Great price - does not quite deliver

I purchased this printer for my office and have not been happy with it. It is simple to set up comes at a great price but unfortunately something is up with the red toner alignment. I've done a couple of calibrations remove the toner and shake trick etc. and still I have inconsistent application of toner in the red areas. I cannot recommend this printer.More detail ...

Constant paper jams bad design overall

I have had this printer installed at my place of business for about 1 year. I have constant paper jams from the add-on tray 2 that I purchased with the machine. This I believe is due to a design flaw which puts the pick up roller on a swing arm above a non spring loaded sloped bottom tray. The roller comes down to pick up the paper and it's not precise enough so paper jam occurs. I have improved the performance somewhat by adding a 1/2" block to the tray to raise the paper some more.



Bad design as well if you are using the multi use tray (for checks etc). Pickup roller is at the left end of the tray (instead of in the middle like the HP) so the paper goes in crooked and sometimes jams.



The add on tray is also huge leading you to believe you can fill it right up (like with the HP) but you can only fill it half way and the tray that comes with the printer only holds about 100 sheets.



Another minor annoyance is that when you want to use the multi use tray instead of defaulting to that tray when there is paper in it you have to select it every time.



Bottom line: spend the extra money and get the HP. I wish I did.More detail ...

Disaster

While advertised as being compatible with the Macintosh operating system the installation manual's instructions for getting the wireless system working do not work. I needed to use Lexmark's live chat (and allow them to wire in to my computer) to get it working using a completely different installation procedure. Then within a few weeks the wireless network card began having problems and I needed to resort to live chat again. The technician told me there was NO way to install the printer on a Mac even though I'd already done it. Almost three hours later while trying to access a menu on the printer that apparently does not actually exist the printer started printing from the queue on its own. The technician declared the printer fixed. Within an hour it stopped working again. The error code clearly says the network card has an unrecoverable error and needs to be replaced but Lexmark keeps sending me new things to try to get it working. So now I can only use my wireless printer when it is connected by USB cable.



On the positive side print quality is excellent. Speed is good unless there are graphics in which case it is very slow.



If the wireless card wasn't broken and/or if the technical support people could actually fix the problem I'd probably rate the printer four stars.More detail ...

Great Upgrade!

I had a Lexmark C522N. It was a good and reliable printer for many years. It developed a problem that was not cost effective to repair. I did some research and found the Lex C544N. I am really pleased with it. It is a definite step up from my old C522N. The speed at which it prints comparatively speaking is phenomenal. I am quite pleased with this printer and would make the choice to purchase it again. I do use this printer in a small business setting. The Lex C544N also has an awsome return program in which you earn FREE toner!More detail ...

Good printer

This is a good printer for the price. Print quality for normal print jobs is good it has a small footprint easy to use interface via a web browser a dust cover over the paper tray and the network connection is a lot better than having to connect directly to the PC (although you can do that if you wish). If you have more than one computer on a network at home I would recommend this printer. The only thing I don't like about it is that you cannot specify custom paper sizes. This means you have to do some trial and error and arithmatic in your application to get it to print the way you want on non-standard paper. For $125 I can live with that.More detail ...

WON'T PRINT CUSTOM SIZES EG. ENVELOPES CHECKS

THIS PRINTER CANNOT PRINT ENVeLOPES CHECKS MONEY-ORDERS OR OTHER CUSTOM SIZES.



I have tried the various drivers and it just won't print custom size documents like envelopes or checks. The From address typed in the top left corner falls on the top right where the postage stamp would go and the To address typed in the center falls off the page and so it does not even show up. I just see the word To in the right margin but the addressee's name and address are missing. These are old MS Word files that printed fine with all other printers before. I have spent days with tech support and online without a solution. I have tried and tried and tried but it seems there is a bug or poorly designed driver.More detail ...