Lexmark Pro904 Ink
Platinum Pro904 Ink Cartridges

Lexmark Pro904 Printer Review

People looking for a personal inkjet printer that offers a number of functions and features for an affordable price should consider the Lexmark Platinum Pro904. In one compact machine that weighs less than 20 pounds, printing, scanning, copying and faxing capabilities are provided. Though it can work in an office, the Pro904 is designed to handle low volumes. The output rate is about 10 pages per minute and the quality will provide professional graphic and text documents as well as lab-quality photos.

There are four Lexmark Pro904 ink cartridges that each holds one color of printer ink- magenta, yellow, cyan or black. The standard Platinum Pro904 ink can last for as many as 600 prints before expiring, though the starter ink that comes in the box upon purchase yields fewer pages. The maximum resolution that can be created by the Lexmark Pro904 ink is 2400x2400 dpi, which will make vivid pictures and crisp text documents. Replacement OEM printer ink is fairly priced, but the compatible Platinum Pro904 ink cartridges that are provided by third party vendors is less expensive.

The Pro904 is compatible with all operating systems and offers many connection options including an ethernet interface that allows networking and a PictBridge port for plugging a digital camera directly into the printer. The input tray can hold hundreds of sheets of paper and the output tray can hold about 50 sheets. It is Energy Star qualified, meaning it meets all of the environmental requirements.

The copier has resizing options and the scanner can create an internal resolution of 1200 dpi. There is a 50-sheet automatic document feeder that allows continuous scanning of multi-page documents. The fax machine can send or receive faxes in about 5 seconds. The Lexmark Pro904 toner keeps the maintenance cost low, and the number of features and functions make it a good buy.