Lexmark Prevail PRO705 printer ink cartridges

The Lexmark Prevail PRO705 4-in-1 ink printer is shipped with standard 100 ink cartridges. To obtain the lowest cost per print, we recommend using the high yield 100XL cartridges. These cartridges contain three times as much ink and are less than twice the price. Best value is obtained in buying the 100XL black twin pack and the high yield 100XL 3 colour pack units.

Lexmark Prevail Pro 705 printer review

 Such is the frequency at which Lexmark churn out new printers and multi-function devices, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this is one of the most rapidly-evolving markets in tech-circles.

Released together with eight other new models, the Lexmark Prevail Pro 705 is fully equipped with a variety of features which include a printer, a scanner and copier, fax, and a built-in Wi-Fi to name a few, this makes it perfect for home and office use.

We were surprised and impressed with the clean, compact design and sleek black lines of the Lexmark Prevail Pro 705, since Lexmark are not known for pushing the limits in terms of aesthetic perfection. The main control panel allows you to view photos with its 2.4 inch colour LCD screen and at the same time access the settings menu. There is also a PictBridge USB slot as well as a multi-card reader.

One of the most helpful function apart from Wi-Fi is an "eco-mode", which dims the backlight, enables power-saver as well as allows two sided along with a dedicated control to change between full colour and black and white prints. Installation is very simple as well as the navigation, and in most cases configuration can be done through the main controls on the device.

Lexmark does install its Printer Home software, which offers a range of maintenance tools, advanced scan settings at the ability to convert a document to text using OCR. Otherwise print-settings via applications tend to be kept easy enough having four levels of quality, image enhancement as well as watermark formation.

Lexmark has been predictably ambitious when it comes to quoting print speeds, and in our tests it only achieved around half the target 33ppm on draft and 15ppm for standard quality text printing. Photo prints were fairly fast, with a full colour A4 appearing in about a minute and a half, and just under a minute for photo-sized images.

The machine is equipped with a 150-sheet feed tray and a 50-sheet automatic document feeder which makes it capable of handling various media and print sizes, as well as larger scanning and copying jobs.

We had mixed feelings about the printer's capability to generate quality results.. Text prints are actually great and we noted clean lettering with no bleed even at draft settings. Unfortunately photos do not fare nearly as well having average colour reproduction as well as substandard separation of blacks and delicate shades, therefore the Prevail will never fit with those that need decent performance in this area.

Where the Lexmark Prevail Pro 705 does succeed is in the range of genuinely useful features it offers and the fact that most of the time, it goes about its job with a minimum of fuss. Though it does not excel in any one area, it is a decent all-rounder ideal for office conditions that is stylish, easy to use and presents an impressive selection of time-saving tools.

The Lexmark Prevail Pro 705 printer ink cartridges are available in different sizes with the 100XL cartridges in return program form being the best buy.

Lexmark's Prevail is a decent entry into this market and the tidy design and intuitive operation offers distinct appeal. Even with its down sides, it would be well suited to low-yield office or home office environments where it is versatile enough to handle a range of tasks.Iit would be capable enough to handle printing requirements of low-yield offices or home office environments.