WIRELESS WONDER: Scanning, printing seamless with Lexmark’s newest creation
Jim Jamieson
Province
What is it? Lexmark X9350 All-in-One
Price: $349
Why you need it: If you are looking to get the performance of three work-intensive devices in one footprint.
Why you don’t: If you don’t have high-volume need for any of these functions.
Our rating: Four stars out of five
Although Lexmark’s newest all-in-one is aimed primarily at the home-office crowd, the increasing demands of university, high school and general around-the-house printing, scanning and faxing make the X9350 an interesting option.
Anyone who enjoys working on their laptop while lounging around the house will appreciate the built-in capability of wirelessly sending files to the device for printing at a resolution of 4,800-by-1,200 dots per inch.
And, of course, wireless means less cable clutter — something most of us despise.
This feature can also work in the other direction, with wireless scanning from the printer to the computer for those with home wireless networks.
The C9350 will print at speeds up to 32 pages per minute for black and 27 ppm for colour. Another handy feature is automatic two-sided printing.
The X9350 also uses Lexmark’s water- and smear-resistant Evercolor pigmented inks.
Some other nice features: multiple-page fax and copy using the 50-page automatic document feeder; a six-centimetre adjustable LCD display; 48-bit flatbed colour scanning; PC/Mac compatibility; and the ability to print four-by-six borderless photos.
© The Vancouver Province 2006
