Color All-in-One 3-series (MC3326i)

This printer has been so satisfying. It basically needed no setup— just plug it in and have fun pulling off all the protective stickers, haha. The connecting to my laptop was also easy— just tell your computer to look for the printer. And the prints look great, too. I’ve made use of the double-sides printing feature and the manual feed feature for thick card stock (which maybe I didn’t even need to do, but didn’t think about because my previous printer would get jammed if I put thicker paper in the tray). And it’s quick. The scanner feature is easy to s connect to a Google account. I have no complaints! A printer that does what it’s supposed to for a change. Ahhhh.

I kept this printer for about 3 weeks before I finally gave up and returned it. I'll give you some examples of the problems I encountered. First, the printer firmware, and the software that came on a disk with the printer, were hopelessly out of date. When I went to the Lexmark website to update everything I couldn't because of the antiquated firmware, but the website didn't warn me I that I needed to update the firmware. Result: I wasted an hour trying to get it to work, and then another 45 minutes on the phone with Lexmark tech support. After that I could print. But, as I discovered the next day, I still couldn't scan. Back to tech support for another 30 minute session. Then I started getting error messages every time I tried to print stating that Status Center is unable to communicate with printer driver. I could still print but I couldn't check status like toner level. Back to tech support. This time they said since I could still print, tough luck. Lest you think this is all because I am inept, I have been running my own home network for years, with multiple PC's, Macs, iPads. a printer, WiFi, etc.

I received a special deal on this product for providing my feedback. This printer is excellent. The speed and accuracy of the scanning, via wifi or directly wired to the computer was very fast and very good. I have no complaints for the printing capabilities as well. Strong printing, no errors thus far even for collated large documents . No problem printing in multiple sizes. Again, its accuracy and speed leaves nothing wanting. I would recommend this computer without a doubt for any at home office that requires many large prints daily or sparingly.

I'm going to give the printer an overall score of 4. I had to call Lexmark to get the printer installed and set up. That may be because it is a new device to me. Every set up is different. Lexmark was very helpful. I appreciated the service. However, my issue is the amount of ink it uses. Two days after I got the printer I got a notification that the ink levels were low. I guess I expected that. I'm sure the cartridges that came with the printer weren't full of ink. Lexmark was the only site that I could find the cartridges. A complete set was roughly $280.00 and I had to pay an additional $44.00 to have the cartridges overnighted but I needed the printer for school and didn't want my studies interrupted. Not two weeks later I received another indication that the cartridges were low. The indicator made it look like the cartridges were nearly empty. So in less than a month I'm out of more than $600.00. Per the Lexmark website, each cartridge should yield 1,500 copies. It's hard for me to believe that I printed that many pages. I am pleased with everything else about the printer. I graduate in March and at this rate, I should purchase a cheaper printer . I can't afford $600.00 a month for ink. I think as a feature, the user should get several notifications about the ink levels and not wait till the cartridges are nearly empty. Also a counter that can be reset when ink is added so the the user can keep up with the usage. Also for a male with large hands, the touch screen could be larger. It took me about 8 tries to get my password typed correctly because the password is not displayed as it is keyed.

I use this printer on and off and it’s perfect for my needs! The ink doesn’t dry up if I haven’t used it for a few weeks, it works seamlessly with my phone and the color is so much better than my old printer that only worked for 2 months! It prints double-sided which has been so nice!! This should last me many years!! I wish I would’ve got this sooner rather than have the graveyard of crappy printers and wasted so much money before finding this one!

Although I gave this a high rating - there are some issues with this printer - if any of the 4 ink toner cartridges are low - this printer will not print until it is replaced. That means be prepared to spend hundreds of dollars to have a back-up set of ink cartridges on hand. After installing the printer, and less than one month after use with low printer use, the Cyan toner ran out - I assume that they do not sell the printer with high capacity toner cartridges - therefore, I could not use my printer for over a week until I received new ones. The new ones claimed to be high capacity - but I need to wait to see if this is true.

a medium sized footprint great for our small office with 6-8 people using it on a daily basis. the print quality is outstanding and the scanner feeder is awesome to use instead of scanning one doc at a time we can plop a bunch on and walk away

Constant paper jams. Always telling me “needs paper” when the paper tray is full. They want you to ‘register’ and share your personal data, giving them complete control of your device. Absolutely horrible.

ok product

Bonne imprimante mais l'encre est très dispendieuse.