Scanning, Copying, Printing and Faxing: Multifunctional Devices
Features, Continued
| Manufacturer | Lexmark | Lexmark | Lexmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | X75 | X85 | X125 |
| Price | $99.99 | $179.99 | $149.99 |
| Printer | |||
| Resolution | 2400 x 1200 dpi | 4800 x 1200 dpi | 2400 x 1200 dpi |
| Paper weight, max. | 270 g/m² | 270 g/m² | 270 g/m² |
| Total paper input capacity | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Duplex printing | no | no | no |
| Cartridge price, color | $31.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 |
| Cartridge price, black | $28.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 |
| Scanner | |||
| Color bit-depth (external) | 48 | 48 | 36 |
| Optical resolution | 600 x 1200 dpi | 600 x 1200 dpi | 600 x 1200 dpi |
| Automatic document feeder | no | no | yes |
| Color preview | yes | yes | yes |
| Auto. document format recognition | yes | no | yes |
| Manually adjustable resolution | yes | no | no |
| Gamma correction/ brightness/ contrast | yes/no/no | no/yes/yes | no/yes/yes |
| Interface | |||
| USB 1.1/ USB 2.0 full speed | yes/no | yes/no | yes/no |
| Parallel/ telephone yesck | no/no | no/no | no/yes |
| General Specifications | |||
| Card reader | no | no | no |
| Number of function keys | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| Pre-set function keys | Color copy, B/W copy, scan | Color copy, B/W copy, scan on, scan | Fax, copy, scan |
| Weight | 4.6 kg | 6.8 kg | 5.3 kg |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 460 x 168 x 337 mm | 460 x 270 x 360 mm | 442 x 178 x 321 mm |
| Driver/Accessories | |||
| Windows NT/ 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP | no/yes/ yes/yes/yes | no/yes/ yes/yes/yes | no/yes/ yes/yes/yes |
| Other operating systems | Mac OS ab 9.2.2, X | Mac OS ab 9.2.2, X | Mac OS ab 9.2.2, X |
| Cable | no | no | no |
| Printed user manual | yes | yes | yes |
| Software | Viewahead Photo Editing SW | MGI Photosuite 8.1 | Viewahead Photo Editing SW |
| OCR | Abbyy Finereader 5.0 Sprint | Abbyy Finereader 5.0 Sprint | Abbyy Finereader 5.0 Sprint |
| Other software (fax) | BVRP Software Faxtools 5.03 | BVRP Software Faxtools 5.03 | Integrated fax |
| Other | no | no | Fax cable |
Glossary
CCD
Short for "charged coupled device". An image converter developed primarily for digital cameras. The CCD image converter is a light-sensitive semiconductor that converts incident light into voltage proportionally to intensity.
CMYK
(Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key color.) CMYK is a subtractive color scheme for four-color printing, in which the individual colors are defined by specifying the respective percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow and a key color (black).
Color Depth
Amount of information describing the color of a pixel. At three color channels (red, green and blue), 24 bits are equivalent to 16.7 million displayable colors.
OCR
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Short for "optical character recognition". Optical character and letter recognition: test documents are read into the computer with a scanner and converted into editable text documents.
PhotoREt IV
Resolution enhancement technology. This technology is based on a six-color ink system (CMYK, light cyan, light magenta) in which two cartridges with three colors each are used. The resulting quality of the printouts is crisp and clear.