Lexmark has dubbed their Genesis a ‘Now-In-One’ printer. The all-in-one is all about speed, with a particularly outstanding scanner that uses a camera system to deliver instant previews and full scans in just three seconds. More »
That’s my takeaway from Lexmark’s trio of Wi-Fi touchscreen printers—Technologizer notes unlike HP, Lexmark’s touchscreen is designed to simplify, not like, print web content directly, as the HP models. But Lexmark’s start at $US200. [Lexmark via Technologizer] More »
Lexmark today introduced three Wi-Fi all-in-one printer/scanners, the fax-equipped X6570 ($150), the photo-centric X4850 ($150) and the deluxe X7550 ($200). A step up from the Wi-Fi line it rolled out in April, the new models use Lexmark’s better smudge-free evercolor2 ink. [Lexmark] More »
Lexmark is the Butters of the printing business. Though it regularly gets stomped on by Canon (Kyle), Epson (Stan) and HP (Cartman, of course), it manages to keep an insanely chipper attitude. And like Butters' alter ego Professor Chaos, though it remains consistently behind the pack on such small matters of print and paper quality, Lexmark has in the past used interesting technology to draw attention.
A couple of years ago, Lexmark put a CD burner into a compact 4×6 printer, a first that was later copied by HP. Today, in hopes to draw more positive attention, Lexmark is introducing a lineup of Wi-Fi printers, starting with the $79.99 Z1420 (shown above).
In a demo, the Wi-Fi feature looked easy. The key, of course, is not that it's Wi-Fi, but that it's Wi-Fi that you don't need to be proficient in print-server lingo to set up. Like I said, the demo looked good. When we get our hands on one, we'll report back to see just how good it really is. –Wilson Rothman
Lexmark delivers breakthrough in wireless printing with affordable, easy-to-use inkjets [Lexmark]
