmark includes a
one-year warranty with Lexpress coverage. What's in the Box: Color
Jetprinter, power supply with cord, setup sheet, online User's Guide,
Installation Software CD (drivers and software), #26 color print
cartridge, #16 black print cartridge
Lexmark Z605 Street Price: $17.00 - $60.00
PCWORLD.com Editors' review:
WHAT'S HOT: At first we thought the Z605's $50 price tag might be a
mistake, but it's not. We were reasonably satisfied with its print
quality: Small text on plain paper looked feathered around the edges,
but fortunately the bold black letters didn't bleed together.
Gray-scale photos showed nice detail and shading despite a slightly
dotted texture. Color photos were detailed and had accurate hues, but
were marred by some banding on plain paper; on glossy paper, though,
they looked smooth and clean. We like the fact that the Z605's paper
trays fold closed to save room and seal the printer when not in use;
however, the trays feel flimsy, so you must treat them gently.
WHAT'S NOT: The Z605 runs a good deal slower than the average speed of
the printers competing for spots on our Top 10--its
4.8-pages-per-minute text speed is about a page per minute slower than
the July chart average, and its 0.6-ppm graphics printing speed makes
it the slowest model on that chart. However, such performance doesn't
seem as bad when you take the printer's low price into consideration.
One particular weak spot: Narrow parallel lines in our tests printed
as a blob, with banding, overlapping, and blotches scattered around.
WHAT ELSE: Lexmark's ink prices run high: Based on the company's
specified yields (275 pages for a $32 tricolor cartridge, with a black
cartridge priced at $29), color graphics cost 18.7 cents per page;
black text will run you a steep 7.1 cents per page. The Z605 comes
with an adequate documentation set that covers setup and basic use but
could provide more detail and better troubleshooting advice.
UPSHOT: Bargain printer offers admirable print quality, although inks
are on the pricey side.
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