The Lexmark X2500 color all in one printer is best suited for home users who want to have a “just in case” multifunction on hand for the rare print or copy. The Lexmark X2500 employs a simple, basic design for an all-in-one.
The white-and-light-gray unit of this cheap printer stands 16.9 inches wide, 11.5 inches deep, and 6.9 inches tall and weighs a light 10.4 pounds. The scanner lid opens to reveal an A4-size flatbed scanner. The X2500′s control panel is rudimentary, consisting of just six buttons, four of which are start buttons for various tasks.
Lexmark X2500 contain two-ink cartridges: one black and one tricolor (Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow). The black tank can be replaced with a photo ink tank for six-color photo prints. The feature set of Lexmark’s cheap X2500 printer is standard for a low-cost all-in-one. For a $60 all-in-one, the Lexmark X2500 offers a surprisingly full range of features.
The printer prints text at the rate of 4.34 pages per minute. It also printed 4×6 photos fairly quickly–0.77ppm—again. The X2500 fared well in scanning tasks too: 5.36ppm for grayscale and 4.45ppm for color. The quality of the Lexmark X2500 did an impressive job for the price. Texts obtained from the cheap X2500 are nicely dark and looked great at arm’s length. Color gradients are also smooth and color blocks were nicely saturated. The photo elements displayed decent detail as well. The X2500 did a pretty good job with the grayscale scan: it was sharp, and it handled patterns well,