Lexmark's Productivity Studio and Imaging Studio programs provide an easy way to auto-edit or crop your photos and include them on a series of creative projects, and the Lexmark Service Center acts as a troubleshooting aid, should you encounter a snag in the printing process. The Lexmark Toolbar gives you a shortcut bar on top of your Web browser for easy-access printing. Along with the drivers that support Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS X, the CD also automatically installs several Lexmark productivity programs onto your computer. The Lexmark Impact S305 ships with minimal paperwork to conserve paper, and you can access most of the instructions, warranty information, and promotional offers on the CD included in the box. Both costs are average for a printer at this price. Using the XL capacity cartridges, which offer a better overall value for the page yields, we calculate the price of one page of black ink to cost 5 cents per page and 3 cents per page for color. The printer is also one of many to feature Lexmark's newest Vizix individual ink cartridges. While many other manufacturers like Canon include only a two-ink cartridge bay in its budget offerings, Lexmark forges ahead and gives you three individual cartridges plus a separate black cartridge for richer, more realistic snapshots. Part of the initial setup requires you to install the print head and each of the four black, yellow, cyan, and magenta cartridges. This method is standard for modern printers, but office jockeys used to robust features like auto-document feeding, double-sided printing, extra-large paper trays, and alternate page layouts might find Lexmark's Platinum Pro 905 more tailored to their needs. The Impact S305 can handle up to 100 sheets of plain paper in the rear-loading, adjustable tray, and all prints shoot out of the front onto an extendable plastic arm. We also hand it to Lexmark for offering a foolproof step-by-step guide on the CD that holds your hand through the initial setup. Setting up the wireless connection is a simple matter of inserting the included setup CD and running through the connection wizard. You get another USB port on the back for a direct connection to your host computer, but you can also use the built-in 802.11g/b Wireless print server. The reader supports SD, MemoryStick, xD, and MMC cards, effectively letting you leave the USB cable for your digital camera at home. Lexmark gets points for including a media card reader with a Pictbridge USB port on the lower half of the machine.
The Impact's biggest competitor in terms of price and features is the Canon PIXMA MX330, another budget multifunction printer with gains over Lexmark in LCD size and an included automatic document feeder.
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