Lexmark X4690 Reviews: Lexmark Office Colour Inkjet Printer

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This printer is a good all rounder. “Excellent 3 in 1 printer. easily set up for wireless compatability and works…” Malcolm, Dunoon, Scotland View all 76 real customer reviews

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Compatibility	8.5
Print quality	8.4
Speed	8.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.9
Overall rating	8.4

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Thomas, Essex , “Occasional home user”

Score 9.0/10

+ very easy to set up, great print quality, simple to use

- quite large and bulky, seems over sized

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Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional home user”

Score 9.0/10

+ Convenient being able to print from anywhere in the home and from any computer. Added bonus that you can scan and copy aswell. Good design - product looks good.

- Quite bulky, but that's to be expected with an AIO

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Product Features

Print Technology	Inkjet
Photo Printer	No
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
LCD Display	Yes
Having an LCD display on your printer will make changing settings easier. Some printers with LCD display allow you to view the photo you wish to print and make adjustments before printing it. LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display.
Ethernet	No
An ethernet connection allows you to connect your printer to your home or office network which will allow all computers on the network to print.
PictBridge	Yes
An industry standard allowing images to be printed from camera to printer, without needing a computer. CIPA PictBridge Standard Website
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Built-in Scanner	Yes
Some printers come with built in scanners as a combination. Having a scanner will allow you to make copies of documents to store on a computer.
Built-In Fax	No
Built-in Copier	Yes
The copy functionality on a printer makes use of the in-built scanner to replicate your document. It scans the page and then prints it as it would print a normal document. This is perfect for making backup copies of important paperwork.
Maximum Paper Size	A4
Print Colour	Colour
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Portable	No
Some specialist printers can be battery or USB powered meaning that you can take them with you wherever you go and as long as you’ve got a laptop, or the printer has a memory card slot you can print on the move.
Film or Slide Scanner	No
Number of Colours (incl. Black)	4
Height in mm	175
Width in mm	459

Depth in mm	331
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Print Resolution (dpi)	4800x1200
Number of Prints per Minute in Colour	18
Number of Prints per Minute in Black & White	25
Sheet Capacity	100
Release Date	18 Sep 2008
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Dimensions (mm)	459x175x331
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.

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Manufacturer's Description

Wireless

Built-in 802.11b/g wireless printing. Compatible with 802.11n.

High-quality printing from virtually anywhere in your home over a secure wireless network (1)

Share the Lexmark X4690 wirelessly among multiple computers

Easy, guided setup with Lexmark installation software

Connect with 802.11b/g wireless network and wireless computer or with USB cable

Print

Up to 25 ppm black and 18 ppm colour printing

Superior quality printing up to 4800×1200 dpi print resolution

PrecisionSense™ technology detects type of paper being used to determine print resolution automatically

Automatic cartridge alignment ensures optimal printing

Copy

1-touch, PC-free copying (colour or black)

Reduction / enlargement capacity from 25% – 400%

1-99 copies

Borderless copying in popular photo sizes

Scan

Flatbed scanner easily handles thick books, reports and more

36-bit colour scanner depth; 12-bit grayscale

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software allows you to easily scan hard copy text documents into a soft copy format

Preserve important documents with direct to PDF scanning
Photo Printing

Print directly from digital memory cards slots, PictBridge™ compatible digital cameras or USB flash drive

Select photos to print via scan back proof-sheet for PC-free printing

Brilliant, 6-colour printing with optional photo cartridge

Print borderless photos in popular sizes

Apply photo effects: sepia, antique gray, antique brown, black & white

Software Suite

Lexmark Service Centre simplifies printer troubleshooting

Lexmark Productivity Studio Software makes it easy to scan, crop, rotate and resize photos, plus 1-touch colour fix and red eye reduction

Lexmark Toolbar, with Picnik™ photo editing and Scheduled Print, makes Internet printing easy!

Lexmark Productivity Suite makes creative and school projects easy

Cartridge Compatibility

Black: 4(2), 4A,

Colour: 5(2), 5A

Photo: 31

Paper Compatibility

Lexmark Photo Paper; Lexmark Premium Paper

(1) Printer designed to utilize your network’s security (WEP, WPA and WPA2) and broadcast range. Access to electricity is required.

(2) Non-refillable cartridge licensed for single use only. Return empty cartridge only to Lexmark for remanufacturing, refilling or recycling. A variable amount of ink remains when this cartridge must be replaced. Replacement cartridges (4A, 5A) sold without those terms are available through www.lexmark.com. All prices, features, specifications and claims are subject to change without notice.

(3) *Printing in draft mode and excludes time to first page print.