Lexmark Z13 Color Jetprinter (16E0058)

Lexmark Z13 Color Jetprinter (16E0058)
Manufacturer: LATIN AMERICA SECOND SOURCE
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Product Description
For decent home printing at a reasonable cost, the Lexmark Z13 is a solid bargain. Its 1,200 x 1,200 dpi resolution produces clean, crisp text, as well as bright color images to jazz up documents or report covers. Draft speeds are rated by Lexmark at up to 7 pages per minute in black and up to 4 ppm in color, which will keep pace with a typical family's needs.

The variety of materials you can use for print jobs is a definite plus: the Z13 prints on photo paper, index cards, envelopes, transparencies, iron-on transfer sheets, heavy card stock for greeting cards, as well as plain paper. Supported sizes include legal, European A4 and B5 sizes, envelopes, index and business cards, and postcards.

Setup is easy with one-click printer driver software installation and a simple USB connection. A single four-color cartridge does all the work, with an optional black cartridge for text-based documents to look their best. Lexmark includes a one-year warranty covering parts and service.

What's in the Box
From Setup to Printing book, Z13 Color Jetprinter, #26/10N0026 color cartridge, power supply, print cartridge storage unit, installation software CD (drivers and software), warranty/service information; USB cable not included

Average customer rating:

Useless in color, barely OK BW
Do NOT Buy This Printer
don't get this printer
Great Bargain

Lexmark Z13 Color Jetprinter (16E0058)

Manufacturer: LATIN AMERICA SECOND SOURCE
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Belkin F2A046-10 IEEE 1284 A-B Parallel Printer Cable (10-FT)
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Acoustic Research Spikemaster SM-BG8 8 Outlet Block, Standard Protection Surge Protector (White)

Product Features:

Print resolution up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi
Draft speeds up to 7 ppm black, 4 ppm color
4-color inkjet system; easy to setup and use
Compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems
USB interface; 1-year warranty

ASIN: B00006LHS0

Amazon.com Product Description

For decent home printing at a reasonable cost, the Lexmark Z13 is a solid bargain. Its 1,200 x 1,200 dpi resolution produces clean, crisp text, as well as bright color images to jazz up documents or report covers. Draft speeds are rated by Lexmark at up to 7 pages per minute in black and up to 4 ppm in color, which will keep pace with a typical family's needs.

Customer Reviews:

Useless in color, barely OK BW.......2006-12-14

My Z13 just died this month, aged about 5 years (3 of relatively frequent use, 2 of mostly sitting on the shelf).

While I appreciate the relatively long life, this would not have been a printer I'd have bought for myself: it came with the wife before my marriage :), and I had it thrown out without much sorrow.

The good things: works with Mac and PC, relatively easy setup, once you learn to load the pages just right you can print on both sides. Small footprint.

The bad: color printing basically makes no sense on this printer, unless you enjoy the various shades of the rainbow coming out unexpectedly. BW printing is too expensive as $30 per cartridge is the usual price for not too many pages. If you do not use the printer heavily, the ink basically dries out, and your $30 goes to waste. Plastic paper guides eventually fell off.

All in all, this printer is classic case where you buy something cheaply and pay for it later.

Do NOT Buy This Printer.......2004-01-01

My college dorm owns this printer, as does a friend of mine. This model is an absolute abomination; it eats ink, and even when the cartridges are fresh, the quality is poor. I wouldn't pay $5 for one of these things. Most of the time, there are white lines running through the text where the printer has simply failed to print. Cartridges have to be replaced with alarming frequency, and they are, like most inkjet cartridges, expensive. This printer is so unreliable you're better off without a printer than with this one.

don't get this printer.......2003-10-09

i got this printer as a gift, and i'm sure it didn't cost very much. first off, although the printer's cheap, the replacement ink cartridges each cost about $30. i've had it for about six months w/ only occasional use and i already need a new ink cartridge. it also messes up the colors, sometimes printing only in yellow, sometimes only red, and sometimes only blue or green. i read something about having to clean the cartridge, which i guess i'll look into, but the fact is the printer itself really doesn't work very well. the "auto sheet feeder" is supposed to load multiple sheets for you, but on my printer it just didn't work and would cause it to jam, so i had to load each individual page which was definitely annoying. also, it had this weird bug where sometimes it would print the first few lines of the text and then skip to the middle of the page and resume printing for no apparent reason. i'm a computer programmer so i know shoddy workmanship when i see it. avoid this one.

Great Bargain.......2002-09-19

... It works great! If you just need a basic color printer for your home office, this is perfect. The quality is sufficent for cover letters and resumes. Be aware that it requires a USB connection.

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