Lexmark Prospect PRO 205 printer ink cartridges

The Lexmark Prospect PRO205 wireless 4 in 1 ink printer has four individual ink cartridges. It is shipped with standard capacity Lexmark 100 ink cartridges. We recommend purchasing the high yield 100XL cartridges that will give three times as many prints and will require you to perform fewer changes of cartridge. Cartridge Concept offer all versions of these cartridges at discount prices with free delivery.

Lexmark Prospect Pro 205 printer review

 An all-in-one inkjet printer with a scanner, copier, fax, card slots, built-in Wi-Fi, a duplexer, individual ink cartridges, a sheet feeder and great output should cost about £300. So why then Lexmark just want £170 for the Lexmark Prospect Pro205? It comes with a lot more options than you can shake a significant amount of sticks at, but the elephant in the room is its more affordable, less ambitious sibling.

The 'Pro' in this particular printer's moniker points to its business emphasis. Besides the regular printing and scanning functionality, it also features a built-in fax along with specialized dialling buttons set at the front-mounted panel, plus a sheet feeder at the top of the scanner. This unit will certainly enable you to let it get on with the task whilst you head off to take a cup of joe. However, on most occasions, there is no need to rush back.

Compare the Lexmark Prospect Pro205 directly to the cheaper, less feature-rich Lexmark Impact S305, which lacks a fax and feeder, and it trails by a considerable margin. It only took 58 seconds for the S305 to complete our 10-page text test on draft quality compared to the 1 minute and 43 seconds of the Pro205. On normal mode, it took 2 minutes and 6 seconds for the pro205 to complete the test, and 5 minutes and 44 seconds at top quality.

On the positive side, the results of the Lexmark Prospect Pro205 are excellent, therefore you might not mind waiting. We would be totally happy making use of the draft results in a business framework, and also using the very best quality options presents results as great as a laser printer's output.

The white text on a black background were sharp and unfeathered even on eight points on photocopy paper at normal and best quality mode, black texts likewise were solid. Although on draft quality, there are some visible misalignment in blocks of solid colour in which the head passed in each direction, and so business graphics must only be printed in this mode for testing and proofing purposes.

When we printed black characters on coloured background, there aren't any visible signs of bleeding, but we did notice lack of differentiation in mid-tone greys. With a 21-step scale operating between pure black and white, the steps amid 35% and 50% have been difficult to identify, running in to each other. Similarly, 95% and 100% black was each rendered solid black. The colours looked natural though even on ordinary office paprt, having strong primary and secondary tones.

With its outstanding photo prints, the Lexmark Prospect Pro205 also catches the attention of home users inspite of being so well-suited for business use. Once again, getting 3 minutes and 12 seconds per page, it is not quick in comparison to the s305, which takes under 50 % of time to generate the same outcomes. However, unless you don't mind waiting and use appropriate photo paper, you'll be rewarded with vibrant, natural colours, satisfyingly solid blacks, as well as super-smooth transitions among adjoining, similar shades.

The Lexmark PRO205 printer ink cartridges are available in two volumes, the 100Xl cartridges which is in return program format will cost you less.

Without a doubt, the Pro205 is really visually attractive with excellent build quality. We our disappointed however with the mechanics of the scanner's sheet feeder which won't enable you to raise the lid so that you can scan fat originals, such as journals, in the way you can on the S305.

By judging on its end product solely, the Lexmark Prospect Pro205 is a great printer, as well as its substantial feature set - specifically the built-in duplexer, sheet feeder and fax - more than justify the price. It is shameful though that the straightforward comparison with the relatively cheap S305 just hits its appeal.