Be warned on ink usage and cartridges

I purchased this printer the other day to replace my Lexmark X74. The X74 printer still works perfectly (in WinXP) but will not work with the new Windows 7 OS. There is no new driver available for it. Lexmark has determined that the printer is too old and they will not develop a new printer driver for it. So I was basically forced to upgrade my printer.



I really liked my old Lexmark so I decided to purchase another one. I did some research and settled on the S605. I liked the look of it and the wireless feature so I purchased it and took it home to set up on my wireless network.



I have to tell you that the installation went flawlessly. As mentioned in some of the reviews I read that reading and following the directions made it go smoothly. In about 30 mins. I had all THREE of our computers setup and printing with this printer.



I gave this printer a 3 star rating due to it's printer cartridges. I am a little disappointed that the cartridges can't be refilled and are a little pricey. The cartridges (#100) have a chip installed in them that prevents the cartridges from being refilled. I've had my X74's cartridges refilled in the past and they worked perfectly - and cost a lot less than new cartridges. I only hope that I can at least get close to the number of pages printed that Lexmark says I should get. Somehow I don't believe that's going to happen. Probably will turn out like the estimated mpg your supposed to get on your new car - time will tell.





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