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Lexmark’s Interact S605 got off to a slightly rocky start, as the driver software included with the printer didn’t work with OS X 10.6 on our Mac, leaving us to search Lexmark’s website for a new version of the software. The printed QuickStart guide di...

Easy to use once you get started; excellent text quality for office documents; double-sided printing...

Expensive; moderate printing speed...

Printing costs are about average at 4p per page for black-and-white printing, and 10p for colour pages, when using Lexmark's high-yield cartridges. However, the £200 price tag seems a little steep given its overall performance and quality. It certainly ma...
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Lexmark’s Interact S605 colour inkjet multifunction printer avoids being just another £200 printer/scanner/copier by including a 4.3-inch colour LCD touchscreen for its control panel – think iPod touch or iPhone. (It's available for much less if you sh...

Automatic duplexing; touchscreen controls...

Washed-out copies; pricey inks...

The Lexmark Interact S605 has some nice features that could tempt someone buying for a small or home office. Unfortunately, its pricey inks make it unsuitable for all but the lightest-volume situations...
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Product Code: 60S0002 The Lexmark Interact S605 colour inkjet multifunction printer avoids being just another £100 printer/scanner/copier by including a 4.3in colour LCD touchscreen for its control panel (think iPod touch or iPhone). Unfortunately, t...

The Lexmark Interact S605 has some nice features that could tempt someone buying for a small or home office. Unfortunately, its pricey inks make it unsuitable for all but the lightest-volume situations. Jon L Jacobi and Melissa Riofrio, pcworld.com...
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The Interact S605 is Lexmark’s range-topping inkjet multifunction printer for the home office. Boasting a handy SmartSolutions touch screen and automatic duplexing (double-sided printing), this printer is good for basic printing and offers one-touch access to advanced features such as business card scanning and print presets. However, even with these features its high price tag is a bit hard to accept.The Lexmark Interact S605 inkjet multifunction looks like it's been cheaply made; it doesn'...

802.11n Wi-Fi, touch-sensitive control panel, SmartSolutions Web-enabled widgets, prints documents from USB flash drives...

Expensive consumables, no automatic document feeder, poor colour print quality...

The Lexmark Interact S605 provides plenty of high-tech features like a touch-sensitive control panel, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Web-enabled widgets. However, expensive consumables and poor colour print quality dampen this printer’s appeal...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2013-11-13 20:16:52
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With its good design, fast print speeds and enticing touch-screen display, it's hard not to be impressed by the Interact S605. However, it struggles to produce high-quality photo prints, which is disappointing considering the price. And although the S...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2013-11-13 20:16:52
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The first page is slow to print It took around 15 to 30 seconds to spit out the first page: you'd do better not to stand there and wait for it. We know from experience that fast starts are not Lexmark's strong suit, but yet we still sometimes wonder i...

Large touchscreen, Programmable functions, Webconnected printer, WiFi very simple to set up, Fast in all modes (15 ppm in B&W, 10 ppm in colour), good in photo mode too, Low ink cost with XL cartridges: 11 p per page...

Shortage of preprogrammed functions on line, Takes a little while to figure out how to customise the buttons, First page is slow to print: 15 seconds, and up to 30 seconds coming out of standby, Black ink doesn't dry fast enough, Photo printing needs...
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For years the humble all-in-one printer has been a simple tool for getting your documents onto (and off) paper. But while it's great to have a machine that can reproduce your files, spreadsheets and photos, what you really need is a printer such as the...

RSS feeds is an interesting idea, Touchscreen interface, Good print quality, Speedy, Connectivity...

Paper feed tray is cumbersome...
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webuser.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-13 20:16:52
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Lexmark's printers, which have historically offered a combination of cutting-edge features and attractive pricing, have suffered from below-par printing. This latest all-in-one scanner/printer combo continues in the same vein in terms of features, with...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated: 2013-11-13 20:16:52
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Design There's not been a whole lot of innovation in the multifunction printer (MFP) space in recent years, and that's for one very simple reason. By the time you combine a scanner tray, printhead mechanism and paper mechanism together, you're limited...

Individual ink tanks, Smart Solutions give flexibility, Touch panel works intuitively...

Expensive, Doesn't live up to speed claims, Ink tanks tricky to fit...

Lexmark's S605 carries a premium price, but the clever touchscreen features do justify it. Editors’ rating: 8.1/10...
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Lexmark has been slow to adapt to the progress of its inkjet rivals, but its new line of all-in-ones finally takes some big steps forward. The range consists of one core print engine – now thankfully with individual ink cartridges – that sits inside ev...

The best touch interface we've yet seen on a printer, and the underlying device is solid...
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We've already looked at two of the all-in-ones in Lexmark's new range, but one of the biggest stories in the company's publicity is the touchscreens fitted to the high-end machines. The first we've seen is the Interact S605 and the front part of the machi...
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The Interact S605 is a great example of the improvements Lexmark has made to its MFPs. Ink cartridges with integrated print heads have been replaced by separate print heads and ink tanks. More visibly, it's bursting with features, including an autom...
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