Print, scan, copy, fax and OCR with Lexmark X1150

Ankit Kawatra

If you’re looking for an MFD, which is compact in size and suits your

pocket, then here’s a sleek option from Lexmark. It’s a

printer-scanner-copier that can also do faxing, but only by using the fax modem

of your computer. The MFD has only four buttons for operation. While this

enhances its ease of use, it sacrifices on standalone operation. It relies

heavily on the software that comes with it for all its operations. For eg to

take a copy, you’ll have to turn on the system and do it from the software. 

The MFD’s printer can print at a resolution of 4800X1200 dpi. It gave us a

speed of 5 ppm for monochrome prints, and the quality of black text was also

decent. In color printing, it took 27 mins to print a full-page color graphic on

photo paper in the best mode. The wait was worth it, as the print quality was

good. In normal mode, it took only 4 mins and 10 secs to print the same graphic

on photo paper. Though the print quality wasn’t great, it was good considering

the enormous reduction in time.

The MFD’s copying function could copy at about 12 ppm for mono and 5 ppm

for color. The scanner supports a maximum optical resolution of 600X1200, which

is lower than its competition, the HP PSC-1210, which supports 600X2400. In

performance, the Lexmark 1150 took just 23 secs to scan a full-page color

document and 21 secs to scan a text document.

The MFD has drivers for both Windows and Mac, and can also do OCR. Overall, a

good buy for its price.