Lexmark Prevail Pro705 Small Office Wireless Multifunction Inkjet Printer
- Wireless printing-802.11n wireless network and Ethernet compatibility offer the fastest speeds and longest range and give customers the freedom to print from virtually anywhere within the building and the flexibility to print from multiple computers.
- Lexmark’s industry-leading five year warranty with lifetime, priority technical support provides peace of mind.
- Eco Mode includes an energy-saving feature and automatic two-sided printing, which can cut paper consumption in half.
- 50 page automatic document feeder easily handles large printing, scanning, copying, and fax jobs.
- High yield individual ink cartridges allow customers to replace only the ink that is needed. XL cartridges with 3x the ink of standard cartridges are included.
Product Description
Put the robust Lexmark Prevail Pro705 Wireless All-in-One with Fax to work for your home or small office. Experience greater freedom with WiFi-n (3X better wireless coverage and faster transfer speeds) or connect via Ethernet. Be more productive with built-in full feature fax, and a large, 50-page auto document feeder to easily handle printing, scanning, copying and faxing jobs. Installation is fast and easy – requiring approximately 10 minutes, while WiFi Protected Setup allows you to sync the printer to a WPS-enabled router with the touch of a button. The Prevail Pro705 also features a 2.4” color LCD to easily view and enhance photos. The Eco Mode feature includes an energy-saving feature and automatic two-sided printing, which can cut paper consumption in half. Print fast with document speeds up to 33ppm and 4”x6” photo printing in as little as 24 seconds. This robust All-in-One ships with XL high-yield ink cartridges which use Lexmark’s own Vizix ink technology to produce clear and consistent results. The Vizix ink system uses individual cartridges which can be replaced one color at a time. The Prevail Pro705 also ships with Business Card Scanning software which lets you scan up to eight cards at once, parcel the information, and synchronize it with many popular contact management solutions. All of this functionality is backed by an industry leading 5-year warranty and lifetime, priority phone support!
Lexmark Prevail Pro705 Small Office Wireless Multifunction Inkjet Printer
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July 25th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
I have primarily owned HP printers for the last 15 years, but was having sporadic problems with my main printer, an HP D360 photo printer. I was tired of troubleshooting with HP, so I decided to give in and go with the Lexmark Prevail Pro705. I shopped around and didn’t really do much research prior to buying. I knew I wanted to try a new manufacturer and was hoping to get a multi-function unit. I was in an office supply store and asked if Lexmark was comparable to HP quality, and saw for myself that there wasn’t a lot of difference in quality.
The Prevail Pro705 was the new model at the time of purchase (Oct 14th, 2009). This is my first purchase from Lexmark and I am very pleased. The most appealing things to me about this particular model were the number of features (Fax, Scanner, Copier, Printer), the 5 year warranty, and the slightly lower costs per print than the HP model. The color cartridge claims to get about 200 prints more than the HP 02 color cartridges, so that (ideally) means more prints for less.
After unboxing the printer, I first tried to set it up on Windows Vista Ultimate PC, connecting via USB cable (included). I was able to print a test page, but had difficulty printing pictures- the progress bar would only go to about 30% or so. I contacted tech support help troubleshoot my issue. They spent 4 hours trying to tweak things while remotely connected to my computer, with no luck. At the end of the first support session I was worse off- the printer was struggling to print a complete test page. Fortunately, my issue was escalated to second level support whom I was able to get in touch with the next day. After another two hours of trouble shooting, I was told this was an issue that may need to be submitted to the software engineering team. I was getting ready to pack up the printer to return it, but I decided to mention to the technician that I had another computer (a netbook) that had Windows XP on it and if that would make any difference. The tech recommended that I try to install the printer on that using the USB cable. I followed his instructions later that night and was able to get the printer installed and it printed everything, including pictures, perfectly. After that, I thought I’d try printing using wireless (instead of the USB) from my Vista computer and everything worked perfectly. Apparently, there are still some bugs that need to be worked out for Vista, or it is possible that my Vista computer has other issues that prevent the printer from functioning properly over USB. Since I also had issues with HP printer, I think it is possible that my computer settings are the culprit. The Lexmark support technician said the issues seemed to be related to a firewall on my computer, though we disabled that and still had the problem. The tech support people were very helpful and spoke good English, despite being in another country.
Had it not been for the trouble that I ran into while installing the printer on Vista and the lengthy tech support calls, I would have given a 5 star review. There are many pro’s: the photo prints are very comparable in quality to my HP D360. The printer makes some noise when printing, but a lot less than my old printer. The wireless capability of this printer was a life saver and it was very easy to get set up with the software included (I am using a dlink wireless N router, with WPA security). It seems that it is also possible to set up the wireless capability from the printer, but I didn’t try that.
The copy functionality of the printer works well. It took less than 30 seconds to make a copy and it looks very clean, though some colors (like light grays) seemed to be a little darker on the copy. There is also an “eco” setting that will automatically make copies on two sides of the page. This is a nice feature and saves paper, which I like. The eco mode also puts the printer into sleep mode after a certain amount of time.
I would recommend this to anyone looking for a solid multi-function printer. It seems to have similar quality and capability to the more expensive HP printers.
Rating: 4 / 5
July 25th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Our “old” Dell printer (which was almost a freebie that was thrown in when we got our office computer) didn’t last two years (as I expected). Recently, I went on a pretty detailed search for a new printer, and after spending two days reading all the reviews, this Lexmark Pro705 seemed perfect for our small business office.
What I liked:
- The setup was really easy! (the hardest part was getting the packing tape off the ink cartridges)
- It prints pretty fast. AND the print is really crisp!
- It has a nice look to it – it looks like a professional machine.
- The fax lets you setup all your contacts by typing info into the computer – this is so much easier than trying to key in data on the fax itself, as many other faxes require. After you set up your contacts, the fax displays them in a nice little scroll list for you. AND you can edit and change your settings at any time by accessing the little handy desktop shortcut.
- It has buttons on the front for FAX, COPY, SCAN – so my boss doesn’t have to toggle thru menus to make a copy or send a fax. This is a really EASY to use machine.
- LOVE the double sided printing. All those long reports don’t seem quite so cumbersome now, not to mention the paper it saves.
- During my research I found that some printers will just run out of ink without telling you in advance, and some printers won’t print black UNLESS there is color ink in the color cartridges.
THIS Lexmark will tell you when you are running low on ink, and will continue to print black text just fine if your color cartridges are empty (they just need to stay in place).
-Lexmark offers a terrific ink program – for every 5 cartridges I buy and recycle to them, they will give me 2 cartridges FREE. No one else does that!
- AND speaking of ink cartridges, the printer is shipped WITH the extra large ink cartridges, not just little sample cartridges.
LOTS to LOVE about this machine.
What I don’t like :
I will have to dust it off occasionally.(grin)
Seriously, I haven’t found anything not to like.
What doesn’t apply to me:
I have heard comments regarding “not the best for high quality color photo printing” – but
we only need this for black text, invoices, reports, etc… so this wasn’t an issue for me.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 25th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
I had just “junked” two HP printers and decided it was time to look around for another brand. A friend just bought a Lexmark Pro205 from Amazon; liked it, so decided to look for myself. I saw this printer for $20 more and decided to try it. As usual, Amazon had the best prices on the Net!
Lexmark Prevail Pro705 Small Office Wireless 4-in-1
I received the printer within 3 days. I opened the box, read the instructions and started to install according to their steps. I got to the part where you install the ink cartridges, opened the sealed packages and the top of the cyan cartridge looked like it had either been exposed to high heat or chemically melted. There was no way to remove the protective seal. So had to stop the installation for that evening and call Lexmarks’ “hot-line”.
I called and the automated voice said there was a 25 minute wait, sure enough it was about that amount of time. When the rep answered he had a very thick accent and I could barely hear him. After a lengthy discussion and me having to repeat and phonetically spell out all my information, he informed me that someone would call the next day for a resolution to my problem.
The next day I decided I couldn’t wait, so went to a “big box” office supply store and bought a replacement cartridge, so I could finish the install and get the printer going. I had lots of backed up printing jobs I needed to get out to my customers. Later in the afternoon (second day), I received a call from Lexmark that I would be receiving a replacement cartridge within 1 to 2 days, so I guess I will have a spare.
After I put in the new cartridge, I had to resume the install. The software had a selection to resume or correct the previous installation. I selected that option and it finished the install.
I must say that Lexmarks’ software is way more “user friendly” than HP and that isn’t saying much. For anyone who has used HP, I think their software is about as “UN-user friendly” as you can get. I had a problem getting the software to recognize the memory stick from my Sony digital camera. They have this great troubleshooting software that “walks you” through each step to troubleshoot the problem. I followed the steps and voila…problem solved! I know HP supposedly has it to; but they use the Windows format (which is a joke) and most of their solutions are “way out in left field” and/or totally useless.
I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a good Wi-Fi all-in-one printer. It’s relatively quiet, has individual ink cartridges and is very user friendly. Their tech support is “so-so” at least in my experience. Too bad they can’t keep their support base here, rather than “off-shoring” it.
Rating: 4 / 5
July 25th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
I initiated operation of the Lexmark Prevail Pro 705 on Nov. 19, 2009 and it has worked in all aspects. I have not done photo printing yet. It is a fast and quiet and dependable machine. This product has a 5 year guarantee and lifetime phone support which is far better then any other printer company offers. It is one of a new line of recently released machines. The best feature is that I called up Tech support and he took over my computer and downloaded the new drivers and software and set up the wireless which was time consuming. The most difficult thing I had to do was cut the wrappings off the inks. The first tech person was incompetent and actually hung up on me which was fortunate because the second tech person was excellent and helped me test all the features. I paid $[...] from [...] on Amazon site. Delivery was free and fast. The packaging was excellent. The comparative model is the HP 6500 Wireless, which has a lot of negative reviews on Amazon site. This machine is replacing my HP 6310 which wound up requesting “reset power” and HP support was no help in resolving issues. HP’s are not made like they were in the past. I have used all the features except photo printing and they are faster and quieter and work much better then HP. Much better customer support. Lexmark is going for leadership in this field and with their new line will succeed. I should have bought a second one at this price. This is an N wireless with full duplex.
A positive feature is that this product comes with four extra large ink containers which holds three times as much ink as the standard size that ships with the other leading brands.
The negative is the ‘paper’ set up directions is very poor and the CD that comes with the unit is not for Macs and there is no warning about this.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 26th, 2010 at 12:45 am
I went to my local Office Max recently to look at AIO in order to replace a Canon Pixma IP4600 that I have had for less than a year and was using ink like it was water.
I expected to buy an HP6500 or maybe some Canon AIO.
I was shown the Lexmark Prevail Pro705. I told the sales person, that I would never consider a Lexmark product. I thought that they were as bad as Brother and Epson.
He showed me the features of the machine and I was very, very impressed. Even it it wasn’t on sale it would be worth every penny. It comes with XL cartridges in all needed colors. It has duplex printing , which I have used for many, many years. The quality of the color prints is excellent. The printing speed is good and the print quality is hard to beat.
This machine retails for $199.99. As I said before, I would pay that price, if I had to. I was lucky that week I was at Office Max. I got this great machine for $119.99!!!!!
Thanks, Office Max. Great, great deal on a great, great AIO.
If you can get it at Amazon for any price below retail, Run, Do Not Walk and click on the button to add it to your cart.
Rating: 5 / 5