This all in one printer is exceptional value for money. It is very compact and neat for a printer that has all these facilities. The print quality is first class for everything up to colour photographs.

Low price; all printing done on one printer; great quality

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The Lexmark X5470 is an extremely affordable, all-in-one, inkjet printer that includes some surprising features – a built-in colour fax machine and sheet-fed copier – not expected in bargain-basement models.

Built-in colour fax; inexpensive; automatic document feeder; included media card reader

Must swap cartridges for photo printing; no individual ink cartridges; no preview LCD; software is inflexible; slow; lines appear in some images

Lexmark's latest multifunction device has an attractive, robust design, and scores well for specifications and functionality.

Cheap to buy and run, the X5470 is great for mono printing, but less so for photos and images.

Although the X5470 is attractively priced, it is only recommended for those who don't have serious photo- and colour-printing needs.

You've heard the anecdote about how, if automotive technology had progressed as quickly as PC design over the past decade or two, we'd be driving cars that cost $50 and got 2,000 miles per gallon and so on. But that's nothing.

All-in-one printers, scanners, copiers and fax machines are one of the best ways to go if you need all the devices on offer but suffer from a lack of desk space. The X5470 may not be particularly small but it looks quite nice thanks a clean and stylish design and nice grey and white livery.

Price; range of features; design; good photo output with additional six-ink cartridge; an attractive design and excellent sub ￡100 make this great value for money

Photo printing is slow and very mediocre with "basic" four-ink print cartridge; ADF jams too easily

The Lexmark X5470 cuts some corners to achieve its exceptionally low $100 price tag (as of 10/25/06), but it still packs a remarkable set of features

Low price; Built-in fax and automatic

Slow photo printing; Mediocre overall

First impressions are often correct. As such, a quick glance through the Lexmark's X5470 impressive-looking feature list and specifications might have you scurrying for your credit card.

Clever paper auto-sensing; It is cheap

Wonky printing; Smudging; Poor photo quality prints; Slow print speeds

The X5470 is easy to use and reasonably affordable to run, so it's ideal if you need a fax but are on a tight budget.