The new Prestige Pro805 is the mid-range business inkjet multifunctional printer by Lexmark. Its many connectivity and software features make it quite in demand. Its capabilities in the new age technological advanced features cannot be doubted and this is the reason why it makes way in to many people’s hearts.
Touch Screen LCD Interface
The colour thermal inkjet printing technology oriented Lexmark Prestige Pro805 has a diagonal display size of 4.3 inches which is touchscreen too. Supporting flash memory card types such as Memory Stick PRO, MultiMedia Card, xD Picture Card, SD memory card and memory stick it gives a maximum printing resolution of up to 2400x1200 dpi in mono and up to 4800x1200 dpi in colour.
5 years of warranty on printer
The maximum printing speed in mono is up to 33 ppm and up to 30 ppm in colour. It has got CIS Scan element too. The media types supported by this printer are banner, iron-on transfers, envelopes, transparencies, cards, plain paper and photo paper. Its standard media capacity is 150 sheets. The output tray capacity is 50 sheets.
It has got IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Ethernet and USB connectivity. For connection to a computer it is compatible with MS Windows XP, XP Professional x 64, 7, Vista 64 bit version, Vista, 2000 SP4 or later and for Mac OS X 10.4.4 to 10.5.x and 10.3.9. This printer is ENERGY STAR qualifies and the user gets 5 years of warranty by Lexmark.
The operating temperature suitable for its functioning must range between 60.8 and 89.6 degree Fahrenheit. The humidity range must be between 8 and 80 per cent. Pro805 measures 18.3 inches width x 15.4 inches depth x 9.8 inches height and weighs 20.4 lbs.
Performance of Lexmark Prestige Pro805
With connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Ethernet and USB Lexmark Prestige Pro805 gives SD multi card reader, memory stick, MMC and xD support too. Its main highlighting features are its touchscreen LCD and SmartSolutions widget. The PictBridge software helps the printer to read from MS Word and Adobe Reader files. It is also easily possible to email scanned images from the printer itself.
On establishing connection via USB over a network, the memory cards and flash drives too can be accessed without them showing as shared network folders which is a good thing. The touchscreen has limited responsiveness. The print quality and speed at which the printer operates isn’t satisfactory either.
The overall print quality can be rated as below average with colours appearing over saturated and text quality too being poor. The photo quality suffices basic presentation job and not the professional one. Black levels are seen to be much better.
The good news is that it features SmartSolutions that lets you install widgets on the printer. The ‘Scan to email’ and ‘Eco copy’ widgets are very useful too. Although the printer is compatible with both MS Windows and Mac OS, the ‘business card scan’ widget works only through MS Windows.
Verdict !
For people seeking to buy a multifunction easy to use thermal inkjet printer, Lexmark Prestige Pro805 seems the correct choice.