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 Z705
compatible printer ink cartridges:
OEM #: 12A1990 Color: Photo Color Yield: 450 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $17.95 Your Savings:$27.00 (60.07%)
3 or more: $16.95 ea.
OEM #: 15M0120 Color: Color Yield: 275 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $22.95 Your Savings:$18.00 (43.96%)
3 or more: $21.95 ea.
OEM #: 17G0050 Color: Black Yield: 255 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $17.95 Your Savings:$14.00 (43.82%)
3 or more: $16.95 ea.
OEM #: MULTICAP1 Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $22.95 Your Savings:$30.00 (56.66%)
3 or more: $21.75 ea.
OEM #: 12A1990 Color: Photo Color Capacity: 60ml
MSRP: Our Price: $13.95 Your Savings:$31.00 (68.97%)
OEM #: 15M0120 Color: Color Capacity: 60ml
MSRP: Our Price: $11.95 Your Savings:$29.00 (70.82%)
OEM #: 17G0050 Color: Black Capacity: 40ml
MSRP: Our Price: $11.45 Your Savings:$20.50 (64.16%)
OEM #: 12A1990 Color: Photo Color Yield: 450 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $42.95 Your Savings:$2.00 (4.45%)
OEM #: 15M0120 Color: Color Yield: 275 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $39.75 Your Savings:$1.20 (2.93%)
OEM #: 15M0375 Color: Color Yield: 625 pages
FREE SHIPPING
MSRP: Our Price: $121.95 Your Savings:$7.05 (5.47%)
OEM #: 16G0055 Color: Black Yield: 1,100 pages
FREE SHIPPING
Our Price: $52.95
OEM #: 17G0050 Color: Black Yield: 255 pages
Our Price: $31.95
Full Specifications (Lexmark Z705):
Print speed: Up 17 ppm
black, 10 ppm color for document printing; 4 x 6
inch photo prints in about 60 seconds
Print resolution: 4800 x
1200 dpi on photo paper, 2400 x 1200 on other
media
Print technology: Thermal
inkjet
Color technology: 4 color
inkjet printing: Cyan ink cartridge, Magenta ink
cartridge, Yellow ink cartridge, Black ink
cartridge. Optional 6 color photo printing with
additional High-Resolution Photo Ink Cartridge
Printer ink cartridges:
Standard: #50 High-Resolution Black Ink
Cartridge (17G0050), #20 High Resolution Color
Ink Cartridge (15M0120), Optional: High-Yield,
High-Resolution Black Ink Cartridge (16G0055),
High Yield, High Resolution Color Ink Cartridge
(15M0125), High Resolution Photo Ink Cartridge
(12A1990)
Media types: A4, A5, A6
card, B5, letter, legal, executive, statement
(5.5 x 8.5 inch), index card, photo/post card (4
x 6 inch), L (3.5 x 5 inch), Hagaki card, A2
Baronial, 2L (5 x 7 inch), Japanese Chokei
envelopes 3, 4 and 40, Kakugata 3, 4, 5 and 6,
#6 3/4 envelope, #7 3/4 envelope, #9 envelope,
#10 envelope, B5 envelope, C5 envelope, C6
envelope, DL envelope, custom media up to 8.5 x
17inch, iron-on transfers banner
Borderless print paper: A4,
A6, Hagaki card, letter, 4 x 6 inch photo
Product Description for Lexmark Z705 (From the
Manufacturer, Lexmark) The Lexmark Z705 Photo JetPrinter
offers stunning color print results from a
streamlined, compact desktop design. The printer
supports optional networking for office
applications, as well as optional six-color
printing for high-quality photos.
The Lexmark Z705 printer can handle a wide
variety of paper types and sizes, up to 8.5 by
17 inches, including transparencies, labels,
many envelope sizes, Japanese Hagaki and
Kakugata, as well as the usual letter, legal,
and executive sizes. All paper input is directed
through the auto-sheet feeder on the top of the
printer, which accommodates up to 100 sheets of
paper or 10 envelopes at a time.
The Lexmark Z705 printer offers standard USB
connectivity for both PC and Mac users, while
optional networking and wireless support is
available with the separate purchase of
Lexmark's N1 Ethernet Adapter or N5 Wireless
Adapter.
What's in the Box
Lexmark Z705 Color Jetprinter, #50 black ink
cartridge, #20 color ink cartridge, installation
software, installation software CD (drivers and
software), online user's guide, setup sheet,
power supply with cord, Lexmark Photo Center
Software; USB cable
Lexmark Z705 Printer Street Price:
$99.99
PCMAGAZINE.com Editors's review: At first glance, the Lexmark Z605 Color
Jetprinter and Z705 Photo Jetprinter look like
identical twins. Both share the same attractive
three-tone sculpted case design, and both have
an unusual power supply: A power brick slips
into a cavity in the printer case. But a closer
look at the two models reveals that Lexmark Z705
must have spent more time in the gym: It's 2
inches wider and weighs about a pound more. Both
models print well, but they have their
shortcomings.
The Z605 is priced at just $50, tying the Canon
i250 for least expensive. Compared with its
sibling, the Lexmark Z705, it's smaller, slower,
and has only a power switch on the front panel.
The black draft mode is rated at 14 ppm; color
draft is 8 ppm. Even at this price, these are
fairly slow ratings, but the Z605 lives up to
them. It was the slowest printer we tested, save
the Epson Stylus Photo 900.
Print quality was generally good, with good
alignment and only faint banding in some
gradient fills. Four-point text was legible
except in bold fonts. Photos tended to be dark,
but with good detail in both dark shadow and
highlight regions. The Z605's driver is similar
to that of the Z705 but does not include the
handy Photo Center utilities.
As its full name states, the Lexmark Z705 Photo
Jetprinter is a personal inkjet capable of photo
printing. It can accept an optional tricolor
photo printer ink cartridge in place of the
standard black one, and it can print borderless
photos.
Lexmark Z705 is rated at only 17 ppm in black
draft mode and 10 ppm in color draft, and these
slow speeds held up on our tests. Lexmark Z705
took more than three times as long to complete
our test suite as the blazing HP Business Inkjet
1100d. In particular, Adobe Acrobat files proved
to be this printer's downfall. At $80, the Z705
is priced a bit lower than comparable printers,
but its speed and quality are also noticeably
lower.
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