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

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

We brought this printer about year and half ago from asda for around ￡60 which we thought was a bargain, as there where so many different features including colour printing black and white printing ,fax machine, sd memory card slot for printing your pictures of, scanner, photo copiers etc.

An inkjet multifunction printer sounds like an expensive piece of equipment, but these days, you can bring one home for a measly $100. The Lexmark X5470 is one such printer, combining printer, scanner, fax, and copier into one useful device.

Inexpensive; nice range of features; built-in memory card slots and PictBridge port; fast text prints; decent scan quality; built-in ADF

Poor to mediocre print quality; slow copy speed; very limited paper handling options

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

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.

Inkjet all-in-one machines are definitely beginning to take over from inkjet printers as the main consumer printing device. For very little more money, you have all the extra functionality of scanning and copying.

Lexmark's budget multi-function device includes a fax and an automatic document feeder.

Low price; built-in fax and automatic document feed

Slow photo printing; mediocre overall print quality

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

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Stylish design; Very quick black printing

Prone to paper jams