Lexmark X264dn

Lexmark x264dn Multifunction Laser Printer

In this age of online documents, sometimes you still need a fast printer that kills trees. If you’re a small legal office, print large preview documents for clients or need high capacity archival printing, a fast laser printer with capacious paper trays is still incredibly useful. Toss in fax and scanning capabilities, plus network connectivity and an affordable price, and the Lexmark x264dn seems to offer all the ingredients for a killer all-in-one device for small workgroups that don’t need color. Priced less than $400 (we’ve seen it selling for less than $300 online), the x264dn offers 1,200x1,200 dpi print quality, 30-page-per-minute print speed, a 250 sheet input tray, and a 150-page output tray. An optional, 550-sheet input tray is also available. The scanner/fax includes a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) for copying or faxing longer documents. Scanner resolution tops out at a modest 600 dpi, but that’s good enough for most office environments. The copier offers the usual array of adjustments, including shrinking or enlarging (25-400%) and darkness settings. The printer can print double-sided documents as well as produce double-sided copies of single-sided originals. But since the ADF is not capable of duplex operation, this second operation must be accomplished by hand.